Sabres 3-2 Golden Knights (20 Dec, 2022) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

16-14-2, 9-6-0 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	3	0	3
VGK	0	0	2	2

Vegas Golden Knights

22-11-1, 8-9-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Kale ClagueK. Clague#38
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Casey FitzgeraldC. Fitzgerald#45
Ilya LyubushkinI. Lyubushkin#46
Lawrence PilutL. Pilut#20
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	18:18	0:55	2:03	15:20	8	8	50.0
0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	13:29	0:00	1:43	11:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	12:46	0:00	3:27	9:19	2	7	22.2
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:02	0:00	0:02	11:00	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	21	17:23	1:02	0:00	16:21	5	6	45.5
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:22	0:00	1:43	12:39	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:22	1:07	0:00	14:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	9:27	1:05	0:00	8:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	9:45	1:01	0:56	7:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:26	0:58	0:00	15:28	5	3	62.5
1	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	17:57	0:53	0:57	16:07	4	11	26.7
0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	18:44	0:58	1:10	16:36	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:45	0:45	0:00	16:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	7	6	0	0	2	3	0	34	29:03	1:15	2:58	24:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	15:33	0:00	3:36	11:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	4	4	0	0	25	15:37	0:00	0:24	15:13	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:31	0:00	2:19	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	3	1	2	2	1	1	32	28:30	0:01	2:42	25:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
43	2	41	.953	30	10	1	0	0	60:00	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Michael AmadioM. Amadio#22
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Phil KesselP. Kessel#8
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Jake LeschyshynJ. Leschyshyn#15
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Jonas RondbjergJ. Rondbjerg#46
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#20
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#17
Alec MartinezA. Martinez#23
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Daniil MiromanovD. Miromanov#42
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:34	0:00	0:00	13:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:33	1:19	0:00	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:56	1:51	0:44	18:21	13	9	59.1
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	8:33	1:12	0:00	7:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	17	10:24	0:00	0:00	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:29	0:00	0:00	6:29	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	22:39	4:48	0:00	17:51	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	8:34	0:00	0:43	7:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:54	1:12	0:42	15:00	12	6	66.7
1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	22:28	4:40	0:45	17:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	21:20	4:10	0:35	16:35	12	12	50.0
0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	22:41	4:48	0:31	17:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:46	0:00	0:43	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	17	12:58	0:00	0:02	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	20:07	0:00	0:44	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:25	0:00	1:17	16:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:28	1:01	0:01	16:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	28	28:43	4:59	1:13	22:31	0	0	0.0

goalies
Adin HillA. Hill#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	3	15	.833	15	0	0	0	0	57:28	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	3	0	3
	Golden Knights	0	0	2	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		BUF
1:53	Jeff Skinner (16) Assists: Alex Tuch (20), Lawrence Pilut (2)	1
7:15	Tage Thompson (26) Assists: Casey Fitzgerald (3)	2
13:28	Lawrence Pilut (1) Assists: Kyle Okposo (10), Peyton Krebs (4)	3

3rd Period			BUF	VGK
3:54		Chandler Stephenson (8) Assists: Michael Amadio (2), Alec Martinez (5)	3	1
17:38		Reilly Smith (17) Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (20), William Karlsson (16)	3	2

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
7
Sabres
4

Game 1

11/11

Sabres
3
Golden Knights
2

Game 2

20/12

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 20 December 2022

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 17,808

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz
Bevan Mills

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	12	6	2	26
Calgary	11	6	3	25
Los Angeles	10	7	3	23
Edmonton	10	9	2	22
Vancouver	9	6	3	21
Seattle	10	9	1	21
Anaheim	8	8	2	18
San Jose	6	11	5	17

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Buffalo Sabres

Vegas Golden Knights

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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