Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres, ESPN+ Hockey Night

NHL

Golden Knights

33-21-7, 73 PTS

2-7

Final

Sabres

29-28-4, 62 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

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).

Recap · Mar 2

Dylan Cozens scores two short-handed goals as Sabres beat Golden Knights 7-2

Now that the Sabres are on a roll, Jeff Skinner refuses to believe it’s too late for Buffalo to make a late-season playoff push.

What it means

Season series: BUF wins series 2-0.
Golden Knights 14-12-5 on the road; Sabres 14-16-1 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Golden Knights1st in Pacific Division

Raphael Lavoie C
Undisclosed
Out
Victor Olofsson LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Lukas Cormier D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Josh Doan RW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Golden Knights1st in Pacific Division

Logan Thompson G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

BUF wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Sabres 5, Golden Knights 2 (Dec 15)

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 16,693
Officials: Chris Lee (Referee), Brandon Blandina (Referee), Devin Berg (Linesman), Ryan Daisy (Linesman)