Vegas Golden Knights @ Buffalo Sabres

28-19-14, 14-11-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Golden Knights VGK	0	2	0	2
Sabres BUF	1	2	0	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

36-19-6, 18-8-3 Home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Braeden BowmanB. Bowman#42
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Raphael LavoieR. Lavoie#36
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Cole ReinhardtC. Reinhardt#23
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
defensemen
Rasmus AnderssonR. Andersson#4
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon#5
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:41	1:02	0:00	16:39	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:15	0:57	0:00	17:18	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	20:48	1:00	0:00	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	21:19	1:08	0:57	19:14	8	11	42.1
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:47	1:04	0:00	10:43	3	8	27.3
0	0	-2	1	4	1	0	0	7	0	1	19	11:40	0:01	0:00	11:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	8:34	0:00	0:00	8:34	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	22:11	1:08	1:05	19:58	5	10	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	11:01	0:00	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	8:14	0:02	0:00	8:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	2	2	20	13:01	0:52	0:55	11:14	9	3	75.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	19:04	0:51	1:03	17:10	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	27	18:16	0:59	0:00	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	25	19:10	0:00	0:42	18:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	17:26	0:04	0:00	17:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	25	15:59	0:00	0:41	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	29	20:36	0:04	1:19	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	24:29	0:48	1:18	22:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
Akira SchmidA. Schmid#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	23	1	1	0	0	58:29	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	9:46	0:00	0:40	9:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	16:32	1:13	0:00	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:34	0:00	0:34	8:00	3	2	60.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	2	25	20:04	0:00	0:06	19:58	5	1	83.3
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	15	8:57	0:00	1:17	7:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	15:51	0:47	1:24	13:40	9	10	47.4
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	24	15:35	1:13	0:00	14:22	8	4	66.7
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14:19	0:00	0:00	14:19	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:05	0:47	0:00	14:18	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	21:07	1:13	0:02	19:52	7	8	46.7
0	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	25	19:36	0:47	0:00	18:49	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	13:36	1:13	0:00	12:23	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	25	22:42	0:47	1:02	20:53	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	29	25:50	1:13	0:56	23:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:19	0:00	0:00	11:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:58	0:00	0:00	10:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	29	22:54	0:47	0:40	21:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	32	25:15	0:00	1:19	23:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	2	27	.931	26	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Golden Knights	0	2	0	2
	Sabres	1	2	0	3

1st Period			VGK	BUF
4:02		Jason Zucker (16) Assists: Ryan McLeod (32), Rasmus Dahlin (40)	0	1

2nd Period		VGK	BUF
0:46	Owen Power (5) Assists: Noah Ostlund (11)	0	2
5:44	Tage Thompson (33) Assists: Alex Tuch (28), Rasmus Dahlin (41)	0	3
6:50	Ivan Barbashev (18) Assists: Shea Theodore (21), Jack Eichel (48)	1	3
8:27	Pavel Dorofeyev (29) Assists: Reilly Smith (9)	2	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

1:19

Tage Thompson scores goal for Sabres

0:41

Pavel Dorofeyev scores goal for Golden Knights

0:42

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Golden Knights
2
Sabres
3

Game 1

4/3

Sabres
Golden Knights

Game 2

18/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 4 March 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
TJ Luxmore
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	28	19	14	70
Anaheim	33	23	3	69
Seattle	29	22	9	67
Edmonton	29	24	8	66
San Jose	29	25	4	62
Los Angeles	24	22	14	62
Calgary	24	28	7	55
Vancouver	18	35	7	43

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	38	16	4	80
Buffalo	36	19	6	78
Detroit	35	20	6	76
Montreal	33	17	9	75
Boston	34	21	5	73
Ottawa	29	22	8	66
Toronto	27	24	10	64
Florida	30	28	3	63

Severson breaks 3rd-period tie in the Blue Jackets' 3-2 win over the Predators

— Damon Severson broke a tie with a snap shot from the point through traffic at 6:07 of the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Tuesday night to open a four-game homestand.

Nashville Predators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

The Bruins beat the Penguins 2-1 as Khusnutdinov, Mittelstadt score 50 seconds apart

— Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.

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Vegas Golden Knights @ Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

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Severson breaks 3rd-period tie in the Blue Jackets' 3-2 win over the Predators

Nashville Predators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

The Bruins beat the Penguins 2-1 as Khusnutdinov, Mittelstadt score 50 seconds apart