Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
7 |
16 |
6 |
29 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
12 |
5 |
28 |
Three stars
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (16) |
Ryan McLeod (32), Rasmus Dahlin (40) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
00:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power (5) |
Noah Ostlund (11) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
05:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (33) |
Alex Tuch (28), Rasmus Dahlin (41) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
06:50 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ivan Barbashev (18) |
Shea Theodore (21), Jack Eichel (48) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
08:27 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev (29) |
Reilly Smith (9) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, BUF 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
2 |
| Hits |
28 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/61 (44.3%) |
34/61 (55.7%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.1% |
21:19 |
| Number 10 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
13:01 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:48 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:14 |
| Number 23 C. Reinhardt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
11:01 |
| Number 36 R. Lavoie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:34 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
27.3% |
11:47 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:41 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
22:11 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
20:36 |
| Number 4 R. Andersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:16 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
15:59 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:29 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Schmid |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
58:29 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:46 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
15:35 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:36 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
83.3% |
20:04 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
08:57 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
60% |
08:34 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
47.4% |
15:51 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
21:07 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:19 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:42 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:19 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:15 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:54 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
25:50 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
10:58 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:50 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Rasmus Andersson |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Thomas John Luxmore, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Brad Kovachik
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Mark Stone, Ben Hutton, Alexander Holtz
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jacob Bryson, Josh Dunne
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4
 at Edmonton Oilers
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1
 at Minnesota Wild
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Final
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5
 at Anaheim Ducks
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Final
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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