Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
· T-Mobile Arena, Paradise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2–0 on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
9 |
6 |
25 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
11 |
9 |
9 |
29 |
Three stars
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- A. Hill, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
- J. Doan, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
18:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan (22) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 1, VGK 0 |
| 3rd |
19:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris (10) |
Peyton Krebs (22), Mattias Samuelsson (25) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 2, VGK 0 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vegas Golden Knights |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
29 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
19 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/59 (49.2%) |
30/59 (50.8%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
54.5% |
13:28 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:40 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:10 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:41 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
12:30 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
100% |
11:10 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:58 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
25% |
19:21 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
15:46 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:30 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:31 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
22:20 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:51 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:53 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
29 |
29 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27.3% |
20:06 |
| Number 10 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
54.5% |
13:49 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
50% |
13:56 |
| Number 22 C. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
100% |
10:03 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
77.8% |
11:17 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
52.6% |
17:39 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
10:40 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
19:10 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
22:23 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 4 R. Andersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
21:15 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
15:40 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:23 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 A. Hill |
24 |
23 |
1 |
.958 |
59:29 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:08 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Braeden Bowman |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:23 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brayden McNabb |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Carrick |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Noah Ostlund |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:01 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Beau Halkidis
- Linesmen
- Trent Knorr, Joe Mahon
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Alex Tuch, Alex Lyon, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Reilly Smith, Brandon Saad, Ben Hutton
Other NHL games on Mar 17
Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 17, 2026
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
 Minnesota Wild
4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
6
 at Seattle Kraken
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Seattle Kraken, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
|
Sources and further reading
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