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Buffalo Sabres vs. Vegas Golden Knights: game summary

Final · January 4, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres1
Vegas Golden Knights logoVegas Golden Knights3

Shots on goal : BUF 24 — VGK 33 · T-Mobile Arena

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

VGK Vegas Golden Knights logo
24Shots on goal33
57 %Faceoff win %43 %
1/3Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes6
17Hits19
10Blocked shots17
22Giveaways15
5Takeaways6

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
BUF641424
VGK1412733

Season series BUF 1 – 1 VGK

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 1 / 24 / 443 / 33 / 42 VGKVegas Golden Knights logo →
Missed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 02:46 · wristMissed shot — Tanner Pearson (VGK), P1 03:06 · tip-inMissed shot — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P1 03:21 · wristMissed shot — William Karlsson (VGK), P1 07:06 · snapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 08:33 · slapMissed shot — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P1 14:25 · batMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 17:54 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 08:38 · backhandMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 08:57 · slapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 10:00 · tip-inMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 12:28 · snapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 12:44 · snapMissed shot — Shea Theodore (VGK), P2 14:04 · wristMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 16:49 · wristMissed shot — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P2 17:10 · wristMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P2 18:12 · wristMissed shot — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P2 19:00 · snapMissed shot — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P3 01:07 · snapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 01:22 · backhandMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 03:26 · backhandMissed shot — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P3 05:10 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 06:37 · slapMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 12:45 · tip-inMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 15:44 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 16:20 · wristMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 16:47 · snapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 17:20 · snapMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 18:07 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 19:36 · wristShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 00:20 · backhandShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P1 00:53 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 02:40 · snapShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P1 02:59 · wristShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P1 03:28 · slapShot on goal — Brett Howden (VGK), P1 04:51 · tip-inShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P1 07:10 · slapShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 10:34 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 11:48 · backhandShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P1 12:01 · snapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 12:52 · wristShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P1 14:34 · snapShot on goal — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P1 14:45 · slapShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P1 17:28 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 17:41 · wristShot on goal — Brett Howden (VGK), P1 18:11 · wristShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P1 18:52 · tip-inShot on goal — William Karlsson (VGK), P1 19:57 · snapShot on goal — Tanner Pearson (VGK), P2 00:22 · wristShot on goal — William Karlsson (VGK), P2 00:57 · snapShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P2 00:57 · wristShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P2 03:09 · wristShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P2 03:33 · wristShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P2 04:47 · slapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 07:26 · backhandShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P2 09:22 · backhandShot on goal — Tanner Pearson (VGK), P2 11:58 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 15:52 · wristShot on goal — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P2 16:34 · wristShot on goal — Brett Howden (VGK), P2 16:40 · wristShot on goal — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P2 17:25 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 17:36 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 18:05 · wristShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P2 18:57 · slapShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P3 00:28 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 01:45 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 02:30 · snapShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P3 04:48 · backhandShot on goal — Nicolas Aube-Kubel (BUF), P3 04:51 · tip-inShot on goal — William Karlsson (VGK), P3 05:14 · snapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 06:52 · snapShot on goal — Jonas Rondbjerg (VGK), P3 07:11 · snapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 09:01 · snapShot on goal — Brayden McNabb (VGK), P3 09:32 · slapShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 11:01 · slapShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P3 11:12 · wristShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P3 12:17 · snapShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 12:37 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 15:47 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 17:07 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P3 18:24 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 19:42 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 19:57 · wristGoal — Tanner Laczynski (VGK), P1 04:53 · snapGoal — Mark Stone (VGK), P1 12:23 · snapGoal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P3 07:44 · snapGoal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 17:42 · tip-in

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

3rd period

Penalties

2nd period

  • 08:03VGKTomas Hertl — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 13:35BUFDylan Cozens — Holding (2 min) · drawn by William Karlsson

3rd period

  • 13:13BUFAlex Tuch — Boarding (2 min) · drawn by Alexander Holtz
  • 16:13VGKKeegan Kolesar — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Bowen Byram
  • 19:16VGKAdin Hill — Delaying game illegal play by goalie (2 min)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL00-12012:24
J. ZuckerL10-23121:44
P. KrebsC00-10012:55
J.KulichC0000014:37
J. QuinnR0002015:04
D. CozensC00-22119:25
B. MalenstynL0001310:16
R. McLeodC0000011:17
T. ThompsonC00-15020:42
J. PeterkaR01-12017:31
A. TuchR0001016:56
N. Aube-KubelR00-11310:26
B. ByramD00-20124:16
D. GilbertD0000308:38
M. SamuelssonD00-10119:55
O. PowerD00-11123:44
R. DahlinD01-23225:28
C. CliftonD0001113:01
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen0/0—00:00
J. Reimer(L)30/3390.9 %57:41

Vegas Golden Knights

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. EichelC1127021:08
P. DorofeyevR0005018:11
B. HowdenC0113113:49
C. SchwindtR0000308:24
A. HoltzR0000010:20
T. LaczynskiC1011211:08
J. RondbjergR0001007:45
T. HertlC0000120:08
K. KolesarR0011113:06
M. StoneR1021018:35
T. PearsonL0222315:43
W. KarlssonC0003020:24
Z. WhitecloudD0110113:39
B. McNabbD0011420:15
A. PietrangeloD0014125:37
N. HagueD0010216:03
N. HanifinD0122023:16
S. TheodoreD0002018:16
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Hill(W)23/2495.8 %60:00
I. Samsonov0/0—00:00

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com) · View the game on NHL.com ↗

About this game

Who won Sabres vs Golden Knights?

Golden Knights won 3-1 over Sabres on Saturday, January 4, 2025.

When was Sabres vs Golden Knights played?

On Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 10:00 PM ET at T-Mobile Arena.

Where was Sabres vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena, in Paradise.

Have the Sabres and Golden Knights played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.