Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres — Match Details

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Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Vegas Golden Knights 5:2. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by D. Cozens 7′, I. Barbashev 13′, J. Eichel 3′, C. Mittelstadt 5′, Z. Benson 9′, A. Tuch 11′, C. Mittelstadt 17′. League standings: Vegas Golden Knights #7, Buffalo Sabres #3.

Match Events

Key match events between Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres — 7 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Vegas Golden Knights

Buffalo Sabres

Period 1

6′

T. Thompson

Slashing

Period 2

3′

B. Murray

Slashing

C. Stephenson

Roughing

5′

7′

D. Cozens

13′

M. Samuelsson

Hooking

I. Barbashev

Power-play

13′

18′

P. Krebs

Roughing

Period 3

J. Eichel

3′

5′

C. Mittelstadt

C. Clifton

9′

Z. Benson

M. Samuelsson

11′

A. Tuch

17′

C. Mittelstadt

R. Dahlin

Rivalry since 2017

Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Head to Head Results· 15

Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres have met 15 times — Vegas Golden Knights won 7, Buffalo Sabres won 8, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2017. Buffalo Sabres leads the head-to-head with 8 victories from 15 meetings. A combined 89 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.93 per match (44 for the home side, 45 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 14 matches (93%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 14 games (93%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Buffalo Sabres are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–7 in 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights

wins

Drawn

Buffalo Sabres

wins

Total goals

89 · 5.9/match

Both scored

14/15 · 93%

Over 2.5

14/15 · 93%

Recent Meetings

18/03/26Vegas Golden Knights0–2Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Vegas Golden Knights0–2Buffalo Sabres

18/03/26NHL

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04/03/26Buffalo Sabres3–2Vegas Golden KnightsNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres3–2Vegas Golden Knights

04/03/26NHL

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15/03/25Buffalo Sabres4–3Vegas Golden KnightsNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres4–3Vegas Golden Knights

15/03/25NHL

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05/01/25Vegas Golden Knights3–1Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Vegas Golden Knights3–1Buffalo Sabres

05/01/25NHL

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03/03/24Buffalo Sabres7–2Vegas Golden KnightsNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres7–2Vegas Golden Knights

03/03/24NHL

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20/12/22Vegas Golden Knights2–3Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Vegas Golden Knights2–3Buffalo Sabres

20/12/22NHL

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11/11/22Buffalo Sabres4–7Vegas Golden KnightsNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres4–7Vegas Golden Knights

11/11/22NHL

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11/03/22Buffalo Sabres3–1Vegas Golden KnightsNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres3–1Vegas Golden Knights

11/03/22NHL

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02/02/22Vegas Golden Knights5–2Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Vegas Golden Knights5–2Buffalo Sabres

02/02/22NHL

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29/02/20Vegas Golden Knights4–2Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Vegas Golden Knights4–2Buffalo Sabres

29/02/20NHL

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Highest-scoring game: 4–7 v 2022

More results

Standings

Vegas Golden Knights sit #7 and Buffalo Sabres are #3 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0

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2Boston Bruins0

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3Buffalo Sabres0

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4Florida Panthers0

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5Montreal Canadiens0

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6Ottawa Senators0

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7Tampa Bay Lightning0

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8Toronto Maple Leafs0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Detroit Red Wings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Boston Bruins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Buffalo Sabres	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Florida Panthers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Montreal Canadiens	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Ottawa Senators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Tampa Bay Lightning	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Toronto Maple Leafs	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Central

1Winnipeg Jets0

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2Chicago Blackhawks0

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3Colorado Avalanche0

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4Dallas Stars0

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5Minnesota Wild0

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6Nashville Predators0

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7St. Louis Blues0

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8Utah0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Winnipeg Jets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Chicago Blackhawks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Colorado Avalanche	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Dallas Stars	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Minnesota Wild	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Nashville Predators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	St. Louis Blues	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Utah	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0

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2Calgary Flames0

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3Edmonton Oilers0

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4Los Angeles Kings0

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5San Jose Sharks0

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6Vancouver Canucks0

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7Vegas Golden Knights0

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8Seattle Kraken0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Anaheim Ducks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Calgary Flames	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Edmonton Oilers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Los Angeles Kings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	San Jose Sharks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Vancouver Canucks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Vegas Golden Knights	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Seattle Kraken	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0

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2Carolina Hurricanes0

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3Columbus Blue Jackets0

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4New Jersey Devils0

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5New York Islanders0

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6Philadelphia Flyers0

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7Washington Capitals0

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8New York Rangers0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Pittsburgh Penguins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Carolina Hurricanes	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Columbus Blue Jackets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	New Jersey Devils	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	New York Islanders	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Philadelphia Flyers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Washington Capitals	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	New York Rangers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026