Saturday, January 4, 2025
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Vegas Golden Knights
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal | Strength | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04:53 | VGK | Tanner Laczynski (1) — Brett Howden (5) , Zach Whitecloud (3) | EV | 0-1 |
| 1 | 12:23 | VGK | Mark Stone (10) — Jack Eichel (41) , Tanner Pearson (9) | EV | 0-2 |
| 3 | 07:44 | VGK | Jack Eichel (11) — Tanner Pearson (10) , Noah Hanifin (15) | EV | 0-3 |
| 3 | 17:42 | BUF | Jason Zucker (15) — Rasmus Dahlin (22) , JJ Peterka (18) | PP | 1-3 |
Penalty Summary
| Period Per | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 08:03 | VGK | Tomas Hertl | Holding | 2 |
| 2 | 13:35 | BUF | Dylan Cozens | Holding | 2 |
| 3 | 13:13 | BUF | Alex Tuch | Boarding | 2 |
| 3 | 16:13 | VGK | Keegan Kolesar | High Sticking | 2 |
| 3 | 19:16 | VGK | Adin Hill | Delaying Game Illegal Play By Goalie | 2 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Buffalo Sabres | Vegas Golden Knights |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 24 | 33 |
| Faceoff % | 57.4% | 42.6% |
| Hits | 17 | 19 |
| Blocked Shots | 10 | 17 |
| Giveaways | 22 | 15 |
| Takeaways | 5 | 6 |
Skaters
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12:24 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 21:44 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12:55 |
| 20 | Jiri Kulich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14:37 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15:04 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19:25 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10:16 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11:17 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 20:42 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 17:31 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 16:56 |
| 96 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10:26 |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 24:16 |
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 08:38 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 19:55 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 23:44 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 25:28 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13:01 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jack Eichel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 21:08 |
| 16 | Pavel Dorofeyev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18:11 |
| 21 | Brett Howden | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13:49 |
| 22 | Cole Schwindt | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 08:24 |
| 26 | Alexander Holtz | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10:20 |
| 28 | Tanner Laczynski | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:08 |
| 46 | Jonas Rondbjerg | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 07:45 |
| 48 | Tomas Hertl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20:08 |
| 55 | Keegan Kolesar | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13:06 |
| 61 | Mark Stone | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18:35 |
| 70 | Tanner Pearson | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15:43 |
| 71 | William Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 20:24 |
| 2 | Zach Whitecloud | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13:39 |
| 3 | Brayden McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20:15 |
| 7 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 25:37 |
| 14 | Nicolas Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16:03 |
| 15 | Noah Hanifin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 23:16 |
| 27 | Shea Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18:16 |
Goalies
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |
| 47 | James Reimer | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 29/32 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 57:41 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adin Hill | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 20/20 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 60:00 |
| 35 | Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |