Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Saturday, March 2, 2024 · KeyBank Center
ESPN+ · HULU
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-2 on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Golden Knights 35-24.
Dylan Cozens scored twice. Jeff Skinner, Brendan Brisson, William Karlsson, Zemgus Girgensons, Kyle Okposo, Owen Power and Casey Mittelstadt also scored.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Logan Thompson stopped 28 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jeff Skinner (20)Unassisted0–101:55 BUF
2nd period
Dylan Cozens (13)Unassisted0–200:54 BUF · SHG
Brendan Brisson (2)Nicolas Roy (23), Paul Cotter (14)1–201:46 VGK · PPG
William Karlsson (21)Jonathan Marchessault (21), Paul Cotter (15)2–204:28 VGK
Zemgus Girgensons (7)Eric Robinson (6)2–314:46 BUF
3rd period
Kyle Okposo (12)Jeff Skinner (18), Casey Mittelstadt (33)2–402:20 BUF
Owen Power (4)Jacob Bryson (4), Eric Robinson (7)2–506:26 BUF
Casey Mittelstadt (14)Owen Power (18), Jeff Skinner (19)2–612:18 BUF · PPG- Dylan Cozens (14)Owen Power (19), Henri Jokiharju (11)2–717:12 BUF · SHG
Team stats
VGKBUF
24Shots on goal35
54%Faceoff %46%
1/2Power play1/1
7Penalty minutes9
37Hits29
27Blocked shots10
2Giveaways5
7Takeaways3
Penalties
- 2nd 00:37
Alex Tuch · high sticking2 min - 3rd 11:54
Alec Martinez · hooking2 min - 3rd 16:40Peyton Krebs · slashing2 min
- 3rd 16:40Peyton Krebs · fighting5 min
- 3rd 16:40Ivan Barbashev · fighting5 min
Season series
Vegas Golden Knights
| 43Paul CotterC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:23 |
| 10Nicolas RoyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 16:07 |
| 19Brendan BrissonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 11:33 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 17:23 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 19:00 |
| 11Mason MorelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:17 |
| 20Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:23 |
| 22Michael AmadioR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:36 |
| 49Ivan BarbashevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:17 |
| 51Byron FroeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 54Grigori DenisenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:53 |
| 55Keegan KolesarR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:03 |
| 2Zach WhitecloudD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:15 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 |
| 7Alex PietrangeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:22 |
| 14Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:27 |
| 23Alec MartinezD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:36 |
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:06 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Adin HillG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 36Logan ThompsonG | L | 35 | 28 | 7 | .800 | 59:58 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 53Jeff SkinnerL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 13:45 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 21:03 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 12:29 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 14:51 |
| 50Eric RobinsonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:01 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 14:08 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:49 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 23:28 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:00 |
| 9Zach BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:06 |
| 12Jordan GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:14 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:54 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:26 |
| 77JJ PeterkaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:22 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16:09 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:16 |
| 33Ryan JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 17:13 |
| 75Connor CliftonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 16:37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:00 |
| 31Eric ComrieG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |