Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Monday, October 8, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
11 |
14 |
12 |
37 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
5 |
2 |
17 |
Three stars
- J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- C. Hutton, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- J. Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
14:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (2) |
Rasmus Ristolainen (2), Kyle Okposo (1) |
Power play |
VGK 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
04:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (3) |
Sam Reinhart (2), Conor Sheary (1) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
07:48 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Erik Haula (1) |
William Karlsson (1), Jonathan Marchessault (2) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
08:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marco Scandella (1) |
Kyle Okposo (2), Patrik Berglund (1) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
09:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville (1) |
Evan Rodrigues (1), Zemgus Girgensons (1) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
10:47 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault (2) |
William Karlsson (2) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, BUF 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
37 |
17 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
29 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
6 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/48 (64.6%) |
17/48 (35.4%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:22 |
| Number 26 P. Stastny |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
73.3% |
19:40 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:14 |
| Number 40 R. Carpenter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:51 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
88.9% |
09:45 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
19:12 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:52 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:22 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:56 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:39 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:09 |
| Number 15 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:44 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
17 |
13 |
4 |
.765 |
58:09 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
19:11 |
| Number 10 P. Berglund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:00 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:53 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:24 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:34 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:24 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
30.8% |
17:13 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:27 |
| Number 81 R. Elie |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:22 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:20 |
| Number 8 C. Nelson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:40 |
| Number 82 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
37 |
35 |
2 |
.946 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:54 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Paul Stastny |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
13:45 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Paul Stastny |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Nelson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Ghislain Hebert
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Brad Hunt, Jake Bischoff
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Vladimir Sobotka, Zach Bogosian, Matt Tennyson
Other NHL games on Oct 8
Other NHL games on Monday, October 8, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Ottawa Senators
3
 at Boston Bruins
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Mon, Oct 8, 2018
|
 San Jose Sharks
0
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders, Mon, Oct 8, 2018
|
 Detroit Red Wings
2
 at Anaheim Ducks
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Oct 8, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
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