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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · March 2, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Vegas Golden Knights logoVegas Golden Knights2
Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres7

Shots on goal : VGK 24 — BUF 35 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Vegas Golden Knights logo VGK

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
24Shots on goal35
54 %Faceoff win %46 %
1/2Power play1/1
7Penalty minutes9
37Hits29
27Blocked shots10
2Giveaways5
7Takeaways3

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
VGK98724
BUF9131335

Season series VGK 0 – 2 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Vegas Golden Knights logoVGK 2 / 24 / 337 / 35 / 54 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 02:05 · slapMissed shot — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 02:09 · wristMissed shot — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 02:12 · slapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 09:07 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 10:39 · tip-inMissed shot — Mason Morelli (VGK), P1 13:02 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P1 13:05 · slapMissed shot — Paul Cotter (VGK), P1 13:55 · snapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 02:24 · wristMissed shot — Mason Morelli (VGK), P2 05:40 · tip-inMissed shot — Byron Froese (VGK), P2 05:43 · wristMissed shot — Michael Amadio (VGK), P2 06:58 · backhandMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 07:39 · snapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 08:31 · wristMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 08:46 · wristMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 08:53 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 11:06 · wristMissed shot — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P2 11:20 · wristMissed shot — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 13:19 · snapMissed shot — Michael Amadio (VGK), P2 14:55 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 15:05 · backhandMissed shot — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 15:08 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 15:13 · wristMissed shot — Shea Theodore (VGK), P2 19:04 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 04:11 · wristMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 07:40 · tip-inMissed shot — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P3 10:43 · slapMissed shot — Brendan Brisson (VGK), P3 15:58 · tip-inShot on goal — Alec Martinez (VGK), P1 00:33 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 01:34 · wristShot on goal — Grigori Denisenko (VGK), P1 02:44 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 03:35 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 04:12 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P1 04:36 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 07:06 · slapShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P1 08:09 · wristShot on goal — William Karlsson (VGK), P1 08:12 · slapShot on goal — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P1 09:52 · slapShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 10:04 · wristShot on goal — William Karlsson (VGK), P1 11:03 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P1 12:09 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P1 14:12 · wristShot on goal — Alec Martinez (VGK), P1 17:43 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P1 18:52 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P1 19:16 · backhandShot on goal — Chandler Stephenson (VGK), P2 00:33 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 01:49 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 01:55 · snapShot on goal — Nicolas Hague (VGK), P2 03:49 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P2 06:31 · wristShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P2 06:57 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P2 09:58 · backhandShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 10:48 · deflectedShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 11:00 · wristShot on goal — Michael Amadio (VGK), P2 12:24 · tip-inShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 13:16 · backhandShot on goal — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P2 14:30 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 15:50 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 15:53 · backhandShot on goal — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P2 17:30 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 18:41 · slapShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P2 19:10 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 00:37 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 02:18 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 03:42 · tip-inShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P3 03:53 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 05:01 · wristShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P3 05:39 · slapShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P3 06:40 · snapShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P3 06:41 · slapShot on goal — Nicolas Hague (VGK), P3 07:31 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 08:39 · wristShot on goal — Nicolas Roy (VGK), P3 08:55 · tip-inShot on goal — Nicolas Roy (VGK), P3 09:08 · tip-inShot on goal — Byron Froese (VGK), P3 09:51 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 13:24 · backhandShot on goal — Alec Martinez (VGK), P3 15:23 · wristShot on goal — Nicolas Roy (VGK), P3 17:49 · backhandGoal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 01:55 · wristGoal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 00:54 · wristGoal — Brendan Brisson (VGK), P2 01:46 · snapGoal — William Karlsson (VGK), P2 04:28 · snapGoal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P2 14:46 · wristGoal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P3 02:20 · batGoal — Owen Power (BUF), P3 06:26 · slapGoal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P3 12:18 · wristGoal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 17:12 · backhand

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

2nd period

  • 00:37BUFAlex Tuch — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Barbashev

3rd period

  • 11:54VGKAlec Martinez — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Tage Thompson
  • 16:40BUFPeyton Krebs — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Barbashev
  • 16:40BUFPeyton Krebs — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Ivan Barbashev
  • 16:40VGKIvan Barbashev — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Peyton Krebs

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
N. RoyC01-23316:07
M. MorelliL00-10513:17
B. BrissonC10-21211:33
C. StephensonC00-21115:23
M. AmadioR00-21116:36
P. CotterL0210117:23
I. BarbashevL0001317:17
B. FroeseC00-11212:17
G. DenisenkoL00-21612:53
K. KolesarR00-20213:03
W. KarlssonC10-23117:23
J. MarchessaultR01-23219:00
Z. WhitecloudD00-20117:15
B. McNabbD0000317:40
A. PietrangeloD00-22022:22
N. HagueD00-22418:27
A. MartinezD00-13021:36
S. TheodoreD00-12020:06
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Hill0/0—00:00
L. Thompson(L)28/3580.0 %59:58

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL00-10214:06
J. GreenwayL0021318:14
P. KrebsC0020212:54
K. OkposoR1014014:08
D. CozensC2013112:29
Z. GirgensonsC1022613:49
C. MittelstadtC1121014:51
E. RobinsonL0220515:01
J. SkinnerL1224113:45
T. ThompsonC0003116:26
J. PeterkaR0002015:22
A. TuchR0007016:09
H. JokiharjuD0122123:28
O. PowerD1211021:03
R. DahlinD0011124:16
R. JohnsonD0023017:13
C. CliftonD0031516:37
J. BrysonD0110117:00
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(W)22/2491.7 %60:00
E. Comrie0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Golden Knights vs Sabres?

Sabres won 7-2 over Golden Knights on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

When was Golden Knights vs Sabres played?

On Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.

Where was Golden Knights vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.

Have the Golden Knights and Sabres played this season?

Yes: December 15 (Sabres 5, Golden Knights 2).