
Game No: 960
Started: 2026-03-03 19:12:00
Ended: 2026-03-03 21:41:00
Attendance: 19,070
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| 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 |
#21 TJ Luxmore
#30 Kendrick Nicholson
#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 |
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 |
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 |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ben Hutton | D |
| 26 | Alexander Holtz | R |
| 61 | Mark Stone | R |
| # | 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% |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| # | 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 |
| # | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| # | 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 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Alex Lyon | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | 0.875 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |