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FINAL / SOKeyBank Center · Mar 15

Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres: 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 4–3 in a shootout

  • Tied 3–3 after overtime; the Sabres won the shootout.
  • The Sabres came back from a 2-goal deficit.
  • U. Luukkonen stopped 16 of 19 shots (.842) for the win.
  • The Sabres controlled play, outshooting the Golden Knights 37–19.
  • Power play: BUF 1/2, VGK 0/1.
  • The Sabres dominated the dot, winning 72% of faceoffs.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    R. Dahlin

    BUF · 1G 0A

  2. 2nd star
    U. Luukkonen

    BUF · .842 SV%

  3. 3rd star
    R. McLeod

    BUF · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

Period by Period

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Team Stats

VGKBUF
Team statistics comparison
Shots----
Hits2236
Blocked1413
Power Play0/11/2
Faceoff %28.471.6
Corsi %41.658.4
xG1.712.44
Giveaways1923
Takeaways64

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
022+2023:54
101+2420:12
101+2322:05
011-2522:57
101-2526:48
011+1216:30
000+1119:18
000-1017:09
0000012:09
0000208:08
----34/37--.91963:33
----16/19--.84200:00

Vegas Golden Knights

Player statistics for Vegas Golden Knights
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
1010115:10
011+1015:06
011+1117:19
101-1223:04
101+1114:31
011-1222:28
0000016:02
0000212:34
000+1122:16
000-2019:50
----53/57--.93065:00
----33/37--.89200:00

Lineups

VGK

Actual (from shift data)
L1
6:38
17:19
23:04
22:28
L2
4:44
12:54
10Roy
16:02
15:28
L3
9:24
12:56
15:06
14:31
L4
4:33
12:00
15:10
12:34
D1
20:49
28:05
D2
14:56
17:01
D3
14:33
19:50
15:01
65:00
Starter
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

BUF

Actual (from shift data)
L1
11:34
17:09
22:57
23:16
L2
11:55
20:12
22:05
19:18
L3
6:34
14:52
12:21
9:04
L4
5:03
8:08
12:09
9:57
D1
14:24
26:48
18:16
D2
14:13
23:54
16:30
D3
12:54
19:48
17:43
63:33
Starter
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.

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice