Sat, Mar 10, 2018·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Vegas Golden Knights 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (SO)
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 54% of the time.
43%
11%
8%
38%
BUF winsVGK wins
Vegas Golden Knights
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 Nate SchmidtD · #88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:02 | 0.17 | 33.0% | 0.0 |
 Shea TheodoreD · #27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:31 | 0.07 | 47.8% | 0.0 |
 Deryk EngellandD · #5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:38 | 0.04 | 54.3% | +34.9 |
 William KarlssonC · #71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:19 | 0.15 | 27.4% | +34.9 |
 Brayden McNabbD · #3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 | 0.01 | 37.3% | 0.0 |
 David PerronLW · #57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:57 | 0.16 | 30.5% | +34.9 |
 Jonathan MarchessaultC · #81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19:34 | 0.34 | 26.9% | 0.0 |
 Colin MillerD · #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:59 | 0.04 | 49.6% | 0.0 |
 Alex TuchRW · #89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 17:36 | 0.43 | 60.9% | 0.0 |
 Erik HaulaLW · #56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:56 | 0.06 | 50.3% | 0.0 |
 Tomas TatarLW · #90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:17 | 0.22 | 37.0% | 0.0 |
 Brad HuntD · #77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0.04 | 43.6% | 0.0 |
 Cody EakinC · #21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 15:17 | 0.15 | 47.1% | 0.0 |
 Ryan CarpenterC · #40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 15:03 | 0.07 | 66.0% | 0.0 |
 Tomas HykaRW · #38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:44 | 0.25 | 41.5% | 0.0 |
 Pierre-Edouard BellemareLW · #41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:04 | 0.22 | 73.5% | 0.0 |
 Tomas NosekLW · #92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0.00 | 25.3% | 0.0 |
 Ryan ReavesRW · #75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0.00 | 38.8% | 0.0 |
 Marc-Andre Fleury#29 | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | .969 | 2.55 | +1.5 | 65:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 Rasmus RistolainenD · #55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 29:20 | 0.08 | 55.8% | 0.0 |
 Marco ScandellaD · #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 26:01 | 0.01 | 48.5% | 0.0 |
 Ryan O'ReillyC · #90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 25:36 | 0.07 | 59.7% | 0.0 |
 Sam ReinhartC · #23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 23:47 | 0.56 | 51.9% | 0.0 |
 Scott WilsonC · #20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 22:23 | 0.20 | 46.1% | 0.0 |
 Casey NelsonD · #8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:03 | 0.10 | 83.3% | 0.0 |
 Brendan GuhleD · #45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 17:50 | 0.16 | 77.7% | 0.0 |
 Johan LarssonLW · #22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | 0.12 | 94.0% | 0.0 |
 Zemgus GirgensonsC · #28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:51 | 0.38 | 95.1% | 0.0 |
 Jason PominvilleRW · #29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:56 | 0.25 | 95.2% | 0.0 |
 Josh GorgesD · #4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:46 | 0.06 | 28.7% | 0.0 |
 Nathan BeaulieuD · #82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 0.00 | 34.8% | 0.0 |
 Jacob JosefsonC · #10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:09 | 0.18 | 35.3% | 0.0 |
 Nick BaptisteRW · #13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:56 | 0.09 | 29.6% | 0.0 |
 Benoit PouliotLW · #67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:14 | 0.00 | 31.0% | +25.9 |
 Danny O'ReganC · #65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:19 | 0.00 | 41.8% | 0.0 |
 Jordan NolanC · #17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:22 | 0.00 | 49.5% | 0.0 |
 Justin BaileyRW · #95 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 8:39 | 0.28 | 54.2% | +25.9 |
 Robin Lehner#40 | O | 34 | 33 | 1 | .971 | 2.42 | +1.4 | 65:00 |