Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Vegas Golden Knights	2	39-24-8
at Buffalo Sabres	4	30-31-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	0	1	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	4	12	10	26
Buffalo Sabres	13	5	8	26

Three stars

S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
K. Okposo, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek (6)	Chandler Stephenson (7), Shea Theodore (21)	Even strength	VGK 1, BUF 0
2nd	06:32	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (5)	Sam Reinhart (22), Conor Sheary (9)	Power play	VGK 1, BUF 1
2nd	19:41	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (16)	Rasmus Ristolainen (17), Jack Eichel (33)	Power play	VGK 1, BUF 2
3rd	01:43	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (19)	Shea Theodore (22), William Karlsson (24)	Power play	VGK 2, BUF 2
3rd	07:57	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel (28)	Sam Reinhart (23), Colin Miller (6)	Even strength	VGK 2, BUF 3
3rd	19:35	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Lazar (4)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	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	26	26
Power play	1 of 3	2 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	21	16
Blocked shots	6	18
Giveaways	6	9
Takeaways	6	4
Faceoffs won	24/52 (46.2%)	28/52 (53.8%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		17:57
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	26.7%	13:47
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	71.4%	12:30
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	61.5%	15:47
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0		09:30
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:05
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	0	0		18:49
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	38.5%	18:43
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:00
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0	50%	16:14
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		15:29
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	12:39
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		19:03
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:47
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		15:07
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:43
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		23:04
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:28

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	25	22	3	.880	58:22	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	56.3%	20:13
Number 13 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:46
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	100%	17:55
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	62.5%	18:10
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	2	1		19:32
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	4	0	58.3%	18:06
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:53
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:56
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		14:10
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	20%	11:35
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	55.6%	15:21
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		16:28
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:40
Number 24 L. Pilut	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		14:55
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		14:12
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	1	1	+1	6	0	4	0	0		13:13
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	2	0		20:41
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		21:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:29	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch	Roughing	2
1st	14:29	Buffalo Sabres	Evan Rodrigues	Holding	2
2nd	03:04	Buffalo Sabres	Colin Miller	Tripping	2
2nd	05:16	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty	Interference	2
2nd	19:14	Vegas Golden Knights	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	01:36	Buffalo Sabres	Colin Miller	Tripping	2
3rd	01:36	Buffalo Sabres	Colin Miller	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	12:53	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Hague	Holding the stick	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ralph Krueger
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Jesse Marquis
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Jon Merrill, Cody Glass
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Zach Bogosian, Scott Wilson, Rasmus Asplund

2019-2020 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Feb 28, 2020

Other NHL games on Jan 14

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Islanders 8	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Minnesota Wild 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Boston Bruins 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 14, 2020
San Jose Sharks 3 at Arizona Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Jan 14, 2020

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