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FINALT-Mobile Arena · Dec 20
BUFBUF
3@2
VGKVGK

Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Sabres beat Golden Knights 3–2

  • L. Pilut scored the game-winner at 13:28 of the second.
  • The Sabres scored first and led the rest of the way.
  • U. Luukkonen stopped 41 of 43 shots (.953) for the win.
  • The Sabres won despite being outshot 43–18.
  • L. Pilut led all scorers with 1 goal and 1 assist.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    U. Luukkonen

    BUF · .953 SV%

  2. 2nd star
    T. Thompson

    BUF · 1G 0A

  3. 3rd star
    R. Smith

    VGK · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

No scoring

2nd

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

BUFVGK
Team statistics comparison
Shots----
Hits1613
Blocked159
Power Play0/10/3
Faceoff %44.455.6
Corsi %----
xG2.214.77
Giveaways106
Takeaways1311

Vegas Golden Knights

Player statistics for Vegas Golden Knights
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
Michael Amadio headshot
Michael AmadioRW
0110213:34
Chandler Stephenson headshot
Chandler StephensonC
101+1121:20
William Karlsson headshot
William KarlssonC
0110320:56
Jonas Rondbjerg headshot
Jonas RondbjergRW
0000008:34
Ben Hutton headshot
Ben HuttonD
000-1212:58
Nicolas Roy headshot
Nicolas RoyC
0000116:54
William Carrier headshot
William CarrierLW
0000214:33
Jonathan Marchessault headshot
Jonathan MarchessaultC
0000822:39
Keegan Kolesar headshot
Keegan KolesarRW
0000310:24
Mark Stone headshot
Mark StoneRW
000+1522:41
Adin Hill headshot
Adin HillG
----29/32--.90657:28
Logan Thompson headshot
Logan ThompsonG
----15/18--.83300:00

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
Alex Tuch headshot
Alex TuchRW
011+2218:44
Peyton Krebs headshot
Peyton KrebsC
011+1111:02
Tage Thompson headshot
Tage ThompsonC
101+2317:57
Casey Fitzgerald headshot
Casey FitzgeraldD
011+2015:33
Victor Olofsson headshot
Victor OlofssonLW
000-1115:22
Rasmus Dahlin headshot
Rasmus DahlinD
0000129:03
Jack Quinn headshot
Jack QuinnRW
0000009:45
Dylan Cozens headshot
Dylan CozensC
000-1118:18
Zemgus Girgensons headshot
Zemgus GirgensonsC
0000013:29
Casey Mittelstadt headshot
Casey MittelstadtC
000-1017:23
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen headshot
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG
----55/57--.96560:00

Lineups

BUF

Actual (from shift data)
L1
13:00
53Skinner
16:26
72Thompson
17:57
89Tuch
18:44
L2
6:40
71Olofsson
15:22
24Cozens
18:18
37Mittelstadt
17:23
L3
7:46
19Krebs
11:02
28Girgensons
13:29
21Okposo
14:22
L4
1:16
77Peterka
9:27
17Jost
12:46
22Quinn
9:45
D1
19:34
26Dahlin
29:03
23Samuelsson
28:30
D2
10:44
38Clague
16:45
46Lyubushkin
15:37
D3
7:45
45Fitzgerald
15:33
20Pilut
13:31
1Luukkonen
60:00
Starter
41Anderson
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

VGK

Actual (from shift data)
L1
13:44
19Smith
22:28
71Karlsson
20:56
81Marchessault
22:39
L2
5:59
22Amadio
13:34
20Stephenson
21:20
61Stone
22:41
L3
8:57
28Carrier
14:33
10Roy
16:54
55Kolesar
10:24
L4
0:27
8Kessel
8:33
15Leschyshyn
6:29
46Rondbjerg
8:34
D1
18:13
7Pietrangelo
28:43
23Martinez
20:07
D2
12:34
42Miromanov
17:28
3McNabb
17:25
D3
10:11
14Hague
14:46
17Hutton
12:58
33Hill
57:28
Starter
36Thompson
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

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