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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · March 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Vegas Golden Knights logoVegas Golden Knights2
Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres3

Shots on goal : VGK 29 — BUF 28 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Vegas Golden Knights logo VGK

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
29Shots on goal28
44 %Faceoff win %56 %
0/1Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes2
28Hits15
10Blocked shots10
14Giveaways15
5Takeaways9

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
VGK716629
BUF1112528

Season series VGK 0 – 2 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Vegas Golden Knights logoVGK 2 / 29 / 483 / 28 / 46 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Braeden Bowman (VGK), P1 00:09 · snapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 02:47 · snapMissed shot — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P1 04:36 · snapMissed shot — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P1 04:50 · snapMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 06:42 · snapMissed shot — Tomas Hertl (VGK), P1 08:11 · tip-inMissed shot — Braeden Bowman (VGK), P1 08:13 · snapMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 13:13 · snapMissed shot — Braeden Bowman (VGK), P1 14:10 · snapMissed shot — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P1 15:31 · tip-inMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 16:21 · batMissed shot — Rasmus Andersson (VGK), P1 16:36 · slapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 16:50 · wristMissed shot — Reilly Smith (VGK), P2 01:32 · snapMissed shot — Raphael Lavoie (VGK), P2 02:23 · slapMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 04:50 · tip-inMissed shot — Shea Theodore (VGK), P2 06:45 · slapMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 08:00 · snapMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 10:50 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 14:48 · snapMissed shot — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P2 15:00 · snapMissed shot — Josh Norris (BUF), P2 15:30 · snapMissed shot — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P2 16:30 · snapMissed shot — Brayden McNabb (VGK), P2 17:41 · wristMissed shot — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P2 19:36 · snapMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 00:36 · snapMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 00:43 · tip-inMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 02:04 · snapMissed shot — Tomas Hertl (VGK), P3 02:43 · snapMissed shot — Jeremy Lauzon (VGK), P3 05:17 · slapMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 09:28 · snapMissed shot — Jack Eichel (VGK), P3 09:41 · snapMissed shot — Shea Theodore (VGK), P3 14:53 · snapMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P3 17:11 · snapMissed shot — Shea Theodore (VGK), P3 18:42 · snapMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 19:07 · snapMissed shot — Braeden Bowman (VGK), P3 19:40 · snapShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P1 03:35 · wristShot on goal — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P1 03:49 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 03:54 · wristShot on goal — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P1 04:34 · wristShot on goal — Tomas Hertl (VGK), P1 04:35 · deflectedShot on goal — Brandon Saad (VGK), P1 05:00 · wristShot on goal — Tomas Hertl (VGK), P1 05:01 · deflectedShot on goal — Braeden Bowman (VGK), P1 08:27 · snapShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 08:32 · wristShot on goal — Zach Metsa (BUF), P1 11:22 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 13:12 · snapShot on goal — Colton Sissons (VGK), P1 13:40 · snapShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P1 16:06 · snapShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P1 16:32 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 19:09 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 19:46 · snapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 19:52 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P2 00:39 · snapShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 02:04 · snapShot on goal — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P2 03:15 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 03:29 · snapShot on goal — Josh Norris (BUF), P2 04:07 · backhandShot on goal — Josh Norris (BUF), P2 04:19 · tip-inShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P2 04:28 · snapShot on goal — Cole Reinhardt (VGK), P2 06:15 · snapShot on goal — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P2 06:47 · backhandShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P2 07:41 · snapShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 07:53 · tip-inShot on goal — Brayden McNabb (VGK), P2 08:49 · snapShot on goal — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P2 09:34 · slapShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 10:04 · snapShot on goal — Reilly Smith (VGK), P2 13:02 · tip-inShot on goal — Reilly Smith (VGK), P2 13:27 · snapShot on goal — Jeremy Lauzon (VGK), P2 13:28 · batShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 13:49 · snapShot on goal — Colton Sissons (VGK), P2 15:14 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Andersson (VGK), P2 15:52 · slapShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P2 16:31 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 17:27 · snapShot on goal — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P2 19:27 · snapShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P2 19:34 · snapShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P3 02:07 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 03:07 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 03:12 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 05:34 · backhandShot on goal — Kaedan Korczak (VGK), P3 06:24 · snapShot on goal — Jeremy Lauzon (VGK), P3 07:12 · wristShot on goal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P3 07:13 · snapShot on goal — Brayden McNabb (VGK), P3 08:28 · snapShot on goal — Noah Hanifin (VGK), P3 10:51 · slapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 14:14 · wristShot on goal — Jack Eichel (VGK), P3 15:28 · wristGoal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 04:02 · snapGoal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 00:46 · wristGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 05:44 · wristGoal — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P2 06:50 · wrap-aroundGoal — Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK), P2 08:27 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 07:39BUFAlex Tuch — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jeremy Lauzon

3rd period

  • 12:50VGKRasmus Andersson — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. EichelC0102021:19
C. SissonsC0002313:01
P. DorofeyevR1014020:48
R. SmithR0112219:04
B. SaadL00-21008:14
C. ReinhardtL0001411:01
R. LavoieC0000108:34
B. BowmanR0001118:15
T. HertlC00-22211:47
I. BarbashevL1003017:41
K. KolesarR00-21711:40
M. MarnerR0010022:11
B. McNabbD0012320:36
R. AnderssonD00-11018:16
J. LauzonD00-12415:59
K. KorczakD0001117:26
N. HanifinD00-13019:10
S. TheodoreD0101024:29
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Hill0/0—00:00
A. Schmid(L)25/2889.3 %58:29

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL00-10109:46
J. NorrisC0002015:35
J. ZuckerL1012013:36
P. KrebsC0010420:04
J. QuinnR0005015:05
B. MalenstynL0001208:57
T. KozakC00-10108:34
R. McLeodC0112015:51
T. ThompsonC1012021:07
N. OstlundC0101014:19
A. TuchR0111119:36
J. DoanR0001116:32
B. ByramD00-10122:42
M. KesselringD0003011:19
M. SamuelssonD0014125:15
O. PowerD10-12022:54
R. DahlinD0221325:50
Z. MetsaD0011010:58
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Lyon(W)27/2993.1 %60:00
C. Ellis0/0—00:00

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com) · View the game on NHL.com ↗

About this game

Who won Golden Knights vs Sabres?

Sabres won 3-2 over Golden Knights on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

When was Golden Knights vs Sabres played?

On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.

Where was Golden Knights vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.

Have the Golden Knights and Sabres played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.