The Vegas Golden Knights (20-5-5) will try to extend a four-game win streak when they play the Buffalo Sabres (12-15-3) at home on Friday, December 15 at 10:00 PM ET on MSG-B, SCRIPPS, and ESPN+.
Golden Knights vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, December 15, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Golden Knights and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Golden Knights Insights
- The Golden Knights’ 101 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the fourth-best scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Golden Knights have been one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, allowing 72 total goals (only 2.4 per game) to rank fourth.
- Their goal differential (+29) makes them third-best in the league.
- The 25 power-play goals the Golden Knights have recorded this season are fifth-best in the NHL (on 110 power-play chances).
- The Golden Knights’ 22.73% power-play conversion rate ranks 11th in the league.
- The Golden Knights have recorded four shorthanded goals this season (eighth among NHL teams).
- The Golden Knights’ 87.21% penalty-kill success rate is third-best in the league.
- The Golden Knights win 50% of their faceoffs (18th in the NHL)
- The Golden Knights shoot 10.4% as a team (13th in the league).
- The Golden Knights have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 19.4 hits and 18.4 blocked shots per game.
Golden Knights Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Vegas, Jack Eichel has recorded 33 points.
- Having scored 10 goals and adding 19 assists, Mark Stone is a top contributor for Vegas through 30 games.
- William Karlsson has contributed 28 points for Vegas in 30 games this season, netting a goal on 18.1% of his shots and putting up 13 goals and 15 assists.
- In the 14 games Adin Hill has played this season, his save percentage is .936, the first-best in the league.
Golden Knights Injuries
Adin Hill: Lower Body (Questionable),
Kaedan Korczak: Lower Body (Questionable),
Alec Martinez: Lower Body (Out),
Shea Theodore: Upper Body (Out)
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres’ 85 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank them 20th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have given up 100 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 28th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -15, they are 26th in the league.
- With 12 power-play goals (on 88 chances), the Sabres are 25th in the NHL.
- The Sabres’ power-play percentage (13.64) puts them 26th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres have two.
- At 81.05, the Sabres have the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- At 45.4%, the Sabres have the league’s 31st-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- The 9.3% shooting percentage of the Sabres is 22nd in the league.
- The Sabres have shut out their opponent once. They are averaging 15.6 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Sabres Key Players
- Rasmus Dahlin has put up 24 points (0.8 per game) for Buffalo, with seven goals and 17 assists in 29 games (playing 24:13 per game).
- Jeff Skinner has collected 22 points this season, with 12 goals and 10 assists.
- John-Jason Peterka has 22 points so far, including 12 goals and 10 assists.
- Eric Comrie is 1-5-0 on the season, giving up 23 goals (4.0 goals against average) and collecting 144 saves with an .862 save percentage (67th in the league).
Sabres Injuries
Jack Quinn: Achilles (Out),
Zemgus Girgensons: Lower Body (Out),
Jordan Greenway: Upper Body (Out)