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2@3

Game analysis

Sabres beat Golden Knights 3–2

T. Thompson scored the game-winner at 5:44 of the second.
The Sabres scored first and led the rest of the way.
A. Lyon stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931) for the win.
R. Dahlin led all scorers with 0 goals and 2 assists.

Three stars

1st star
T. Thompson
BUF · 1G 0A
2nd star
A. Lyon
BUF · .931 SV%
3rd star
R. Dahlin
BUF · 0G 2A

Scoring summary

1st

4:02BUFJ. Zucker VideoAssists: R. McLeod, R. Dahlin0–1

2nd

0:46BUFO. Power VideoAssists: N. Ostlund0–2
5:44BUFT. Thompson VideoAssists: A. Tuch, R. Dahlin0–3
6:50VGKI. Barbashev VideoAssists: S. Theodore, J. Eichel1–3
8:27VGKP. Dorofeyev VideoAssists: R. Smith2–3

3rd

No scoring

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

VGKBUF

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	28	15
Blocked	10	10
Power Play	0/1	0/1
Faceoff %	44.3	55.7
Corsi %	50.4	49.6
xG	4.38	3.84
Giveaways	14	15
Takeaways	5	9

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Rasmus DahlinD	0	2	2	+2	1	25:50
Jason ZuckerLW	1	0	1	+1	2	13:36
Ryan McLeodC	0	1	1	+1	2	15:51
Tage ThompsonC	1	0	1	+1	2	21:07
Noah OstlundC	0	1	1	0	1	14:19
Alex TuchRW	0	1	1	+1	1	19:36
Owen PowerD	1	0	1	-1	2	22:54
Zach BensonLW	0	0	0	-1	0	09:46
Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	+1	0	20:04
Jack QuinnRW	0	0	0	0	5	15:05
Alex LyonG	--	--	46/48	--	.958	60:00
Colten EllisG	--	--	27/29	--	.931	00:00

Vegas Golden Knights

Player statistics for Vegas Golden Knights
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Pavel DorofeyevRW	1	0	1	+1	4	20:48
Shea TheodoreD	0	1	1	0	1	24:29
Ivan BarbashevLW	1	0	1	0	3	17:41
Jack EichelC	0	1	1	0	2	21:19
Colton SissonsC	0	0	0	0	2	13:01
Raphael LavoieC	0	0	0	0	0	08:34
Braeden BowmanRW	0	0	0	0	1	18:15
Tomas HertlC	0	0	0	-2	2	11:47
Keegan KolesarRW	0	0	0	-2	1	11:40
Mitch MarnerRW	0	0	0	+1	0	22:11
Akira SchmidG	--	--	42/45	--	.933	58:29
Adin HillG	--	--	25/28	--	.893	00:00

Lineups

VGK

Actual (from shift data)

L1

13:56

19:04

22:11

20:48

L2

14:04

17:41

21:19

18:15

L3

5:10

11:01

13:01

8:34

L4

5:13

8:14

11:47

11:40

D1

13:44

24:29

20:36

D2

10:00

19:10

17:26

D3

8:20

18:16

15:59

58:29

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Parker Wotherspooninjured-reserve · Upper Body

BUF

Actual (from shift data)

L1

16:39

20:04

21:07

19:36

L2

12:13

14:19

15:35

16:32

L3

11:28

13:36

15:51

15:05

L4

6:49

9:46

8:34

8:57

D1

8:58

25:50

25:15

D2

11:50

22:54

22:42

D3

1:05

11:19

10:58

60:00

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body

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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