Sabres 4-3 Golden Knights (Mar 15, 2025) Box Score

Vegas Golden Knights

39-19-8, 15-12-5 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
VGK	1	1	1	0	3
BUF	0	1	2	1	4

Buffalo Sabres

26-33-6, 17-14-3 home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#7
Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	17:19	0:39	0:00	16:40	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	19	14:31	1:21	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	23:04	1:21	2:07	19:36	9	18	33.3
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	15:06	1:21	0:00	13:45	3	8	27.3
1	0	0	1	2	1	1	5	2	1	1	20	15:10	0:00	0:00	15:10	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	0	17	12:34	0:00	0:00	12:34	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:54	0:39	0:00	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:00	0:00	0:00	12:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	20	16:02	0:37	0:10	15:15	1	12	7.7
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:28	0:35	0:08	14:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	22:28	1:23	2:09	18:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:01	0:04	0:10	16:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	27	28:05	1:21	0:00	26:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	15:01	0:00	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	20	19:50	0:00	2:06	17:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	27	20:58	0:39	2:07	18:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:16	0:00	0:11	22:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
Adin HillA. Hill#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	30	4	0	0	0	65:00	2

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	19:18	0:12	0:02	19:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	5	5	0	0	26	17:09	0:00	1:11	15:58	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	9:04	0:00	0:00	9:04	5	1	83.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	2	0	2	19	12:09	0:00	0:00	12:09	5	2	71.4
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	8:08	1:48	0:00	6:20	6	2	75.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	19	12:21	0:00	0:00	12:21	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	21	14:52	0:00	0:47	14:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	22:05	0:29	1:13	20:23	16	4	80.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:57	0:12	0:00	9:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	22:57	2:05	0:00	20:52	12	7	63.2
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	30	23:16	2:05	0:48	20:23	1	0	100.0
1	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	20:12	2:07	0:00	18:05	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:30	0:00	0:34	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	4	25	23:54	0:10	0:45	22:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	1	3	20	17:43	0:00	1:15	16:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	5	5	2	0	0	1	0	2	29	26:48	2:13	0:00	24:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	24	19:48	0:04	0:04	19:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	23	18:16	0:00	1:21	16:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	3	16	.842	15	0	1	0	0	63:33	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	SO	T
	Golden Knights	1	1	1	0	3
	Sabres	0	1	2	1	4

1st Period			VGK	BUF
12:07		Brett Howden (18) Assists: Tanner Pearson (13), Ivan Barbashev (23)	1	0

2nd Period			VGK	BUF
12:06		Pavel Dorofeyev (27) Assists: Tomas Hertl (28)	2	0
12:13		Ryan McLeod (15) Assists: Jacob Bryson (7), Bowen Byram (24)	2	1

3rd Period		VGK	BUF
9:53	Jason Zucker (19) (Power Play) Unassisted	2	2
17:27	Jack Eichel (21) Assists: Mark Stone (41), Alex Pietrangelo (24)	3	2
19:46	Rasmus Dahlin (12) Assists: Bowen Byram (25), Tage Thompson (25)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	VGK	BUF
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post	0	0
Victor Olofsson Goal Wrist Shot	1	0
Jack Quinn Goal Backhand	1	1
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	1	1
Alex Tuch Goal Wrist Shot	1	2
Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	1	2

0:40

Alex Tuch seals shootout win for Sabres

0:40

Pavel Dorofeyev lights the lamp for the Golden Knights

0:47

Rasmus Dahlin scores goal for Sabres

0:53

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
1
Golden Knights
3

Game 1

1/4

Golden Knights
3
Sabres
4

Game 2

3/15

KeyBank Center

12:30 PM, March 15, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: VGK -195

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 16,770

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Brad Kovachik

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	19	8	86
Los Angeles	36	20	9	81
Edmonton	38	24	4	80
Vancouver	31	24	11	73
Calgary	30	24	11	71
Anaheim	29	30	7	65
Seattle	29	34	4	62
San Jose	18	41	9	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	41	23	3	85
Tampa Bay	38	23	5	81
Toronto	39	24	3	81
Ottawa	36	25	5	77
Montreal	32	27	7	71
Detroit	31	29	6	68
Boston	30	30	8	68
Buffalo	26	33	6	58

Pettersson, Garland, Suter lead Canucks to 6-2 win over Blackhawks

— Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Saturday night.

Eight seconds apart?! Canucks strike again with quick goals

Nils Aman and Pius Suter add to the Canucks' lead by scoring within eight seconds of each other in the third period.

Quinton Byfield scores in OT, Kings beat Predators 1-0 for 5th straight victory

— Quinton Byfield scored at 3:20 of overtime, Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for his second straight shutout and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Saturday night for their fifth victory in a row.

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Vegas Golden Knights

Buffalo Sabres

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Alex Tuch seals shootout win for Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Pettersson, Garland, Suter lead Canucks to 6-2 win over Blackhawks

Eight seconds apart?! Canucks strike again with quick goals

Quinton Byfield scores in OT, Kings beat Predators 1-0 for 5th straight victory