Sabres 5–2 Golden Knights — Final Score & Stats (Dec 15, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Casey Mittelstadt

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:38 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dylan Cozens

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 15:16 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Devon Levi

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Go-ahead 2nd · 07:42

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Logan Thompson

1–0

🎰 Ivan Barbashev PP Tying 2nd · 13:44

Assists: Nicolas Roy · beat Devon Levi

1–1

3rd period

🎰 Jack Eichel Go-ahead 3rd · 03:22

Assists: Paul Cotter · beat Devon Levi

1–2

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt Tying 3rd · 05:01

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Connor Clifton · beat Logan Thompson

2–2

⚔️ Zach Benson Go-ahead 3rd · 09:29

Assists: Alex Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Logan Thompson

3–2

⚔️ Alex Tuch 3rd · 11:12

Assists: Zach Benson · beat Logan Thompson

4–2

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt Empty net 3rd · 17:19

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Tuch · Peterka 18:47

L2 Benson · Mittelstadt · Krebs 16:38

L3 Robinson · Cozens · Okposo 15:16

L4 Olofsson · Murray · Jost 6:43

D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 25:04

D2 Power · Jokiharju 20:13

D3 Clifton · Johnson 13:48

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Karlsson · Stone 19:54

L2 Barbashev · Marchessault · Amadio 15:25

L3 Roy · Stephenson · Cotter 13:52

L4 Carrier · Howden · Kolesar 12:30

D1 Pietrangelo · Hague 22:38

D2 Whitecloud · Hutton 20:18

D3 McNabb · Pachal 13:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF VGK🎰

27 Shots on goal 35

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

30 Hits 44

19 Blocked shots 12

9 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 18.5% (5/27) VGK shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎰Golden Knights

Logan Thompson

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 59:13 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF VGK

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Dec 192022 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 3–2 Nov 102022 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 7–4 Mar 102022 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Feb 12022 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 2–5 Feb 282020 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 2–4

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Who won Sabres vs Golden Knights on December 15, 2023?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 5, Golden Knights 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Casey Mittelstadt (2), Alex Tuch, Dylan Cozens, Zach Benson.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 13 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–5 AfterDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 0–2

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 12 🔥CGY @ 🎰VGK 4–5 AfterDec 17 🏛️OTT @ 🎰VGK 3–6

Also on December 15

🦆ANA 1–5 🗽NYR 🐯NSH 6–5 🌪️CAR 🐻BOS 5–4 🏝️NYI 🏛️OTT 4–5 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 0–1 🌵ARI

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