Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights

Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	32-39-11
at Vegas Golden Knights	5	43-31-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	1	2
Vegas Golden Knights	2	2	1	5

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	8	16	8	32
Vegas Golden Knights	9	16	10	35

Three stars

B. Howden, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
R. Lehner, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:33	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (12)	William Karlsson (8), Jonathan Marchessault (12)	Even strength	BUF 0, VGK 1
1st	18:19	Vegas Golden Knights	Brett Howden (7)	Mark Stone (20), Max Pacioretty (10)	Even strength	BUF 0, VGK 2
2nd	01:31	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault (20)	Nicolas Roy (14), William Karlsson (9)	Power play	BUF 0, VGK 3
2nd	04:27	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar (4)	Brett Howden (9)	Shorthanded	BUF 0, VGK 4
2nd	16:00	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch (5)	Henri Jokiharju (8)	Even strength	BUF 1, VGK 4
3rd	01:14	Vegas Golden Knights	Mark Stone (8)	Max Pacioretty (11), Nolan Patrick (4)	Even strength	BUF 1, VGK 5
3rd	12:23	Buffalo Sabres	John Hayden (1)	Tage Thompson (16)	Even strength	BUF 2, VGK 5

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	32	35
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	18	14
Hits	26	15
Blocked shots	14	21
Giveaways	8	12
Takeaways	5	11
Faceoffs won	34/64 (53.1%)	30/64 (46.9%)

Box score

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 15 J. Hayden	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	5	1	0		11:04
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	20%	16:29
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0	73.7%	15:02
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		16:14
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	52.9%	16:08
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0	100%	17:25
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:26
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	2	0	0	38.1%	19:45
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0		15:23
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	4	0		21:02
Number 96 A. Bjork	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:10
Number 8 R. Hagg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		14:43
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		22:48
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		12:12
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		14:39
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		22:11
Number 45 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	-2	10	1	4	2	0		15:51
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:02

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	35	30	5	.857	59:39	Loss

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 10 N. Roy	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0	41.7%	16:44
Number 19 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:23
Number 21 B. Howden	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	1	0	35.7%	13:17
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:58
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		13:27
Number 41 N. Patrick	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	52.4%	16:00
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	4	0	0		13:23
Number 61 M. Stone	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:02
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		17:35
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	2	2	+2	10	1	2	0	0		15:01
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	56.3%	15:40
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	1		14:48
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	5	0		19:09
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		16:37
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		21:40
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	3	0		18:13
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		22:38
Number 42 D. Miromanov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	0	2	0		14:25

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 R. Lehner	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:23	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Pysyk	Holding	2
1st	19:55	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	Slashing	2
2nd	02:58	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden McNabb	Hooking	2
2nd	07:03	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Interference	2
2nd	12:09	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Hooking	2
3rd	11:22	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:22	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Fitzgerald	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:42	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Asplund	Holding	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Trent Knorr
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mark Jankowski, Aaron Dell, Casey Mittelstadt
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Michael Amadio, Zach Whitecloud, Brayden Pachal

2021-2022 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Other NHL games on Feb 1

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Seattle Kraken 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
San Jose Sharks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Ottawa Senators 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Calgary Flames 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Feb 1, 2022

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