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2 – 0
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Buffalo Sabres 2, Vegas Golden Knights 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 2, Vegas Golden Knights 0. Shots on goal: BUF 25, VGK 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-0 VGK; P2 BUF 0-0 VGK; P3 BUF 1-0 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 18:02 Josh Doan to make it BUF 1-0 VGK; P3 19:02 Josh Norris (assists: Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 2-0 VGK. Top skaters: Josh Norris (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) 0 G, 1 A; Peyton Krebs (BUF) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Adin Hill (VGK) 23 saves on 24, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 28 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Josh Norris
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 13:28 TOI
Goals · BUF
Josh Doan
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:30 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
28 saves on 28 shots (1.000) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 2 largest lead P3 19:02 (BUF 2, VGK 0) · 2-0 run, P1 18:02–P3 19:02
VGK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 18:02 Josh Doan BUF · backhand shot · BUF 1, VGK 0
  • P3 19:02 Josh Norris (Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 2, VGK 0

Linescore

123 T
BUF 101 2
VGK 000 0

Shots on goal: BUF 25, VGK 28

📋 Team Stats

BUFVGK
25Shots on goal29
53Shot attempts60
29Faceoff wins30
19Hits28
13Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways2
12Giveaways19
8Penalty minutes6
100.0%Save %95.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF109625
VGK119929

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres2 G · 38 attempts
Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (backhand)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Doan: goal (backhand)Tage Thompson: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (tip-in)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Logan Stanley: saved (wrist)Zach Metsa: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netZach Metsa: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (deflected)Zach Benson: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (backhand)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netTyson Kozak: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: goal (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 23Saved61% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net34% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights0 G · 48 attempts
Cole Smith: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (tip-in)Brett Howden: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (deflected)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Shea Theodore: saved (slap)Cole Smith: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Tomas Hertl: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (slap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netMark Stone: saved (deflected)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 29Saved60% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net40% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Josh Doan R 101+231013:30
Josh Norris C 101+250213:28
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+110322:20
Peyton Krebs C 011+201011:10
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+130022:51
Owen Power D 000000121:41
Bowen Byram D 000011121:31
Tage Thompson C 000002219:21
Zach Benson L 000051017:17
Ryan McLeod C 000001016:58
Logan Stanley D 000+111116:18
Noah Ostlund C 000000015:46
Jack Quinn R 000021115:41
Jason Zucker L 000011014:55
Sam Carrick C 000001013:40
Beck Malenstyn L 000004212:30
Zach Metsa D 000+120011:53
Tyson Kozak C 000014011:10
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 2828100.0060:00
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 000-110022:23
Rasmus Andersson D 000-100221:15
Shea Theodore D 000030020:37
Noah Hanifin D 000-220120:23
Jack Eichel C 000-220020:06
Mark Stone R 000-231119:10
Brayden McNabb D 000032118:37
Tomas Hertl C 000-135017:39
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-130017:18
Jeremy Lauzon D 000023115:40
Ivan Barbashev L 000-112014:31
Braeden Bowman R 000010114:04
Brett Howden C 000013113:56
Colton Sissons C 000022213:49
Kaedan Korczak D 000000113:03
Nic Dowd C 000013011:17
Keegan Kolesar R 000003110:40
Cole Smith R 000004010:03
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill L 232495.8159:29

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BUF 2 – 0 VGK
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