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Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · T-Mobile Arena

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Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on MSG-B and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 3 of a road trip: Winnipeg and Utah, now Vegas.

  1. 182027-01-18: vs MTL
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: at NYI
  4. 212027-01-21: vs SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: no game
  7. 242027-01-24: at WPG
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: no game
  10. 272027-01-27: at UTA
  11. 282027-01-28: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~368 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,312 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Chicago and Nashville).

  1. 182027-01-18: no game
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: vs EDM
  4. 212027-01-21: no game
  5. 222027-01-22: vs BOS
  6. 232027-01-23: no game
  7. 242027-01-24: at CHI
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: at NSH
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,579 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,500 mi
on this 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFVGK

Settled lines

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

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series