BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
L
OT
W
W
L
W
OT
Final
3—2
2022-12-19 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
BUF dominated expected goals 4.7 to 4.1

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
4.71
ACTUAL
3 — 2
VGK xG
4.06

Scoring Timeline

0.74
HIGH xG
BUF2P 01:53Even Strength
Jeff Skinner
53
Jeff Skinner(16)
C · BUF · #53
Alex Tuch (20), Lawrence Pilut (2)
BUF 1 - 0 VGK
0.79
HIGH xG
BUF2P 07:15Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(26)
C · BUF · #72
Casey Fitzgerald (3)
BUF 2 - 0 VGK
0.01
LOW xG
BUF2P 13:28Even Strength
Lawrence Pilut
20
Lawrence Pilut(1)
D · BUF · #20
Kyle Okposo (10), Peyton Krebs (4)
BUF 3 - 0 VGK
0.79
HIGH xG
VGK3P 03:54Even Strength
Chandler Stephenson
9
Chandler Stephenson(8)
C · VGK · #9
Michael Amadio (2), Alec Martinez (5)
BUF 3 - 1 VGK
0.74
HIGH xG
VGK3P 17:38Power Play
Reilly Smith
19
Reilly Smith(17)
R · VGK · #19
Alex Pietrangelo (20), William Karlsson (16)
BUF 3 - 2 VGK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
41/43 saves, .953 SV%, +2.1 GSAx
★2
Adin Hill
33
Adin Hill
G · VGK · #33
15/18 saves, .833 SV%, -0.8 GSAx
★3
Lawrence Pilut
20
Lawrence Pilut
D · BUF · #20
1G, 1A, 1 SOG

Team Stats

BUFVGK
0Shots0
4.71xGF4.06
38.5CF%61.5
—FO%—
0/0PP0/0
0Hits0
0Blocks0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
0PIM0

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGVGK SOGBUF xGVGK xG
1st6100.150.94
2nd4101.730.41
3rd5212.832.71
Total15414.714.06

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 03:59
VGK
Keegan Kolesarboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Ilya Lyubushkin
1P 08:18
BUF
Ilya Lyubushkinboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Leschyshyn
1P 13:58
BUF
Ilya Lyubushkininterference (2 min)
Drawn by William Carrier
3P 09:47
BUF
Mattias Samuelssondelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
3P 13:03
BUF
Kyle Okposops-tripping-on-breakaway (2 min)
Drawn by Jonathan Marchessault