VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
L
W
SO
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Final
2—7
2024-03-02 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
BUF dominated expected goals 4.4 to 3.2 · BUF controlled 65.9% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVGK xG
3.19
ACTUAL
2 — 7
BUF xG
4.43
Scoring Timeline
0.04
LOW xG
1P 01:55Even Strength
53
Jeff Skinner(20)
C · BUF · #53
VGK 0 - 1 BUF
0.80
HIGH xG
2P 00:54Power Play
24
Dylan Cozens(13)
C · BUF · #24
VGK 0 - 2 BUF
0.80
HIGH xG
2P 01:46Power Play
19
Brendan Brisson(2)
C · VGK · #19
Nicolas Roy (23), Paul Cotter (14)VGK 1 - 2 BUF
0.75
HIGH xG
2P 04:28Even Strength
71
William Karlsson(21)
C · VGK · #71
Jonathan Marchessault (21), Paul Cotter (15)VGK 2 - 2 BUF
0.80
HIGH xG
2P 14:46Even Strength
28
Zemgus Girgensons(7)
C · BUF · #28
Eric Robinson (6)VGK 2 - 3 BUF
0.15
HIGH xG
3P 02:20Even Strength
8
Kyle Okposo(12)
R · BUF · #8
Jeff Skinner (18), Casey Mittelstadt (33)VGK 2 - 4 BUF
0.46
HIGH xG
3P 06:26Even Strength
25
Owen Power(4)
D · BUF · #25
Jacob Bryson (4), Eric Robinson (7)VGK 2 - 5 BUF
0.75
HIGH xG
3P 12:18Power Play
11
Casey Mittelstadt(14)
C · BUF · #11
Owen Power (18), Jeff Skinner (19)VGK 2 - 6 BUF
0.05
MED xG
3P 17:12Power Play24
Dylan Cozens(14)
C · BUF · #24
Owen Power (19), Henri Jokiharju (11)VGK 2 - 7 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
22/24 saves, .916 SV%, +1.2 GSAx
★2
53
Jeff Skinner
C · BUF · #53
1G, 2A, 4 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
25
Owen Power
D · BUF · #25
1G, 2A, 1 SOG
Team Stats
VGKBUF
24Shots35
3.19xGF4.43
34.1CF%65.9
54.1FO%45.9
1/2PP1/1
37Hits29
27Blocks10
2Giveaways5
7Takeaways3
7PIM9
Period Breakdown
| Period | VGK SOG | BUF SOG | VGK xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.34 |
| 2nd | 6 | 11 | 1.90 | 2.26 |
| 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0.50 | 1.83 |
| Total | 22 | 28 | 3.20 | 4.43 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL2P 00:37
Alex Tuchhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev3P 11:54
Alec Martinezhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson3P 16:40
Peyton Krebsfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev3P 16:40
Peyton Krebsslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev3P 16:40
Ivan Barbashevfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs