Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights
On the ice
BUF shoots leftVGK shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 6 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| VGK | 14 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
In net
James Reimer30/33 SV, .909
Adin Hill23/24 SV, .958| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VGK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Golden Knights 3-1
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0. The Golden Knights outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 1st period. Tanner Laczynski led the Golden Knights in goals (1). Jason Zucker led the Sabres in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-KubelRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach BensonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:24 | 0:29 | 0:43 | 11:12 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan CozensC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:25 | 0:27 | 0:33 | 18:25 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:55 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 11:42 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:35 | 0:33 | 13:29 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 8:59 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 9:45 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ PeterkaRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:31 | 3:38 | 0:00 | 13:53 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:04 | 3:46 | 0:28 | 10:50 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:42 | 3:31 | 0:47 | 16:24 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:56 | 1:32 | 0:52 | 14:32 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason ZuckerLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:44 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 18:00 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen ByramD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:16 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 22:20 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor CliftonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 10:57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 25:28 | 3:38 | 0:00 | 21:50 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis GilbertD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:38 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:44 | 0:35 | 1:27 | 21:42 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:55 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 17:20 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James ReimerG | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .909 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 57:41 | 0 | 0 |
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