BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
SO
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
Final
5—2
2023-12-15 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
W
W
W
W
OT
W
W
SO
OT
L
BUF dominated expected goals 4.5 to 4.4
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
4.46
ACTUAL
5 — 2
VGK xG
4.40
Scoring Timeline
0.59
HIGH xG
2P 07:42Even Strength
24
Dylan Cozens(5)
C · BUF · #24
Casey Mittelstadt (17)BUF 1 - 0 VGK
0.75
HIGH xG
2P 13:44Power Play
49
Ivan Barbashev(7)
C · VGK · #49
Nicolas Roy (8)BUF 1 - 1 VGK
0.75
HIGH xG
3P 03:22Even Strength
9
Jack Eichel(13)
C · VGK · #9
Paul Cotter (7)BUF 1 - 2 VGK
0.75
HIGH xG
3P 05:01Even Strength
11
Casey Mittelstadt(7)
C · BUF · #11
Dylan Cozens (10), Connor Clifton (7)BUF 2 - 2 VGK
0.67
HIGH xG
3P 09:29Even Strength
9
Zach Benson(4)
L · BUF · #9
Alex Tuch (10), Mattias Samuelsson (3)BUF 3 - 2 VGK
0.75
HIGH xG
3P 11:12Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(9)
R · BUF · #89
Zach Benson (6)BUF 4 - 2 VGK
0.80
HIGH xG
3P 17:19Power Play11
Casey Mittelstadt(8)
C · BUF · #11
Dylan Cozens (11), Rasmus Dahlin (18)BUF 5 - 2 VGK
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
27
Devon Levi
G · BUF · #27
33/35 saves, .942 SV%, +2.5 GSAx
★2
48
Logan Thompson
G · VGK · #48
22/26 saves, .846 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★3
11
Casey Mittelstadt
C · BUF · #11
2G, 1A, 2 SOG
Team Stats
BUFVGK
27Shots35
4.46xGF4.40
38.1CF%61.9
55.6FO%44.4
0/1PP1/4
30Hits44
19Blocks12
4Giveaways8
9Takeaways8
8PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | VGK SOG | BUF xG | VGK xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 14 | 0.32 | 1.15 |
| 2nd | 7 | 10 | 1.05 | 1.69 |
| 3rd | 5 | 9 | 3.08 | 1.56 |
| Total | 22 | 33 | 4.45 | 4.40 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 06:52
Tage Thompsonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Keegan Kolesar2P 03:35
Brett Murrayslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Keegan Kolesar2P 05:34
Chandler Stephensonroughing-removing-opponents-helmet (2 min)
Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson2P 13:14
Mattias Samuelssonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Eichel2P 18:46
Peyton Krebsroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Eichel