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Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Sunday, November 8, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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SN1 · TVAS · MSG-B · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Sunday, November 8, 2026, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on SN1, TVAS, MSG-B and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 4 of a road trip: Boston, Pittsburgh and Detroit, now Buffalo.

  1. 292026-10-29: no game
  2. 302026-10-30: vs NJD
  3. 312026-10-31: no game
  4. 12026-11-01: no game
  5. 22026-11-02: at BOS
  6. 32026-11-03: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 42026-11-04: no game
  8. 52026-11-05: at DET
  9. 62026-11-06: no game
  10. 72026-11-07: no game
  11. 82026-11-08: at BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~216 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,277 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 292026-10-29: at ANA
  2. 302026-10-30: no game
  3. 312026-10-31: at LAK
  4. 12026-11-01: no game
  5. 22026-11-02: no game
  6. 32026-11-03: no game
  7. 42026-11-04: vs OTT
  8. 52026-11-05: no game
  9. 62026-11-06: vs CBJ
  10. 72026-11-07: no game
  11. 82026-11-08: vs VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series