Game Thread: Vegas Golden Knights (33-20-7) at Buffalo Sabres (28-28-4) – 02 Mar 2024 – 4:00PM PST

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# Vegas [](/r/goldenknights) Golden Knights (33-20-7) at Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (28-28-4)

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##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|3rd – 00:17|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|0|2|0|2|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|1|2|4|7|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|25|36|26|54.1%|2|7|1/2|7|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|35|27|10|45.9%|5|3|1/1|9|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|01:55|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Jeff Skinner (20) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348109957112)|
|2nd|00:54|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Short Handed|[Dylan Cozens (13) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348116393112)|
|2nd|01:46|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Power Play|[Brendan Brisson (2) snap shot, assist(s): Nicolas Roy (23), Paul Cotter (14)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348116098112)|
|2nd|04:28|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[William Karlsson (21) snap shot, assist(s): Jonathan Marchessault (21), Paul Cotter (15)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348116333112)|
|2nd|14:46|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Zemgus Girgensons (7) wrist shot, assist(s): Eric Robinson (6)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348120524112)|
|3rd|02:20|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Kyle Okposo (12) bat shot, assist(s): Jeff Skinner (18), Casey Mittelstadt (33)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348122741112)|
|3rd|06:26|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Even|[Owen Power (4) slap shot, assist(s): Jacob Bryson (4), Eric Robinson (7)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348123748112)|
|3rd|12:18|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Power Play|[Casey Mittelstadt (14) wrist shot, assist(s): Owen Power (18), Jeff Skinner (19)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348124750112)|
|3rd|17:12|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Short Handed|Dylan Cozens (14) wrist shot, assist(s): None|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|00:37|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Alex Tuch high-sticking against Ivan Barbashev|
|3rd|11:54|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Alec Martinez hooking against Tage Thompson|
|3rd|16:40|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MIN|2|Peyton Krebs slashing against Ivan Barbashev|
|3rd|16:40|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MAJ|5|Ivan Barbashev fighting against Peyton Krebs|
|3rd|16:40|[BUF](/r/sabres)|MAJ|5|Peyton Krebs fighting against Ivan Barbashev|

**Officials**

* Referees: Chris Lee, Brandon Blandina
* Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Devin Berg

***

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Tage Thompson|Alex Tuch|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brendan Brisson|William Karlsson|Jonathan Marchessault|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Casey Mittelstadt|Kyle Okposo|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|Chandler Stephenson|Michael Amadio|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Dylan Cozens|JJ Peterka|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Paul Cotter|Nicolas Roy|Keegan Kolesar|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Robinson|Peyton Krebs|Zemgus Girgensons|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mason Morelli|Byron Froese|Sheldon Rempal|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Henri Jokiharju|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alec Martinez|Alex Pietrangelo|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Jacob Bryson|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|Shea Theodore|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Connor Clifton|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Nicolas Hague|Zach Whitecloud|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations/)

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##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|60|28|28|4|60|0.500|2.88|2.98|16.09|78.92|31.57|29.13|46.20|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|60|33|20|7|73|0.608|3.20|2.83|19.29|80.86|30.97|30.85|49.45|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[BUF](/r/sabres)|JJ Peterka, Jeff Skinner|19|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jonathan Marchessault|32|
|A|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Casey Mittelstadt|32|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mark Stone|37|
|P|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|46|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mark Stone|53|
|+/-|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Casey Mittelstadt, Henri Jokiharju|12|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|18|
|PIM|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|62|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Keegan Kolesar|38|
|TOI|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|25:47|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alex Pietrangelo|23:50|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|36|33|18|15|2|4|2.46|0.914|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|20|19|9|7|2|0|3.30|0.891|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|34|31|17|11|5|1|2.74|0.907|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|25|25|15|6|2|2|2.38|0.923|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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