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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Vegas 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 15, 2025
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 16770
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Vegas 11103
Buffalo 0121SO4
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Vegas   Buffalo
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:33 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  0:35 Jordan Greenway hits Zach Whitecloud.
  0:40 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Noah Hanifin.
  0:44 Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Zach Whitecloud.
  0:47 Tage Thompson hits Noah Hanifin.
Zach Whitecloud shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 0:51  
  0:53 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brandon Saad.
  1:01 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
  1:05 Bowen Byram hits Tomas Hertl.
  1:10 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
  1:23 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 1:24  
Giveaway by Brett Howden. 1:35  
Brett Howden hits Connor Clifton. 1:46  
  1:50 Giveaway by Jiri Kulich.
  2:00 Beck Malenstyn hits Ivan Barbashev.
Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev. 2:08  
  2:18 Sam Lafferty hits Kaedan Korczak.
Giveaway by Brayden McNabb. 2:27  
  2:47 Tyson Kozak shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  2:49 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  3:08 Tage Thompson hits Noah Hanifin.
  3:31 Rasmus Dahlin hits Mark Stone.
  3:38 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  4:19 Giveaway by Connor Clifton.
  4:42 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  4:51 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  4:53 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
  4:54 Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 4:56  
  5:16 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  5:18 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  5:27 Beck Malenstyn hits Tanner Pearson.
  5:44 Beck Malenstyn hits Nicolas Hague.
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:51  
  5:58 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Nicolas Roy.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 6:01  
Shot by Zach Whitecloud misses the net 6:26  
  6:33 Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
Giveaway by Noah Hanifin. 6:34  
  7:03 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  7:05 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Bowen Byram. 7:38  
  7:49 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  7:51 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  8:10 Beck Malenstyn hits Alex Pietrangelo.
  8:24 Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Nicolas Hague.
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:28  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway. 8:31  
Giveaway by Jack Eichel. 8:59  
Keegan Kolesar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 9:04  
Keegan Kolesar hits Mattias Samuelsson. 9:07  
Noah Hanifin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 9:19  
Keegan Kolesar hits Alex Tuch. 9:23  
  9:26 Jordan Greenway hits Zach Whitecloud.
  9:39 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  9:52 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  10:20 Jason Zucker hits Brandon Saad.
Kaedan Korczak hits Jiri Kulich. 10:46  
Reilly Smith blocks shot from Nicolas Hague. 11:18  
  11:20 Owen Power blocks shot from Nicolas Roy.
  11:35 Tyson Kozak hits Nicolas Hague.
  11:38 Owen Power blocks shot from Reilly Smith.
Brett Howden scores. Assisted by Tanner Pearson and Ivan Barbashev. 12:07  
  12:07 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Shot by Keegan Kolesar misses the net 12:22  
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 12:27  
Victor Olofsson hits Bowen Byram. 12:30  
  12:39 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  13:03 Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net
  13:08 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  13:22 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 13:31  
  13:42 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  13:57 Peyton Krebs hits Nicolas Roy.
  14:19 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  14:21 Shot by Tyson Kozak misses the net
Giveaway by Brayden McNabb. 15:15  
Giveaway by Brandon Saad. 15:27  
  15:51 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Tomas Hertl blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 15:58  
  16:13 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  16:21 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  16:45 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
Nicolas Roy hits Owen Power. 17:06  
Alex Pietrangelo shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 17:29  
  17:32 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
Giveaway by Mark Stone. 17:45  
Kaedan Korczak blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. 17:57  
  18:47 Mattias Samuelsson hits Tanner Pearson.
  19:05 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Giveaway by Noah Hanifin. 19:26  
  19:32 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  19:46 Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
  19:54 Peyton Krebs hits Nicolas Hague.
  19:56 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
2
Vegas   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:45 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  0:48 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  1:45 Takeaway by Connor Clifton.
  1:51 Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net
  1:54 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  1:57 Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
Giveaway by Tanner Pearson. 2:07  
  2:34 Giveaway by Peyton Krebs.
  2:57 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Keegan Kolesar hits Beck Malenstyn. 3:30  
  3:40 Alex Tuch hits Zach Whitecloud.
  3:43 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
  3:45 Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net
  3:49 Giveaway by Ryan McLeod.
  3:56 Giveaway by Zach Benson.
Mark Stone shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 4:04  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 4:57  
  5:16 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  5:18 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 5:20  
  5:46 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Adin Hill penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Pavel Dorofeyev. 5:46  
  6:01 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 6:03  
Alex Pietrangelo shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 6:08  
Brayden McNabb hits Rasmus Dahlin. 6:22  
  6:37 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  6:41 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  6:43 Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net
  7:29 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Bowen Byram. 8:10  
  8:19 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
  8:24 Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Tanner Pearson hits Bowen Byram. 8:54  
  9:13 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
Brett Howden blocks shot from Jack Quinn. 9:18  
Brett Howden hits Jiri Kulich. 9:23  
  9:25 Peyton Krebs penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brett Howden. Served by Jason Zucker.
  9:25 Peyton Krebs penalty for fighting against Brett Howden - 5 mins (Major).
Brett Howden penalty for fighting against Peyton Krebs - 5 mins (Major). 9:25  
  9:25 Peyton Krebs penalty for instigator - misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 9:25  
  9:50 Mattias Samuelsson hits Mark Stone.
Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev. 9:56  
  10:20 Mattias Samuelsson hits Jack Eichel.
  10:24 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
Giveaway by Nicolas Roy. 11:18  
  11:32 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo. 11:45  
Keegan Kolesar penalty for fighting against Jordan Greenway - 5 mins (Major). 11:47  
  11:47 Jordan Greenway penalty for fighting against Keegan Kolesar - 5 mins (Major).
  11:47 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  12:03 Owen Power blocks shot from Pavel Dorofeyev.
Pavel Dorofeyev scores. Assisted by Tomas Hertl. 12:06  
  12:06 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  12:13 Ryan McLeod scores. Assisted by Jacob Bryson and Bowen Byram.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 12:13  
  12:38 Bowen Byram hits Jack Eichel.
Ivan Barbashev shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:39  
Shot by Ivan Barbashev misses the net 12:40  
Mark Stone shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 13:03  
  13:05 Tyson Kozak blocks shot from Kaedan Korczak.
  13:14 Beck Malenstyn hits Kaedan Korczak.
Giveaway by Mark Stone. 13:19  
Nicolas Roy hits Jack Quinn. 14:03  
  14:15 Takeaway by Owen Power.
  14:27 Owen Power blocks shot from Alex Pietrangelo.
Tomas Hertl hits Tage Thompson. 14:29  
  14:31 Connor Clifton hits Tomas Hertl.
  15:00 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
Zach Whitecloud hits Zach Benson. 15:14  
  15:20 Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Ivan Barbashev hits Jacob Bryson. 15:37  
  15:41 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  16:18 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
Pavel Dorofeyev blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 16:26  
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 16:28  
  16:36 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  17:38 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  17:40 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  17:48 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 17:57  
  18:00 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  18:21 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  18:36 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 19:01  
Shot by Brandon Saad misses the net 19:11  
  19:30 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Keegan Kolesar hits Bowen Byram. 19:38  
3
Vegas   Buffalo
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:08 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Brett Howden shoots misses the net 0:40  
  0:43 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 0:58  
  1:06 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  1:13 Giveaway by Sam Lafferty.
  1:24 Connor Clifton hits Tomas Hertl.
  1:36 Beck Malenstyn hits Kaedan Korczak.
  1:38 Sam Lafferty hits Pavel Dorofeyev.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:51  
  1:54 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 2:09  
  2:11 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  2:14 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Mark Stone blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. 2:15  
  2:22 Mattias Samuelsson hits Ivan Barbashev.
Shot by Brett Howden misses the net 3:27  
Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 3:44  
  3:45 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Owen Power. 3:48  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:56  
Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. 3:58  
  4:01 Beck Malenstyn hits Kaedan Korczak.
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 4:02  
  4:06 Giveaway by Connor Clifton.
  4:13 Tyson Kozak hits Nicolas Roy.
  5:04 Jordan Greenway hits Zach Whitecloud.
  5:14 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Noah Hanifin.
Ivan Barbashev wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 5:16  
Shot by Mark Stone misses the net 5:20  
Nicolas Hague shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:45  
  5:49 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
Kaedan Korczak hits Beck Malenstyn. 5:54  
  6:04 Takeaway by Bowen Byram.
Takeaway by Brett Howden. 6:06  
  6:19 Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn.
  7:26 Owen Power shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  7:28 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  7:38 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  7:40 Jordan Greenway shoots misses the net
  7:44 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Takeaway by Noah Hanifin. 8:00  
  8:42 Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
Giveaway by Brandon Saad. 8:42  
  8:46 Giveaway by Connor Clifton.
  8:48 Sam Lafferty hits Brayden McNabb.
  8:58 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  9:13 Giveaway by Peyton Krebs.
Pavel Dorofeyev penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Clifton. 9:36  
  9:36 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  9:40 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  9:46 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  9:53 Jason Zucker scores a power play goal.
  9:53 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Keegan Kolesar.
Kaedan Korczak hits Sam Lafferty. 10:07  
  10:15 Sam Lafferty hits Brayden McNabb.
Keegan Kolesar hits Bowen Byram. 10:19  
Takeaway by Brayden McNabb. 10:20  
Brett Howden blocks shot from Alex Pietrangelo. 10:39  
Reilly Smith blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 10:50  
  10:52 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  10:56 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Zach Whitecloud shoots misses the net 11:15  
  11:17 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Shot by Zach Whitecloud misses the net 12:01  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:17  
  12:19 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. 12:29  
  12:32 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  12:45 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  12:58 Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn.
  13:23 Takeaway by Bowen Byram.
  14:00 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Kaedan Korczak hits Zach Benson. 14:14  
  14:17 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  14:25 Jason Zucker hits Brayden McNabb.
  14:42 Connor Clifton hits Tanner Pearson.
Alex Pietrangelo hits Beck Malenstyn. 14:57  
  15:19 Connor Clifton hits Tomas Hertl.
Brandon Saad hits Beck Malenstyn. 15:22  
Nicolas Hague blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 15:28  
  15:39 Jordan Greenway hits Tomas Hertl.
  15:44 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  15:45 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
  15:47 Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 15:50  
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud. 15:54  
Keegan Kolesar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:42  
Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 16:58  
  17:06 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 17:08  
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 17:16  
  17:25 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mark Stone.
Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Mark Stone and Alex Pietrangelo. 17:27  
  17:27 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  17:49 Zach Benson blocks shot from Zach Whitecloud.
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo. 18:20  
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo. 18:28  
  18:28 Jordan Greenway hits Alex Pietrangelo.
Brayden McNabb hits Jack Quinn. 19:01  
Takeaway by Tomas Hertl. 19:17  
  19:29 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  19:32 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  19:46 Rasmus Dahlin scores. Assisted by Bowen Byram and Tage Thompson.
  19:46 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  19:52 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
1 OT
Vegas   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 0:36  
Shot by Ivan Barbashev misses the net 1:48  
Shot by Ivan Barbashev misses the net 2:26  
Jack Eichel shoots misses the net 2:52  
  3:27 Tage Thompson shoots misses the net
  3:40 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev. 3:45  
  4:47 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Noah Hanifin blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. 4:52  
Shootout
Round 1
BUF Tage Thompson misses the net.
VEG Victor Olofsson scores on shootout attempt.
Round 2
BUF Jack Quinn scores on shootout attempt.
VEG Shootout attempt by Jack Eichel. Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Round 3
BUF Alex Tuch scores on shootout attempt.
VEG Shootout attempt by Pavel Dorofeyev. Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.