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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Buffalo SabresMar 2, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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VGK
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK0202VGK98724
BUF1247BUF9131335
VGK 43BUF 83
VGK 2.65BUF 3.72
PP goals
VGK 1BUF 1
Hits
VGK 37BUF 29
Blocks
VGK 27BUF 10
PIM
VGK 7BUF 9
VGK 54%BUF 46%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres rout Vegas Golden Knights 7–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–2 at home. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF scored 7 goals on 3.72 expected goals (83 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Jeff Skinner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:45.Skinner
  2. Points
    Owen Power had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:03.Power
  3. Points
    Dylan Cozens had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:29.Cozens
  4. Points
    Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:51.Mittelstadt
  5. Points
    Eric Robinson had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:01.Robinson
  6. Points
    Paul Cotter had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:23.Cotter
  7. Luck
    BUF scored 7 goals on 3.72 expected goals (83 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. New line
    New look for VGK: Karlsson–Marchessault–Cotter skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KarlssonMarchessaultCotter

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, VGK at BUF: 126 attempts, 59 on goal, 9 goals, 6.37 expected goals; best chance Dylan Cozens at 0.42 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · BUF 83 · VGK 43

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at BUF: expected goals 3.72 to 2.65 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 83 to 43, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFVGKSCBKGOPMCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFVGKcontrol2nd3rdSkinner · 1st 1:55Cozens · 2nd 0:54Brisson · 2nd 1:46Karlsson · 2nd 4:28Girgensons · 2nd 14:46Okposo · 3rd 2:20Power · 3rd 6:26Mittelstadt · 3rd 12:18Cozens · 3rd 17:12
  • BUF pressure
  • VGK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 28% of the game, BUF 38%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Logan Thompson (59:58) for VGK, 9 goals.

BUF
VGK
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatVGKBUF
4995
2.834.08
2.693.82
713
18
146
+0.021−0.021
28%38%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:55
    BUFJeff Skinnerwrist0.09 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, Hague, Whitecloud, BrissonBUF: Skinner, Clifton, Mittelstadt, Johnson, Peterka
    VGK 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 0:54
    BUFDylan CozensSHwrist0.15 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, AmadioBUF: Clifton, Greenway, Cozens, Power
    VGK 0 – 2 BUF
  2. 1:46
    VGKBrendan BrissonPP (Nicolas Roy, Paul Cotter)snap0.22 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Barbashev, Roy, Cotter, BrissonBUF: Clifton, Greenway, Power, Benson
    VGK 1 – 2 BUF
  3. 4:28
    VGKWilliam Karlsson (Jonathan Marchessault, Paul Cotter)snap0.33 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, CotterBUF: Bryson, Cozens, Peterka, Power, Benson
    VGK 2 – 2 BUF
  4. 14:46
    BUFZemgus Girgensons (Eric Robinson)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Kolesar, Roy, DenisenkoBUF: Girgensons, Clifton, Robinson, Krebs, Johnson
    VGK 2 – 3 BUF

3rd period

  1. 2:20
    BUFKyle Okposo (Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt)other0.26 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Kolesar, Roy, Whitecloud, DenisenkoBUF: Okposo, Skinner, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Dahlin
    VGK 2 – 4 BUF
  2. 6:26
    BUFOwen Power (Jacob Bryson, Eric Robinson)slap0.03 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Froese, Hague, Morelli, BrissonBUF: Girgensons, Bryson, Robinson, Krebs, Power
    VGK 2 – 5 BUF
  3. 12:18
    BUFCasey MittelstadtPP (Owen Power, Jeff Skinner)wrist0.06 xG
    VGK: Stephenson, Roy, Hague, WhitecloudBUF: Okposo, Skinner, Mittelstadt, Peterka, Power
    VGK 2 – 6 BUF
  4. 17:12
    BUFDylan CozensSH (Owen Power, Henri Jokiharju)backhand0.11 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, AmadioBUF: Greenway, Jokiharju, Bryson, Cozens
    VGK 2 – 7 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ivan Barbashev LL1000010.1030517:17——4628
Michael Amadio RL1000-210.1310016:36——4928
Chandler Stephenson CL1000-210.0110015:23——5023
Jonathan Marchessault RL2011-230.2620019:00——3246
William Karlsson CL2101-230.5910017:23——3849
Paul Cotter LL2022+100.1810017:23——3449
Nicolas Roy CL3011-230.4630016:07——1640
Keegan Kolesar RL3000-200.0020013:03——1841
Grigori Denisenko LL3000-210.0260012:53——1240
Mason Morelli LL4000-100.1351013:17——4368
Byron Froese CL4000-110.1421012:17——2980
Brendan Brisson CL4101-210.2620011:33——2960
Alex Pietrangelo DD1000-220.1905022:22——2519
Alec Martinez DD1000-130.0407221:36——2720
Shea Theodore DD2000-120.1105020:06——5162
Brayden McNabb DD2000000.0033017:40——5653
Nicolas Hague DD3000-220.0442018:27——2650
Zach Whitecloud DD3000-200.0013017:15——2243
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)L35287.8003.7259:58

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jordan Greenway LL1000+210.2932018:14——6680
Tage Thompson CL1000030.2611016:26——6986
Alex Tuch RL1000070.9701216:09——6380
Casey Mittelstadt CL2112+210.0600014:51——6550
Kyle Okposo RL2101+140.3900014:08——7452
Jeff Skinner LL2123+240.2010013:45——7255
Eric Robinson LL3022+200.0050015:01——6755
Zemgus Girgensons CL3101+220.1460013:49——6256
Peyton Krebs CL3000+200.0620712:54——8064
JJ Peterka RL4000020.2400015:22——6446
Zach Benson LL4000-100.2120014:06——6143
Dylan Cozens CL4202+130.7110012:29——5342
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000+110.0611024:16——7070
Henri Jokiharju DD1011+220.0412023:28——6767
Owen Power DD2123+110.0303021:03——6658
Jacob Bryson DD2011+100.0010017:00——5354
Ryan Johnson DD3000+230.0300017:13——6544
Connor Clifton DD3000+310.0450016:37——6947
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W24222.9172.6560:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jeff Skinner (BUF) 1st 1:55 · unassisted · Forecheck turnover · 61.9 mph shot.

Dylan Cozens · 2nd 0:54 · BUF SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
52.6 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Owen Power · 3rd 6:26 · BUF

Play
point-shot
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
62.8 mph
Distance
54 ft
Type
one-timer

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Dylan Cozens · 3rd 17:12 · BUF SH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
29.8 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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