Sabres 7-2 Golden Knights (3 Mar, 2024) Box Score

Vegas Golden Knights

33-21-7, 14-12-5 away

	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	2	0	2
BUF	1	2	4	7

Buffalo Sabres

29-28-4, 14-16-1 home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Michael AmadioM. Amadio#22
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Brendan BrissonB. Brisson#19
Paul CotterP. Cotter#43
Grigori DenisenkoG. Denisenko#54
Byron FroeseB. Froese#51
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Mason MorelliM. Morelli#11
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#20
defensemen
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Alec MartinezA. Martinez#23
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#7
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27
Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	19	16:36	0:49	0:00	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	21	17:17	0:52	0:00	16:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	11:33	1:50	0:00	9:43	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:23	1:51	0:00	15:32	0	2	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	18	12:53	0:59	0:00	11:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	12:17	0:29	0:00	11:48	3	5	37.5
1	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	21	17:23	0:49	0:00	16:34	13	7	65.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:03	0:25	0:00	12:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	19:00	0:49	0:00	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	16	13:17	0:29	0:00	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	16:07	1:55	0:24	13:48	5	9	35.7
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	21	15:23	0:49	0:24	14:10	12	5	70.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	22	18:27	0:30	0:24	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	7	1	2	0	0	0	26	21:36	0:00	0:00	21:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	25	17:40	0:00	0:00	17:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	29	22:22	1:58	0:00	20:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	29	20:06	0:49	0:00	19:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:15	0:22	0:24	16:29	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#36

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	7	28	.800	28	0	0	0	0	59:58	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											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	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:06	0:00	1:47	12:19	0	1	0.0
2	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:29	0:00	0:49	11:40	4	9	30.8
1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	17	13:49	0:00	0:32	13:17	3	1	75.0
0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	21	18:14	0:00	1:41	16:33	1	1	50.0
0	0	2	0	1	0	2	7	2	0	0	16	12:54	0:00	0:00	12:54	3	3	50.0
1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:51	0:24	0:00	14:27	7	6	53.8
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:08	0:24	0:33	13:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:22	0:24	0:00	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	18	15:01	0:00	0:55	14:06	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:45	0:24	0:00	13:21	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:26	0:00	0:00	16:26	7	11	38.9
0	0	0	7	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	22	16:09	0:00	0:00	16:09	3	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:00	0:00	0:57	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	23	16:37	0:00	1:09	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	30	24:16	0:00	0:56	23:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:13	0:00	0:33	16:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	30	23:28	0:00	1:05	22:23	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	27	21:03	0:24	1:39	19:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	21	1	0	0	0	60:00	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
	Golden Knights	0	2	0	2
	Sabres	1	2	4	7

1st Period			VGK	BUF
1:55		Jeff Skinner (20) Unassisted	0	1

2nd Period		VGK	BUF
0:54	Dylan Cozens (13) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	0	2
1:46	Brendan Brisson (2) (Power Play) Assists: Nicolas Roy (23), Paul Cotter (14)	1	2
4:28	William Karlsson (21) Assists: Jonathan Marchessault (21), Paul Cotter (15)	2	2
14:46	Zemgus Girgensons (7) Assists: Eric Robinson (6)	2	3

3rd Period		VGK	BUF
2:20	Kyle Okposo (12) Assists: Jeff Skinner (18), Casey Mittelstadt (33)	2	4
6:26	Owen Power (4) Assists: Jacob Bryson (4), Eric Robinson (7)	2	5
12:18	Casey Mittelstadt (14) (Power Play) Assists: Owen Power (18), Jeff Skinner (19)	2	6
17:12	Dylan Cozens (14) (Shorthanded) Assists: Owen Power (19), Henri Jokiharju (11)	2	7

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Sabres
5
Golden Knights
2

Game 1

16/12

Golden Knights
2
Sabres
7

Game 2

3/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 3 March 2024

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 16,693

Referees:
Chris Lee
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Ryan Daisy

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	3	19
San Jose	6	11	5	17

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

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Vegas Golden Knights

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

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