Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights
Regular season · Friday, February 28, 2020 · T-Mobile Arena
SN · ATTSN-RM · MSG-B
Game summary
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Friday, February 28, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena. The Sabres outshot the Golden Knights 34-28.
Reilly Smith scored twice. Dominik Kahun, Nicolas Roy, William Karlsson and Jeff Skinner also scored.
Robin Lehner made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Carter Hutton stopped 24 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Dominik Kahun (11)Marcus Johansson (19), Jimmy Vesey (11)1–002:16 BUF
Nicolas Roy (4)Nick Cousins (14), Nick Holden (7)1–111:12 VGK
3rd period
William Karlsson (14)Max Pacioretty (33), Chandler Stephenson (14)1–203:06 VGK
Reilly Smith (26)Paul Stastny (20), Zach Whitecloud (1)1–305:25 VGK- Reilly Smith (27)Jonathan Marchessault (24)1–418:11 VGK · EN
Jeff Skinner (13)Brandon Montour (13), Jake McCabe (9)2–419:48 BUF
Team stats
BUFVGK
34Shots on goal28
32%Faceoff %68%
0/1Power play0/0
0Penalty minutes2
31Hits28
11Blocked shots24
6Giveaways7
10Takeaways15
Penalties
- 2nd 14:18
Jonathan Marchessault · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 13Jimmy VeseyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:12 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 8 | 15:59 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:54 |
| 95Dominik KahunC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:37 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:33 |
| 62Brandon MontourD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:54 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 23:25 |
| 17Wayne SimmondsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:54 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:26 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:02 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 21:11 |
| 27Curtis LazarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10:39 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:05 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:25 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:47 |
| 33Colin MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:56 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 23:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Jonas JohanssonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Carter HuttonG | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 58:42 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| 19Reilly SmithR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:01 |
| 10Nicolas RoyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:19 |
| 20Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:36 |
| 21Nick CousinsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 |
| 26Paul StastnyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:03 |
| 67Max PaciorettyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:56 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 19:08 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:13 |
| 2Zach WhitecloudD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:27 |
| 22Nick HoldenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:20 |
| 28William CarrierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 |
| 72Gage QuinneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:36 |
| 75Ryan ReavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:20 |
| 92Tomas NosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:43 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:48 |
| 23Alec MartinezD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:56 |
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:47 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 90Robin LehnerG | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 60:00 |