Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres, ESPN+ Hockey Night
On the ice
VGK shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| BUF | 9 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
In net
Logan Thompson28/35 SV, .800
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen22/24 SV, .917| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Who won: Sabres 7-2
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-2 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres win the series 2-0. The Sabres outscored the Golden Knights 4-0 in the 3rd period. Dylan Cozens led the Sabres in goals (2). William Karlsson led the Golden Knights in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael AmadioRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 16:36 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 15:47 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan BarbashevLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 16:25 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brendan BrissonC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 11:33 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 9:43 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul CotterLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:23 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 15:32 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grigori DenisenkoLW | 0 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 12:53 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 11:54 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron FroeseC | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:17 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 11:48 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William KarlssonC | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 17:23 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 16:34 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 65.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan KolesarRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 13:03 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan MarchessaultRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 19:00 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 18:11 | 21 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason MorelliLW | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 13:17 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas RoyC | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 16:07 | 1:55 | 0:24 | 13:48 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 15:23 | 0:49 | 0:24 | 14:10 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 70.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas HagueD | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 18:27 | 0:30 | 0:24 | 17:33 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec MartinezD | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 21:36 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabbD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:40 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex PietrangeloD | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:22 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 20:24 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea TheodoreD | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:06 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 19:17 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach WhitecloudD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:15 | 0:22 | 0:24 | 16:29 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan ThompsonG | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .800 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 59:58 | 0 | 0 |
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