Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

2–3

Final

Buffalo SabresBUF

KeyBank Center

Rest: VGK 2d · BUF 3d

Matchup

Team season avg

VGKBUF

Offense

3.3

GF/G

3.4

28.6

SF/G

28.0

25.6%

PP%

20.0%

50.9%

FO%

44.6%

Defense

3.1

GA/G

3.0

24.8

SA/G

30.2

80.6%

PK%

82.8%

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
VGK	11th	10th	18th	10th	11th
BUF	7th	7th	15th	31st	6th

Matchup

VGKBUF

28-18-14Record35-19-6
70Points76
58.3%Points %63.3%
+8Goal diff+25
14-8-7Home record17-8-3
14-10-7Road record18-11-3
L2StreakW3
2Rest days3

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (BUF)	Total	VGK ML	BUF ML
DraftKings	-1.5	6.5	+114	-135
FanDuel	-1.5	6.5	+118	-142
BetMGM	-1.5	6	+118	-140
Caesars	-1.5	6	+118	-140
BetRivers	-1.5	6	+123	-150
Fanatics	-1.5	6.5	+115	-140
Polymarket	—	6.5	+130	-130

Line Score

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
VGK	0	2	0	2
BUF	1	2	0	3

Team Stats

VGKStatBUF

1Goals3
2Assists5
31Shots28
5Hits15
10Blocked shots9
2PIM2
0PP goals0
4Giveaways14
2Takeaways9

Player Stats

VGK — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Jack EichelC	21:13	0	1	1	0	2
Reilly SmithR	19:04	0	1	1	+1	2
Shea TheodoreD	24:23	0	1	1	0	1
Ivan BarbashevL	17:41	1	0	1	0	3
Pavel DorofeyevR	20:42	1	0	1	+1	4
Tomas HertlC	11:41	0	0	0	-2	2
Brandon SaadL	08:14	0	0	0	-2	1
Mitch MarnerR	22:05	0	0	0	+1	0
Noah HanifinD	19:10	0	0	0	-1	3
Jeremy LauzonD	15:59	0	0	0	-1	2
Braeden BowmanR	18:09	0	0	0	0	2
Brayden McNabbD	20:36	0	0	0	+1	2
Cole ReinhardtL	11:01	0	0	0	0	1
Colton SissonsC	13:01	0	0	0	0	2
Kaedan KorczakD	17:26	0	0	0	0	1
Keegan KolesarR	11:40	0	0	0	-2	1
Raphael LavoieC	08:34	0	0	0	0	1
Rasmus AnderssonD	18:16	0	0	0	-1	1

VGK — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Akira SchmidG	58:29	25	3	0.0%	28
Adin HillG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Rasmus DahlinD	25:44	0	2	2	+2	1
Alex TuchR	19:36	0	1	1	+1	1
Owen PowerD	22:54	1	0	1	-1	2
Ryan McLeodC	15:51	0	1	1	+1	2
Jason ZuckerL	13:36	1	0	1	+1	2
Noah OstlundC	14:19	0	1	1	0	1
Tage ThompsonC	21:07	1	0	1	+1	2
Josh DoanR	16:26	0	0	0	0	1
Jack QuinnR	15:05	0	0	0	0	5
Zach MetsaD	10:58	0	0	0	+1	1
Bowen ByramD	22:42	0	0	0	-1	0
Josh NorrisC	15:29	0	0	0	0	2
Tyson KozakC	08:34	0	0	0	-1	0
Zach BensonL	09:46	0	0	0	-1	0
Peyton KrebsC	19:58	0	0	0	+1	0
Beck MalenstynL	08:57	0	0	0	0	1
Mattias SamuelssonD	25:09	0	0	0	+1	4
Michael KesselringD	11:19	0	0	0	0	3

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Alex LyonG	59:54	29	2	0.0%	31
Colten EllisG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Rasmus DahlinD	25:50	0	2	2	+2	1
Alex TuchR	19:36	0	1	1	+1	1
Owen PowerD	22:54	1	0	1	-1	2
Jack EichelC	21:19	0	1	1	0	2
Ryan McLeodC	15:51	0	1	1	+1	2
Jason ZuckerL	13:36	1	0	1	+1	2
Noah OstlundC	14:19	0	1	1	0	1
Reilly SmithR	19:04	0	1	1	+1	2
Tage ThompsonC	21:07	1	0	1	+1	2
Pavel DorofeyevR	20:48	1	0	1	+1	4
Josh DoanR	16:32	0	0	0	0	1
Jack QuinnR	15:05	0	0	0	0	5
Zach MetsaD	10:58	0	0	0	+1	1
Bowen ByramD	22:42	0	0	0	-1	0
Josh NorrisC	15:35	0	0	0	0	2
Tyson KozakC	08:34	0	0	0	-1	0
Zach BensonL	09:46	0	0	0	-1	0
Brandon SaadL	08:14	0	0	0	-2	1
Peyton KrebsC	20:04	0	0	0	+1	0
Beck MalenstynL	08:57	0	0	0	0	1
Colton SissonsC	13:01	0	0	0	0	2
Mattias SamuelssonD	25:15	0	0	0	+1	4
Michael KesselringD	11:19	0	0	0	0	3

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Alex LyonG	60:00	—	—	—	—
Colten EllisG	00:00	—	—	—	—

Play-by-play

22 events · 5 scoring

1st Period

20:00
Period 1 started
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15:58BUF
snap goal
0-1
12:21BUF
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
—
00:00
Period 1 ended
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2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
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19:14BUF
wrist goal
0-2
14:16BUF
wrist goal
0-3
13:10VGK
wrap-around goal
1-3
11:33VGK
wrist goal
2-3
00:00
Period 2 ended
—

3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
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07:10VGK
Penalty: delaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
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02:46VGK
Faceoff
—
02:25VGK
giveaway
—
01:04VGK
Hit
—
00:49BUF
Faceoff
—
00:20VGK
Shot on goal
—
01:18VGK
missed shot
—
00:00
Period 3 ended
—
00:53BUF
missed shot
—
00:51
stoppage
—
00:00
game end
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