Sabres 4-3 Golden Knights (Mar 15, 2025) Box Score

Vegas Golden Knights

39-19-8, 15-12-5 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
VGK	1	1	1	0	3
BUF	0	1	2	1	4

Buffalo Sabres

26-33-6, 17-14-3 home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#7
Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	17:19	0:39	0:00	16:40	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	19	14:31	1:21	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	23:04	1:21	2:07	19:36	9	18	33.3
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	15:06	1:21	0:00	13:45	3	8	27.3
1	0	0	1	2	1	1	5	2	1	1	20	15:10	0:00	0:00	15:10	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	0	17	12:34	0:00	0:00	12:34	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:54	0:39	0:00	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:00	0:00	0:00	12:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	20	16:02	0:37	0:10	15:15	1	12	7.7
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:28	0:35	0:08	14:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	22:28	1:23	2:09	18:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:01	0:04	0:10	16:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	27	28:05	1:21	0:00	26:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	15:01	0:00	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	20	19:50	0:00	2:06	17:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	27	20:58	0:39	2:07	18:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:16	0:00	0:11	22:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
Adin HillA. Hill#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	30	4	0	0	0	65:00	2

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	19:18	0:12	0:02	19:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	5	5	0	0	26	17:09	0:00	1:11	15:58	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	9:04	0:00	0:00	9:04	5	1	83.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	2	0	2	19	12:09	0:00	0:00	12:09	5	2	71.4
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	8:08	1:48	0:00	6:20	6	2	75.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	19	12:21	0:00	0:00	12:21	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	21	14:52	0:00	0:47	14:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	22:05	0:29	1:13	20:23	16	4	80.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:57	0:12	0:00	9:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	22:57	2:05	0:00	20:52	12	7	63.2
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	30	23:16	2:05	0:48	20:23	1	0	100.0
1	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	20:12	2:07	0:00	18:05	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:30	0:00	0:34	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	4	25	23:54	0:10	0:45	22:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	1	3	20	17:43	0:00	1:15	16:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	5	5	2	0	0	1	0	2	29	26:48	2:13	0:00	24:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	24	19:48	0:04	0:04	19:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	23	18:16	0:00	1:21	16:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	3	16	.842	15	0	1	0	0	63:33	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	SO	T
	Golden Knights	1	1	1	0	3
	Sabres	0	1	2	1	4

1st Period			VGK	BUF
12:07		Brett Howden (18) Assists: Tanner Pearson (13), Ivan Barbashev (23)	1	0

2nd Period			VGK	BUF
12:06		Pavel Dorofeyev (27) Assists: Tomas Hertl (28)	2	0
12:13		Ryan McLeod (15) Assists: Jacob Bryson (7), Bowen Byram (24)	2	1

3rd Period		VGK	BUF
9:53	Jason Zucker (19) (Power Play) Unassisted	2	2
17:27	Jack Eichel (21) Assists: Mark Stone (41), Alex Pietrangelo (24)	3	2
19:46	Rasmus Dahlin (12) Assists: Bowen Byram (25), Tage Thompson (25)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	VGK	BUF
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post	0	0
Victor Olofsson Goal Wrist Shot	1	0
Jack Quinn Goal Backhand	1	1
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	1	1
Alex Tuch Goal Wrist Shot	1	2
Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	1	2

0:40

Alex Tuch seals shootout win for Sabres

0:40

Pavel Dorofeyev lights the lamp for the Golden Knights

0:47

Rasmus Dahlin scores goal for Sabres

0:53

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
1
Golden Knights
3

Game 1

1/4

Golden Knights
3
Sabres
4

Game 2

3/15

KeyBank Center

12:30 PM, March 15, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: VGK -195

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 16,770

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Brad Kovachik

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	19	8	86
Los Angeles	36	20	9	81
Edmonton	38	24	4	80
Vancouver	31	24	11	73
Calgary	30	24	11	71
Anaheim	29	30	7	65
Seattle	29	34	4	62
San Jose	18	41	9	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	41	23	3	85
Tampa Bay	38	23	5	81
Toronto	39	24	3	81
Ottawa	36	25	5	77
Montreal	32	27	7	71
Detroit	31	29	6	68
Boston	30	30	8	68
Buffalo	26	33	6	58

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