Buffalo Sabres @ Vegas Golden Knights

42-20-6, 20-11-3 Away

Final

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

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

31-23-14, 16-11-7 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#10
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
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	17:17	1:23	2:30	13:24	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	13:40	0:00	1:43	11:57	7	7	50.0
1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19	13:30	2:37	0:00	10:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	18	11:10	0:00	1:48	9:22	3	0	100.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:10	0:00	0:48	10:22	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	1	20	12:30	0:00	2:27	10:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	16:58	1:23	2:42	12:53	8	8	50.0
1	0	2	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:28	2:37	0:00	10:51	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	2	22	15:46	1:11	0:00	14:35	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:41	1:23	0:00	14:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	23	19:21	2:37	0:00	16:44	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	19	14:55	2:37	0:00	12:18	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	26	21:31	1:53	1:32	18:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:51	2:07	1:28	19:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	11:53	0:00	0:00	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	21:41	0:12	1:02	20:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	25	22:20	0:00	3:59	18:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:18	0:00	4:01	12:17	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	0	28	1.000	24	4	0	0	0	60:00	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Braeden BowmanB. Bowman#42
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
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%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	14:31	1:22	0:00	13:09	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	20	14:04	0:58	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	17:18	4:39	0:00	12:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	16	11:17	0:00	0:53	10:24	7	2	77.8
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	20:06	4:39	0:36	14:51	3	8	27.3
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	18	17:39	4:40	0:00	12:59	10	9	52.6
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	2	19	13:56	1:20	0:12	12:24	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	10:40	0:00	1:07	9:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	22:23	4:47	2:58	14:38	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	17	13:49	0:00	1:23	12:26	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	10:03	0:00	0:51	9:12	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	19:10	5:01	0:00	14:09	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	21:15	1:21	2:53	17:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	27	20:23	0:00	2:16	18:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:03	0:00	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	20	15:40	0:00	1:43	13:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	30	18:37	0:00	0:25	18:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	20:37	1:13	0:43	18:41	0	0	0.0

goalies
Adin HillA. Hill#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	1	23	.958	19	4	0	0	0	59:29	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
	Sabres	1	0	1	2
	Golden Knights	0	0	0	0

1st Period			BUF	VGK
18:02		Josh Doan (22) Unassisted	1	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			BUF	VGK
19:02		Josh Norris (10) (Empty Net) Assists: Peyton Krebs (22), Mattias Samuelsson (25)	2	0

Josh Norris scores goal for Sabres

0:38

Josh Doan tallies goal vs. Golden Knights

0:38

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Golden Knights
2
Sabres
3

Game 1

4/3

Sabres
2
Golden Knights
0

Game 2

18/3

T-Mobile Arena

2:00 AM, 18 March 2026

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 17,844

Referees:
Kyle Rehman
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Trent Knorr
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	42	20	6	90
Tampa Bay	41	21	4	86
Montreal	37	20	10	84
Boston	37	23	8	82
Detroit	37	23	8	82
Ottawa	34	23	9	77
Toronto	29	28	12	70
Florida	33	31	3	69

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	37	27	3	77
Edmonton	34	26	9	77
Vegas	31	23	14	76
Seattle	31	27	9	71
Los Angeles	28	24	15	71
San Jose	32	28	6	70
Calgary	26	34	7	59
Vancouver	21	38	8	50

Nikita Kucherov nets a hat trick and 2 assists as the Lightning beat the Kraken 6-2

— Nikita Kucherov scored three goals for his sixth career hat trick and added two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Luukkonen records first shutout of season as Sabres beat Vegas 2-0

— Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves to record his first shutout of the season and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

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Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

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Nikita Kucherov nets a hat trick and 2 assists as the Lightning beat the Kraken 6-2

Luukkonen records first shutout of season as Sabres beat Vegas 2-0

Buffalo Sabres vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights