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2018-19 regular season

Sabres at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Golden Knights beat Sabres 4–1 at T-Mobile Arena on October 16, 2018.

BUF – VGK
27–29
Shots on goal
0/6–1/3
Power play
28–33
Hits
23–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎰 VGK
William Karlsson
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 19:38 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Jonathan Marchessault
2 G
6 shots · 19:55 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Reilly Smith
2 A
1 shots · 19:44 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Jonathan Marchessault PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:59
Assists: William Karlsson, Reilly Smith · beat Carter Hutton
0–1
2nd period
🎰 Cody Eakin SH 2nd · 02:08
Assists: Shea Theodore · beat Carter Hutton
0–2
3rd period
🎰 William Karlsson 3rd · 10:40
Assists: Reilly Smith · beat Carter Hutton
0–3
⚔️ Vladimir Sobotka 3rd · 19:23
Assists: Kyle Okposo, Jake McCabe · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–3
🎰 Jonathan Marchessault Empty net 3rd · 19:47
Assists: William Karlsson
1–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Sheary · Eichel · Reinhart 19:53
L2 Mittelstadt · Skinner · Okposo 17:54
L3 Sobotka · Thompson · Rodrigues 15:45
L4 Girgensons · Berglund · Pominville 9:37
D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 21:48
D2 Scandella · Bogosian 17:16
D3 Beaulieu · McCabe 15:55
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Marchessault · Smith 19:44
L2 Pacioretty · Eakin · Carpenter 13:24
L3 Bellemare · Haula · Nosek 12:34
L4 Carrier · Hyka · Reaves 9:36
D1 Miller · McNabb 23:07
D2 Holden · Theodore 20:13
D3 Merrill · Hunt 15:08

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF VGK🎰
27 Shots on goal 29
0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
28 Hits 33
23 Blocked shots 18
8 Takeaways 17
7 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 12
BUF shooting 3.7% (1/27) VGK shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Carter Hutton
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 55:35 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
26/27
.963 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Jonathan Marchessault · 1st 18:59 · 0–1 Cody Eakin · 2nd 02:08 · 0–2 William Karlsson · 3rd 10:40 · 0–3 Vladimir Sobotka · 3rd 19:23 · 1–3 Jonathan Marchessault · 3rd 19:47 · 1–4
BUF VGK
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Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 82018 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Mar 102018 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 SO Oct 172017 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 4–5 OT
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Who won Sabres vs Golden Knights on October 16, 2018?

Golden Knights won 4–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Golden Knights 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Vladimir Sobotka.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Jonathan Marchessault (2), Cody Eakin, William Karlsson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 13 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 3–0 AfterOct 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 1–5
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeOct 13 🎰VGK @ 🔔PHI 1–0 AfterOct 20 🦆ANA @ 🎰VGK 1–3
Also on October 16
⭐DAL 0–3 😈NJD 🏔️COL 2–3 🗽NYR 🐆FLA 5–6 🔔PHI 🐋VAN 3–2 🐧PIT 🌪️CAR 2–4 ⚡TBL 🌵ARI 1–2 🌲MIN 🛢️EDM 5–4 ✈️WPG
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