Golden Knights 4, Sabres 1 — November 8, 2026: recap and analysis

VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
11-5-2 · W2 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
SO
L
W
OT
L
L
W
W
Final
4—1
Nov 8, 2026 · KeyBank Center
BUFBUF
Buffalo Sabres
8-5-3 · W1 · L10: 5-2-3
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
OT
W
SO

Final score: Vegas Golden Knights 4, Buffalo Sabres 1. Golden Knights won with fewer expected goals, 3.80 to 4.01. PuckLab's first star: Adin Hill (28/29 saves, .966 SV%, +2.7 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 63% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
VGK xG
3.80
ACTUAL
4 — 1
BUF xG
4.01

Scoring Timeline

0.53
HIGH xG
VGK2P 12:17Short-handed
Mitch Marner
16
Mitch Marner(3)
R · VGK · #16
VGK 1 - 0 BUF
0.17
HIGH xG
VGK2P 13:43Even Strength
VGK 2 - 0 BUF
0.57
HIGH xG
BUF3P 04:26Even Strength
VGK 2 - 1 BUF
0.27
HIGH xG
VGK3P 05:43Even Strength
Tomas Hertl
48
VGK 3 - 1 BUF
0.08
MED xG
VGK3P 10:00Even Strength
VGK 4 - 1 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Adin Hill
33
Adin Hill
G · VGK · #33
28/29 saves, .966 SV%, +2.7 GSAX
★2
Colten Ellis
92
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #92
22/26 saves, .846 SV%, +0.4 GSAX
★3
Tomas Hertl
48
Tomas Hertl
C · VGK · #48
2G, 4 SOG, 4 HIT

Team Stats

VGKBUF
26Shots29
3.80xGF4.01
35.65v5 CF%64.4
55.8FO%44.2
0/3PP0/3
20Hits10
23Blocks10
16Giveaways10
5Takeaways2
6PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodVGK SOGBUF SOGVGK xGBUF xG
1st6140.451.85
2nd1151.840.72
3rd9101.521.45
Total26293.804.01

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 08:41
BUF
Olen ZellwegerHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Andersson
1P 17:28
BUF
Conor TimminsHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Stone
2P 02:56
VGK
Dylan CoghlanTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Olen Zellweger
2P 05:30
VGK
Brett HowdenHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
2P 11:31
VGK
Ivan BarbashevHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
3P 18:53
BUF
Rasmus DahlinSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Victor Olofsson

Lineups