Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights

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Buffalo SabresBUF

2–0

Final

Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

T-Mobile Arena

Rest: BUF 7d · VGK 7d

Matchup

Team season avg

BUFVGK

Offense

3.4

GF/G

3.3

28.2

SF/G

28.4

20.7%

PP%

25.5%

45.3%

FO%

51.0%

Defense

3.0

GA/G

3.0

29.6

SA/G

24.6

82.9%

PK%

82.3%

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
BUF	6th	6th	14th	31st	4th
VGK	10th	11th	15th	10th	6th

Matchup

BUFVGK

41-20-6Record31-22-14
88Points76
65.7%Points %56.7%
+35Goal diff+11
22-9-3Home record16-10-7
19-11-3Road record15-12-7
W1StreakW2
7Rest days7

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (VGK)	Total	BUF ML	VGK ML
DraftKings	-1.5	6.5	+114	-135
FanDuel	-1.5	6.5	+116	-140
BetMGM	-1.5	6.5	+110	-130
Caesars	-1.5	6.5	+110	-130
BetRivers	-1.5	6.5	+112	-136
Fanatics	-1.5	6.5	+115	-140
Polymarket	—	6.5	+120	-120

Line Score

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

Team Stats

BUFStatVGK

2Goals0
2Assists0
25Shots27
19Hits28
14Blocked shots12
8PIM6
0PP goals0
12Giveaways19
6Takeaways2

Player Stats

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Josh DoanR	13:30	1	0	1	+2	3
Josh NorrisC	13:28	1	0	1	+2	5
Peyton KrebsC	11:10	0	1	1	+2	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	22:20	0	1	1	+1	1
Jack QuinnR	15:41	0	0	0	0	2
Owen PowerD	20:43	0	0	0	0	0
Zach MetsaD	11:53	0	0	0	+1	2
Bowen ByramD	21:31	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan McLeodC	16:58	0	0	0	0	0
Sam CarrickC	12:42	0	0	0	0	0
Tyson KozakC	11:10	0	0	0	0	1
Zach BensonL	17:17	0	0	0	0	5
Jason ZuckerL	14:55	0	0	0	0	1
Noah OstlundC	15:46	0	0	0	0	0
Logan StanleyD	15:20	0	0	0	+1	1
Rasmus DahlinD	22:51	0	0	0	+1	3
Tage ThompsonC	18:23	0	0	0	0	0
Beck MalenstynL	11:32	0	0	0	0	0

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	59:02	27	0	0.0%	27
Colten EllisG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

VGK — Skaters

Player	TOI	+/-	SOG
Nic DowdC	11:17	0	1
Cole SmithR	10:03	0	0
Mark StoneR	19:10	-2	2
Jack EichelC	20:06	-2	2
Tomas HertlC	17:39	-1	3
Brett HowdenC	12:58	0	1
Mitch MarnerR	22:23	-1	1
Noah HanifinD	20:23	-2	2
Jeremy LauzonD	14:42	0	2
Shea TheodoreD	20:37	0	3
Braeden BowmanR	13:06	0	1
Brayden McNabbD	18:37	0	3
Colton SissonsC	12:51	0	2
Ivan BarbashevL	14:31	-1	1
Kaedan KorczakD	12:05	0	0
Keegan KolesarR	10:40	0	0
Pavel DorofeyevR	17:18	-1	3
Rasmus AnderssonD	21:15	-1	0

VGK — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Adin HillG	58:31	23	1	0.0%	24
Akira SchmidG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Josh DoanR	13:30	1	0	1	+2	3
Josh NorrisC	13:28	1	0	1	+2	5
Peyton KrebsC	11:10	0	1	1	+2	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	22:20	0	1	1	+1	1
Nic DowdC	11:17	0	0	0	0	1
Cole SmithR	10:03	0	0	0	0	0
Jack QuinnR	15:41	0	0	0	0	2
Mark StoneR	19:10	0	0	0	-2	3
Owen PowerD	21:41	0	0	0	0	0
Zach MetsaD	11:53	0	0	0	+1	2
Bowen ByramD	21:31	0	0	0	0	1
Jack EichelC	20:06	0	0	0	-2	2
Ryan McLeodC	16:58	0	0	0	0	0
Sam CarrickC	13:40	0	0	0	0	0
Tomas HertlC	17:39	0	0	0	-1	3
Tyson KozakC	11:10	0	0	0	0	1
Zach BensonL	17:17	0	0	0	0	5
Brett HowdenC	13:56	0	0	0	0	1
Jason ZuckerL	14:55	0	0	0	0	1
Mitch MarnerR	22:23	0	0	0	-1	1
Noah HanifinD	20:23	0	0	0	-2	2
Noah OstlundC	15:46	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy LauzonD	15:40	0	0	0	0	2
Logan StanleyD	16:18	0	0	0	+1	1
Rasmus DahlinD	22:51	0	0	0	+1	3
Shea TheodoreD	20:37	0	0	0	0	3
Tage ThompsonC	19:21	0	0	0	0	0
Beck MalenstynL	12:30	0	0	0	0	0
Braeden BowmanR	14:04	0	0	0	0	1
Brayden McNabbD	18:37	0	0	0	0	3
Colton SissonsC	13:49	0	0	0	0	2
Ivan BarbashevL	14:31	0	0	0	-1	1
Kaedan KorczakD	13:03	0	0	0	0	0
Keegan KolesarR	10:40	0	0	0	0	0
Pavel DorofeyevR	17:18	0	0	0	-1	3
Rasmus AnderssonD	21:15	0	0	0	-1	0

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Adin HillG	59:29	—	—	—	—
Akira SchmidG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Colten EllisG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	60:00	—	—	—	—

Play-by-play

23 events · 2 scoring

1st Period

20:00
Period 1 started
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18:30BUF
Penalty: hooking (2 min)
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06:52VGK
Penalty: holding (2 min)
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01:58BUF
backhand goal
1-0
00:00
Period 1 ended
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2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
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18:37VGK
Penalty: high-sticking (2 min)
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11:23BUF
Penalty: cross-checking (2 min)
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00:00
Period 2 ended
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3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
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16:14BUF
Penalty: boarding (2 min)
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10:59BUF
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
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10:59VGK
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
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02:37BUF
Shot on goal (wrist)
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02:27BUF
Blocked shot
—
02:15VGK
Blocked shot
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02:53VGK
missed shot
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01:22VGK
Blocked shot
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01:17VGK
missed shot
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01:12VGK
missed shot
—
01:05BUF
missed shot
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00:58BUF
wrist goal
2-0
00:58VGK
Faceoff
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