Sabres 1–3 Golden Knights — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎰 VGK

Jack Eichel

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 21:08 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Tanner Pearson

2 A

2 shots · 15:43 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Tanner Laczynski

1 G

1 shots · 11:08 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Tanner Laczynski Go-ahead 1st · 04:53

Assists: Brett Howden, Zach Whitecloud · beat James Reimer

0–1

🎰 Mark Stone 1st · 12:23

Assists: Jack Eichel, Tanner Pearson · beat James Reimer

0–2

3rd period

🎰 Jack Eichel 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Tanner Pearson, Noah Hanifin · beat James Reimer

0–3

⚔️ Jason Zucker PP 3rd · 17:42

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka · beat Adin Hill

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zucker · Thompson · Cozens 20:42

L2 Peterka · Tuch · Quinn 16:56

L3 Benson · Kulich · Krebs 12:55

L4 Malenstyn · McLeod · Aube-Kubel 10:26

D1 Dahlin · Byram 24:52

D2 Power · Samuelsson 21:50

D3 Clifton · Gilbert 10:50

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Karlsson · Hertl 20:24

L2 Dorofeyev · Pearson · Stone 18:11

L3 Howden · Laczynski · Kolesar 13:06

L4 Holtz · Schwindt · Rondbjerg 8:24

D1 Pietrangelo · Hanifin 24:26

D2 McNabb · Theodore 19:16

D3 Hague · Whitecloud 14:51

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF VGK🎰

24 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

17 Hits 19

10 Blocked shots 17

5 Takeaways 6

22 Giveaways 15

4 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 4.2% (1/24) VGK shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 57:41 TOI

🎰Golden Knights

Adin Hill

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

BUF VGK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Mar 22024 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 2–7 Dec 152023 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 5–2 Dec 192022 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 3–2 Nov 102022 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 7–4 Mar 102022 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 1–3

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Who won Sabres vs Golden Knights on January 4, 2025?

Golden Knights won 3–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Golden Knights 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Zucker.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Tanner Laczynski.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Adin Hill made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 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

BeforeJan 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 5–6 AfterJan 6 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeJan 2 🔔PHI @ 🎰VGK 2–5 AfterJan 7 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 4–2

Also on January 4

🗽NYR 4–7 🦅WSH 🐙DET 4–2 ✈️WPG 😈NJD 2–3 🦈SJS 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 🏔️COL 🎵STL 4–6 🧥CBJ 🐻BOS 4–6 🍁TOR 🌲MIN 4–0 🌪️CAR 🐯NSH 4–1 🔥CGY

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