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2017-18 regular season

Sabres at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Golden Knights beat Sabres 5–4 in overtime at T-Mobile Arena on October 17, 2017.

BUF – VGK
34–31
Shots on goal
3/5–1/5
Power play
16–15
Hits
18–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Evander Kane
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 24:55 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
David Perron
2 G
3 shots · 20:04 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Malcolm Subban
30 saves
0.882 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:24
Assists: Nathan Beaulieu, Evander Kane · beat Malcolm Subban
1–0
🎰 Oscar Lindberg Tying 1st · 14:15
Assists: Reilly Smith, William Karlsson · beat Chad Johnson
1–1
2nd period
🎰 Alex Tuch Go-ahead 2nd · 06:40
Assists: Deryk Engelland, Brendan Leipsic · beat Chad Johnson
1–2
🎰 Reilly Smith PP 2nd · 18:37
Assists: Brad Hunt, Colin Miller · beat Chad Johnson
1–3
3rd period
🎰 David Perron 3rd · 03:50
Assists: James Neal, Cody Eakin · beat Chad Johnson
1–4
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP 3rd · 10:00
Assists: Evander Kane, Jack Eichel · beat Malcolm Subban
2–4
⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP 3rd · 18:02
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Jason Pominville · beat Malcolm Subban
3–4
⚔️ Evander Kane Tying 3rd · 19:51
Assists: Jack Eichel, Jason Pominville · beat Malcolm Subban
4–4
Overtime
🎰 David Perron Go-ahead OT · 03:52
Assists: Luca Sbisa, James Neal · beat Chad Johnson
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 24:55
L2 Reinhart · Pominville · Okposo 17:21
L3 Larsson · Pouliot · Bailey 10:41
L4 Moulson · Nolan · Girgensons 6:19
D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 24:44
D2 Beaulieu · Tennyson 19:36
D3 McCabe · Gorges 15:53
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Perron · Eakin · Karlsson 20:04
L2 Neal · Smith · Tuch 17:55
L3 Lindberg · Bellemare · Nosek 13:23
L4 Leipsic · Carrier · Shipachyov 10:58
D1 Engelland · Schmidt 21:44
D2 Sbisa · Merrill 20:22
D3 Miller · Hunt 18:06

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF VGK🎰
34 Shots on goal 31
3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
16 Hits 15
18 Blocked shots 17
9 Takeaways 17
5 Giveaways 6
10 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 11.8% (4/34) VGK shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
26/31
.839 SV% · 5 GA · 60:27 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Malcolm Subban
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 63:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 06:24 · 1–0 Oscar Lindberg · 1st 14:15 · 1–1 Alex Tuch · 2nd 06:40 · 1–2 Reilly Smith · 2nd 18:37 · 1–3 David Perron · 3rd 03:50 · 1–4 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 10:00 · 2–4 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 18:02 · 3–4 Evander Kane · 3rd 19:51 · 4–4 David Perron · OT 03:52 · 4–5
BUF VGK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
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Who won Sabres vs Golden Knights on October 17, 2017?

Golden Knights won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 4, Golden Knights 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ryan O'Reilly (2), Evander Kane, Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

David Perron (2), Alex Tuch, Oscar Lindberg, Reilly Smith.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Malcolm Subban made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Golden Knights season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🦆ANA 3–1 AfterOct 20 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 4–2
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeOct 15 🐻BOS @ 🎰VGK 1–3 AfterOct 21 🎵STL @ 🎰VGK 2–3
Also on October 17
🐧PIT 5–4 🗽NYR 🐆FLA 1–5 🔔PHI 🍁TOR 2–0 🦅WSH ⚡TBL 4–5 😈NJD 🐋VAN 3–0 🏛️OTT 🏔️COL 1–4 🐯NSH 🧥CBJ 5–2 ✈️WPG 🌵ARI 1–3 ⭐DAL
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