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Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 25-45-12
at Vegas Golden Knights 5 51-24-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 3 0 4
Vegas Golden Knights 1 2 1 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 7 19 0 34
Vegas Golden Knights 9 12 6 4 31

Three stars

  1. R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Tuch, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
  3. D. Perron, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:24 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (1) Nathan Beaulieu (2), Evander Kane (4) Power play BUF 1, VGK 0
1st 14:15 Vegas Golden Knights Oscar Lindberg (3) Reilly Smith (3), William Karlsson (2) Even strength BUF 1, VGK 1
2nd 06:40 Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch (2) Deryk Engelland (2), Brendan Leipsic (4) Even strength BUF 1, VGK 2
2nd 18:37 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith (1) Brad Hunt (1), Colin Miller (1) Power play BUF 1, VGK 3
3rd 03:50 Vegas Golden Knights David Perron (1) James Neal (1), Cody Eakin (3) Even strength BUF 1, VGK 4
3rd 10:00 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (2) Evander Kane (5), Jack Eichel (6) Power play BUF 2, VGK 4
3rd 18:02 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (2) Rasmus Ristolainen (3), Jason Pominville (4) Power play BUF 3, VGK 4
3rd 19:51 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (5) Jack Eichel (7), Jason Pominville (5) Even strength BUF 4, VGK 4
OT 03:52 Vegas Golden Knights David Perron (2) Luca Sbisa (4), James Neal (2) Even strength BUF 4, VGK 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 34 31
Power play 3 of 5 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 16 15
Blocked shots 18 17
Giveaways 5 6
Takeaways 9 17
Faceoffs won 33/64 (51.6%) 31/64 (48.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 2 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 20% 24:55
15 J. Eichel C 0 2 2 -1 2 4 1 2 0 33.3% 23:43
17 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 06:19
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 100% 16:56
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 55.6% 16:55
23 S. Reinhart C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 19:09
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:47
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02:30
29 J. Pominville R 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 17:21
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10:41
90 R. O'Reilly C 2 0 2 -2 0 5 1 1 2 65.6% 26:58
95 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 10:12
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:24
5 M. Tennyson D 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 1 0 18:54
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 20:41
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:22
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 3 2 0 28:48
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 2 0 20:18
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 31 26 5 .839 60:27 OT loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
13 B. Leipsic L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 100% 11:39
18 J. Neal L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 17:55
19 R. Smith R 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 2 1 33.3% 19:29
21 C. Eakin C 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 52.4% 20:16
24 O. Lindberg L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 3 0 100% 13:33
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 08:46
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 40% 13:23
57 D. Perron L 2 0 2 +2 2 3 0 0 0 20% 20:04
71 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 58.3% 19:43
87 V. Shipachyov C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 10:58
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 0 0 14:24
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 12:43
5 D. Engelland D 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 4 0 22:21
6 C. Miller D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 18:09
15 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 19:40
47 L. Sbisa D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 21:04
77 B. Hunt D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 18:02
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 21:06
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
30 M. Subban 34 30 4 .882 63:52 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:50 Vegas Golden Knights David Perron Interference 2
1st 07:11 Buffalo Sabres Benoit Pouliot Slashing 2
1st 10:20 Vegas Golden Knights Cody Eakin Holding 2
2nd 02:48 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Holding 2
2nd 09:35 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Slashing 2
2nd 13:56 Buffalo Sabres Bench Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor) 2
2nd 17:27 Buffalo Sabres Marco Scandella Slashing 2
3rd 08:28 Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch Slashing 2
3rd 09:51 Vegas Golden Knights Deryk Engelland Slashing 2
3rd 16:15 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith High sticking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Referees
Tim Peel, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Brandon Gawryletz
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jacob Josefson, Seth Griffith, Victor Antipin
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Jason Garrison, Brayden McNabb, Griffin Reinhart

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 17

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 4 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Ottawa Senators 0 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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