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Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres on March 3rd 2026

Vegas Golden Knights (2)

at

Buffalo Sabres (3)

Game No: 960

Started: 2026-03-03 19:12:00

Ended: 2026-03-03 21:41:00

Attendance: 19,070

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Full Recap

Period Time Team Scorer Shot Type Distance (ft) Assist Assist Highlight
1 4:02 BUF Jason Zucker Ryan McLeod Rasmus Dahlin
2 0:46 BUF Owen Power Noah Ostlund
2 5:44 BUF Tage Thompson Alex Tuch Rasmus Dahlin
2 6:50 VGK Ivan Barbashev Shea Theodore Jack Eichel
2 8:27 VGK Pavel Dorofeyev Reilly Smith

Referees

#21 TJ Luxmore

#30 Kendrick Nicholson

Officials

#71 Brad Kovachik

#61 James Tobias

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
3 12:50 VGK Rasmus Andersson Delay Game - Puck over glass 2
1 7:39 BUF Alex Tuch Tripping 2 Jeremy Lauzon

Vegas Golden Knights Roster

Coach: Bruce Cassidy

# Player Position
3 Brayden McNabb D
4 Rasmus Andersson D
5 Jeremy Lauzon D
6 Kaedan Korczak D
9 Jack Eichel C
10 Colton Sissons C
15 Noah Hanifin D
16 Pavel Dorofeyev R
19 Reilly Smith R
20 Brandon Saad L
23 Cole Reinhardt L
27 Shea Theodore D
33 Adin Hill G
36 Raphael Lavoie C
40 Akira Schmid G
42 Braeden Bowman R
48 Tomas Hertl C
49 Ivan Barbashev L
55 Keegan Kolesar R
93 Mitchell Marner R
93 Mitch Marner R

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
4 Bowen Byram D
6 Zach Benson L
8 Michael Kesselring D
9 Josh Norris C
17 Jason Zucker L
19 Peyton Krebs C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
25 Owen Power D
26 Rasmus Dahlin D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
34 Alex Lyon G
48 Tyson Kozak C
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G

Vegas Golden Knights Scratches

# Player Position
17 Ben Hutton D
26 Alexander Holtz R
61 Mark Stone R

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G
44 Josh Dunne C
78 Jacob Bryson D

2 Goals 3
3 Assists 5
-5 Plus / Minus 5
1 Penalties 1
2 PIM 2
48 Corsi For 46
51.06 Corsi % 48.94
29 Fenwick For 46
38.67 Fenwick % 61.33
29 Shots 28
11 Shots Blocked 12
19 Missed Shots 18
28 Hits 15
14 Giveaways 15
5 Takeaways 9
10 Blocked Shots 10
27 Faceoffs Won 34
34 Faceoffs Lost 27
44% Faceoff Percentage 56%

Time Spent With Lead

Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 1 48:17
2 2 6:35
3 3 1:06

Time Each Lead Lasted

Vegas Golden Knights - Buffalo Sabres Time With Lead
0 - 1 16:44
0 - 2 4:58
0 - 3 1:06
1 - 3 1:37
2 - 3 31:33

Vegas Golden Knights

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
3 Brayden McNabb 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
4 Rasmus Andersson 0 0 0 -1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 Jeremy Lauzon 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 Kaedan Korczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
9 Jack Eichel 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 42
10 Colton Sissons 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 2 1 9 3 75
15 Noah Hanifin 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
16 Pavel Dorofeyev 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Reilly Smith 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 Brandon Saad 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Cole Reinhardt 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Shea Theodore 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 Adin Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Raphael Lavoie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 Akira Schmid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Braeden Bowman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Tomas Hertl 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 8 27
49 Ivan Barbashev 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 33
55 Keegan Kolesar 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 0 0 0
93 Mitchell Marner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 Mitch Marner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 9 40

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
4 Bowen Byram 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 Zach Benson 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Michael Kesselring 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Josh Norris 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 7 5 58
17 Jason Zucker 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 50
19 Peyton Krebs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 5 1 83
22 Jack Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 1 0 1 -1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
34 Alex Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Tyson Kozak 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 60
71 Ryan McLeod 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 9 10 47
72 Tage Thompson 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 47
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 100
89 Alex Tuch 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
91 Josh Doan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Vegas Golden Knights

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
3 Brayden McNabb 29 00:42 20:36 00:04 01:19 19:13
4 Rasmus Andersson 27 00:40 18:16 00:59 00:00 17:17
5 Jeremy Lauzon 25 00:38 15:59 00:00 00:41 15:18
6 Kaedan Korczak 23 00:45 17:26 00:04 00:00 17:22
9 Jack Eichel 24 00:53 21:19 01:08 00:57 19:14
10 Colton Sissons 20 00:39 13:01 00:52 00:55 11:14
15 Noah Hanifin 25 00:46 19:10 00:00 00:42 18:28
16 Pavel Dorofeyev 23 00:54 20:48 01:00 00:00 19:48
19 Reilly Smith 23 00:49 19:04 00:51 01:03 17:10
20 Brandon Saad 15 00:32 08:14 00:02 00:00 08:12
23 Cole Reinhardt 15 00:44 11:01 00:00 00:00 11:01
27 Shea Theodore 33 00:44 24:29 00:48 01:18 22:23
36 Raphael Lavoie 12 00:42 08:34 00:00 00:00 08:34
42 Braeden Bowman 22 00:49 18:15 00:57 00:00 17:18
48 Tomas Hertl 16 00:44 11:47 01:04 00:00 10:43
49 Ivan Barbashev 22 00:48 17:41 01:02 00:00 16:39
55 Keegan Kolesar 19 00:36 11:40 00:01 00:00 11:39
93 Mitchell Marner
93 Mitch Marner 24 00:55 22:11 01:08 01:05 19:58

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 25 00:54 22:42 00:47 01:02 20:53
6 Zach Benson 15 00:39 09:46 00:00 00:40 09:06
8 Michael Kesselring 15 00:45 11:19 00:00 00:00 11:19
9 Josh Norris 24 00:38 15:35 01:13 00:00 14:22
17 Jason Zucker 21 00:38 13:36 01:13 00:00 12:23
19 Peyton Krebs 25 00:48 20:04 00:00 00:06 19:58
22 Jack Quinn 22 00:41 15:05 00:47 00:00 14:18
23 Mattias Samuelsson 32 00:47 25:15 00:00 01:19 23:56
25 Owen Power 29 00:47 22:54 00:47 00:40 21:27
26 Rasmus Dahlin 29 00:53 25:50 01:13 00:56 23:41
29 Beck Malenstyn 15 00:35 08:57 00:00 01:17 07:40
48 Tyson Kozak 14 00:36 08:34 00:00 00:34 08:00
71 Ryan McLeod 23 00:41 15:51 00:47 01:24 13:40
72 Tage Thompson 26 00:48 21:07 01:13 00:02 19:52
73 Zach Metsa 15 00:43 10:58 00:00 00:00 10:58
86 Noah Ostlund 23 00:37 14:19 00:00 00:00 14:19
89 Alex Tuch 25 00:47 19:36 00:47 00:00 18:49
91 Josh Doan 24 00:41 16:32 01:13 00:00 15:19

Vegas Golden Knights

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
40 Akira Schmid 1 1 11 0.909
2 2 12 0.833
3 0 5 1

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
34 Alex Lyon 1 0 7 1
2 2 16 0.875
3 0 6 1