Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights

Friday, February 28, 2020, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Friday, February 28, 2020 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	6	19	34
Vegas Golden Knights	11	6	11	28

Three stars

R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
R. Lehner, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
N. Roy, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:16	Buffalo Sabres	Dominik Kahun (11)	Marcus Johansson (19), Jimmy Vesey (11)	Even strength	BUF 1, VGK 0
1st	11:12	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy (4)	Nick Cousins (14), Nick Holden (7)	Even strength	BUF 1, VGK 1
3rd	03:06	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson (14)	Max Pacioretty (33), Chandler Stephenson (14)	Even strength	BUF 1, VGK 2
3rd	05:25	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (26)	Paul Stastny (20), Zach Whitecloud (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, VGK 3
3rd	18:11	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (27)	Jonathan Marchessault (24)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 1, VGK 4
3rd	19:48	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (13)	Brandon Montour (13), Jake McCabe (9)	Even strength	BUF 2, VGK 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	34	28
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	0	2
Hits	31	28
Blocked shots	11	24
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	10	15
Faceoffs won	18/56 (32.1%)	38/56 (67.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0	50%	23:25
Number 13 J. Vesey	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0		13:12
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	6	0		11:54
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	100%	16:26
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	37.5%	14:02
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	25%	21:11
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	33.3%	10:39
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		14:43
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	1	0	1	+1	0	8	1	0		15:59
Number 68 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		17:05
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	40%	12:54
Number 95 D. Kahun	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2		10:37
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		19:25
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2		17:33
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		19:47
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	2		16:56
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	3	1		23:36
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		21:54

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	27	24	3	.889	58:42	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Roy	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	80%	16:19
Number 19 R. Smith	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	1	0		16:01
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		17:36
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	66.7%	14:15
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	61.5%	15:03
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	12:50
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	4		17:56
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	78.9%	19:08
Number 72 G. Quinney	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	50%	11:36
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	7	0		15:20
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	1	1	+2	2	4	1	0	100%	17:13
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:43
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		17:27
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	2		20:48
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	3		18:20
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	5		21:56
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		20:47
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	6		20:20

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 R. Lehner	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	14:18	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Holding	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ralph Krueger
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Marc Joannette, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Tyson Baker
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Michael Frolik, Lawrence Pilut
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Deryk Engelland, Jon Merrill, Mark Stone

2019-2020 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Vegas Golden Knights 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 Feb 28

Other NHL games on Friday, February 28, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Minnesota Wild 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Feb 28, 2020

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