🎰 Away Golden Knights 33-20-7
2–7
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 29-28-4
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🎰 VGK 0202
⚔️ BUF 1247

Golden Knights at Sabres

Sabres beat Golden Knights 7–2 at KeyBank Center on March 2, 2024.

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2023-24 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jeff Skinner
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 13:45 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Owen Power
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 21:03 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Dylan Cozens
2 G
3 shots · 12:29 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 1st · 01:55
Unassisted · beat Logan Thompson
0–1
2nd period
⚔️ Dylan Cozens SH 2nd · 00:54
Unassisted · beat Logan Thompson
0–2
🎰 Brendan Brisson PP 2nd · 01:46
Assists: Nicolas Roy, Paul Cotter · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–2
🎰 William Karlsson Tying 2nd · 04:28
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, Paul Cotter · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–2
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 2nd · 14:46
Assists: Eric Robinson · beat Logan Thompson
2–3
3rd period
⚔️ Kyle Okposo 3rd · 02:20
Assists: Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Logan Thompson
2–4
⚔️ Owen Power 3rd · 06:26
Assists: Jacob Bryson, Eric Robinson · beat Logan Thompson
2–5
⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt PP 3rd · 12:18
Assists: Owen Power, Jeff Skinner · beat Logan Thompson
2–6
⚔️ Dylan Cozens SH 3rd · 17:12
Assists: Owen Power, Henri Jokiharju · beat Logan Thompson
2–7

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Cotter · Karlsson · Marchessault 17:23
L2 Barbashev · Roy · Amadio 16:36
L3 Morelli · Stephenson · Kolesar 13:17
L4 Denisenko · Froese · Brisson 12:17
D1 Pietrangelo · Martinez 21:59
D2 Theodore · Hague 19:16
D3 McNabb · Whitecloud 17:28
⚔️Sabres
L1 Greenway · Thompson · Tuch 16:26
L2 Robinson · Mittelstadt · Peterka 15:01
L3 Benson · Girgensons · Okposo 14:06
L4 Skinner · Krebs · Cozens 12:54
D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 23:52
D2 Power · Johnson 19:08
D3 Bryson · Clifton 16:48

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎰VGK BUF⚔️
24 Shots on goal 35
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
37 Hits 29
27 Blocked shots 10
7 Takeaways 3
2 Giveaways 5
7 Penalty minutes 9
VGK shooting 8.3% (2/24) BUF shooting 20.0% (7/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎰Golden Knights
Logan Thompson
28/35
.800 SV% · 7 GA · 59:58 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jeff Skinner · 1st 01:55 · 0–1 Dylan Cozens · 2nd 00:54 · 0–2 Brendan Brisson · 2nd 01:46 · 1–2 William Karlsson · 2nd 04:28 · 2–2 Zemgus Girgensons · 2nd 14:46 · 2–3 Kyle Okposo · 3rd 02:20 · 2–4 Owen Power · 3rd 06:26 · 2–5 Casey Mittelstadt · 3rd 12:18 · 2–6 Dylan Cozens · 3rd 17:12 · 2–7
VGK BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-4 (23% win rate, 13 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 2–0
Dec 152023 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 5–2 Dec 192022 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 3–2 Nov 102022 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 7–4 Mar 102022 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Feb 12022 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 2–5
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Who won Golden Knights vs Sabres on March 2, 2024?

Sabres won 7–2. The final score was Golden Knights 2, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Brendan Brisson, William Karlsson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens (2), Casey Mittelstadt, Jeff Skinner, Kyle Okposo, Owen Power, Zemgus Girgensons.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 28 saves on 35 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeFeb 29 🎰VGK @ 🐻BOS 4–5 AfterMar 4 🎰VGK @ 🧥CBJ 3–6
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 29 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–2 AfterMar 3 ✈️WPG @ ⚔️BUF 5–2
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