Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, March 10, 2022, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Vegas Golden Knights	1	43-31-8
at Buffalo Sabres	3	32-39-11

Goals by period

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

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	7	15	9	31
Buffalo Sabres	11	3	10	24

Three stars

C. Anderson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
P. Krebs, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
A. Tuch, 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
1st	07:53	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs (4)	Vinnie Hinostroza (10), Dylan Cozens (18)	Even strength	VGK 0, BUF 1
3rd	12:01	Vegas Golden Knights	Ben Hutton (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	VGK 1, BUF 1
3rd	16:16	Buffalo Sabres	Victor Olofsson (10)	Kyle Okposo (19), Henri Jokiharju (10)	Power play	VGK 1, BUF 2
3rd	19:24	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch (8)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	VGK 1, BUF 3

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	31	24
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	20	20
Hits	14	11
Blocked shots	14	13
Giveaways	1	8
Takeaways	2	8
Faceoffs won	33/50 (66%)	17/50 (34%)

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 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	72.2%	17:50
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0	85.7%	16:10
Number 15 J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	57.1%	10:44
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	19:29
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		12:38
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1	0		11:53
Number 46 J. Rondbjerg	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		08:58
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0		09:25
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	0		15:31
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:52
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0	83.3%	19:08
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		18:39
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	5	0		19:55
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		22:27
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		20:14
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	1	0	1	+1	5	2	1	1	0		12:30
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		23:51
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:24

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 L. Brossoit	23	21	2	.913	58:38	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 15 J. Hayden	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0		07:49
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	1	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0		15:44
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	61.5%	13:10
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		17:57
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	14:11
Number 29 V. Hinostroza	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	12:49
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10%	17:11
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:50
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1		16:48
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	28.6%	19:10
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		04:14
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:33
Number 8 R. Hagg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		18:04
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		20:33
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	2	0		23:47
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	0		25:03
Number 45 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0		06:34
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		19:33

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:46	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy	Hooking	2
1st	09:50	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs	Slashing	2
1st	12:28	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs	Tripping	2
1st	18:24	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Slashing	2
2nd	02:35	Buffalo Sabres	John Hayden	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:35	Vegas Golden Knights	Ben Hutton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:53	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:53	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Fitzgerald	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:53	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Roughing	2
2nd	07:40	Vegas Golden Knights	Michael Amadio	Slashing	2
2nd	07:40	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:39	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Slashing	2
3rd	07:57	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson	Tripping	2
3rd	14:33	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Slashing	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Tyson Baker
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Daniil Miromanov
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mark Pysyk, Mark Jankowski, Anders Bjork

2021-2022 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres 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 Mar 10

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 10, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Seattle Kraken 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Minnesota Wild 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Winnipeg Jets 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
New York Rangers 2 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 10, 2022
San Jose Sharks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 10, 2022

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