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NHL • November 8, 2026

Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres, 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights finished with a 4–1 victory over Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on November 8, 2026.

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Vegas Golden Knights4 — 1Buffalo Sabres
Vegas Golden KnightsBuffalo Sabres

How the scoring unfolded

Vegas Golden Knights recorded 0, 2, 2 across the periods. Its highest-scoring periods were 2 and 3, with 2 goals.

Buffalo Sabres recorded 0, 0, 1 across the periods. Its highest-scoring period was 3, with 1 goal.

Names behind the numbers

Tomas Hertl contributed 2 goals for Vegas Golden Knights.

Beck Malenstyn contributed 1 goal for Buffalo Sabres.

The statistical picture

Vegas Golden Knights — Shots: 26.

Buffalo Sabres — Shots: 29.

Scoring moments

  1. 2nd · 12:17

    Mitch Marner Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none

  2. 2nd · 13:43

    Jack Eichel Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (10)

  3. 3rd · 4:26

    Beck Malenstyn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Kozak (1), Mattias Samuelsson (8)

  4. 3rd · 5:43

    Tomas Hertl Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (17)

  5. 3rd · 10:00

    Tomas Hertl Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (11), Shea Theodore (4)

Vegas Golden Knights — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Ivan Barbashev120314:451:090:0013:3617022010010.0012
Braeden Bowman010013:322:500:3410:0816040010000.0100
Trevor Connelly200-115:151:370:0013:3817070100000.0100
Nic Dowd120014:100:022:1511:53190000104357.1200
Jack Eichel000017:522:511:4013:211918051071236.8100
Marc Gatcomb01009:510:020:009:491301000010100.0000
Tomas Hertl040214:183:280:0010:501729042010283.3100
Brett Howden121013:450:001:2112:2417050110020.0012
William Karlsson200116:271:402:0312:44190305006275.0000
Mitch Marner002218:352:112:2913:5519131310000.0200
Victor Olofsson000112:542:190:0010:3516040200000.0100
Mark Stone201017:202:141:3713:291901002201150.0300
Vegas Golden Knights — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Rasmus Andersson100020:442:140:0218:2830020000000.0000
Dylan Coghlan210-111:030:000:0011:0316000000000.0112
Noah Hanifin220016:410:024:0012:3920020000000.0000
Jeremy Lauzon230120:220:003:5916:2328000110000.0000
Brayden McNabb521322:080:021:5820:0829000210000.0100
Shea Theodore200324:182:542:0219:2229021030000.0200
Vegas Golden Knights — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Adin Hill1290028.966242260:0000
Buffalo Sabres — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Zach Benson100-222:123:351:4416:5325020310000.0000
Sam Carrick00019:230:000:209:03130000101150.0000
Josh Doan000015:522:260:2513:0121030220000.0100
Tyson Kozak021111:330:003:018:32180111005455.6100
Peyton Krebs110-116:500:000:0216:48210102103442.9000
Jiri Kulich020-110:292:090:008:20160101301150.0000
Beck Malenstyn000113:130:003:219:5217110100000.0000
Josh Norris020-112:572:220:0010:35160402205455.6000
Noah Ostlund100-218:233:381:1913:26210403204833.3000
Jack Quinn000-216:433:290:0013:1418090210000.0000
Tage Thompson001-219:043:510:0215:112201002304736.4100
Jason Zucker010-213:522:250:0011:2717010000000.0000
Buffalo Sabres — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Rasmus Dahlin100-323:143:181:3518:2125030220000.0212
Zach Metsa000011:380:000:0011:3812000100000.0000
Owen Power110-322:042:421:3917:4323020100000.0000
Mattias Samuelsson300124:050:003:2820:3724021400000.0300
Conor Timmins200117:460:002:2015:2621000030000.0112
Olen Zellweger010-115:350:051:1214:1819030200000.0112
Buffalo Sabres — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Colten Ellis4260022.846173260:0000
Vegas Golden Knights — Team statistics
Blocked Shots23
Hits20
Takeaways5
Shots26
Power Play Goals0
Power Play Opportunities3
Power Play Percentage0.0
Short Handed Goals1
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won29
Faceoff Win Percent55.8
Giveaways16
Total Penalties3
Penalty Minutes6
Buffalo Sabres — Team statistics
Blocked Shots10
Hits10
Takeaways2
Shots29
Power Play Goals0
Power Play Opportunities3
Power Play Percentage0.0
Short Handed Goals0
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won23
Faceoff Win Percent44.2
Giveaways10
Total Penalties3
Penalty Minutes6