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Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres

NHL · Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · KeyBank Center

VGK2
Final
SOG 29–28
BUF3

Win probability

Win probability model not yet published.

Shot map

Shot map, VGK at BUFEach team's shot attempts are drawn in the end it attacks: VGK the left net, BUF the right net.BUF blocked shot, M. Samuelsson, 1stBUF blocked shot, T. Kozak, 1stBUF blocked shot, B. Malenstyn, 1stBUF blocked shot, N. Ostlund, 1stBUF blocked shot, M. Kesselring, 1stVGK blocked shot, B. McNabb, 1stBUF blocked shot, J. Quinn, 1stBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 1stVGK blocked shot, J. Eichel, 2ndBUF blocked shot, M. Kesselring, 2ndVGK blocked shot, N. Hanifin, 2ndVGK blocked shot, C. Reinhardt, 2ndBUF blocked shot, J. Norris, 2ndVGK blocked shot, J. Eichel, 2ndVGK blocked shot, S. Theodore, 3rdBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 3rdVGK blocked shot, P. Dorofeyev, 3rdVGK blocked shot, R. Smith, 3rdVGK blocked shot, R. Lavoie, 3rdBUF blocked shot, B. Malenstyn, 3rdVGK blocked shot, S. Theodore, 3rdBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 3rdVGK blocked shot, T. Hertl, 3rdVGK missed shot, B. Bowman, 1stBUF missed shot, T. Thompson, 1stVGK missed shot, K. Kolesar, 1stVGK missed shot, K. Kolesar, 1stBUF missed shot, M. Samuelsson, 1stVGK missed shot, T. Hertl, 1stVGK missed shot, B. Bowman, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Zucker, 1stVGK missed shot, B. Bowman, 1stBUF missed shot, N. Ostlund, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Quinn, 1stVGK missed shot, R. Andersson, 1stBUF missed shot, A. Tuch, 1stVGK missed shot, R. Smith, 2ndVGK missed shot, R. Lavoie, 2ndBUF missed shot, P. Krebs, 2ndVGK missed shot, S. Theodore, 2ndBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 2ndBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 2ndBUF missed shot, A. Tuch, 2ndVGK missed shot, K. Kolesar, 2ndBUF missed shot, J. Norris, 2ndBUF missed shot, M. Kesselring, 2ndVGK missed shot, B. McNabb, 2ndVGK missed shot, K. Kolesar, 2ndBUF missed shot, M. Samuelsson, 3rdBUF missed shot, P. Krebs, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Zucker, 3rdVGK missed shot, T. Hertl, 3rdVGK missed shot, J. Lauzon, 3rdBUF missed shot, M. Samuelsson, 3rdVGK missed shot, J. Eichel, 3rdVGK missed shot, S. Theodore, 3rdBUF missed shot, R. McLeod, 3rdVGK missed shot, S. Theodore, 3rdBUF missed shot, M. Samuelsson, 3rdVGK missed shot, B. Bowman, 3rdBUF shot on goal, M. Kesselring, 1stBUF shot on goal, N. Ostlund, 1stBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 1stVGK shot on goal, K. Kolesar, 1stVGK shot on goal, T. Hertl, 1stVGK shot on goal, B. Saad, 1stVGK shot on goal, T. Hertl, 1stVGK shot on goal, B. Bowman, 1stBUF shot on goal, R. McLeod, 1stBUF shot on goal, Z. Metsa, 1stBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 1stVGK shot on goal, C. Sissons, 1stBUF shot on goal, M. Kesselring, 1stVGK shot on goal, P. Dorofeyev, 1stBUF shot on goal, T. Thompson, 1stBUF shot on goal, M. Samuelsson, 1stBUF shot on goal, O. Power, 1stBUF shot on goal, M. Samuelsson, 2ndBUF shot on goal, A. Tuch, 2ndVGK shot on goal, I. Barbashev, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Norris, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Norris, 2ndVGK shot on goal, P. Dorofeyev, 2ndVGK shot on goal, C. Reinhardt, 2ndVGK shot on goal, I. Barbashev, 2ndVGK shot on goal, J. Eichel, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Doan, 2ndVGK shot on goal, B. McNabb, 2ndVGK shot on goal, N. Hanifin, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Zucker, 2ndVGK shot on goal, R. Smith, 2ndVGK shot on goal, R. Smith, 2ndVGK shot on goal, J. Lauzon, 2ndBUF shot on goal, R. McLeod, 2ndVGK shot on goal, C. Sissons, 2ndVGK shot on goal, R. Andersson, 2ndBUF shot on goal, B. Malenstyn, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 2ndVGK shot on goal, N. Hanifin, 2ndVGK shot on goal, S. Theodore, 2ndBUF shot on goal, M. Kesselring, 3rdBUF shot on goal, M. Samuelsson, 3rdBUF shot on goal, M. Samuelsson, 3rdBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 3rdVGK shot on goal, K. Korczak, 3rdVGK shot on goal, J. Lauzon, 3rdVGK shot on goal, P. Dorofeyev, 3rdVGK shot on goal, B. McNabb, 3rdVGK shot on goal, N. Hanifin, 3rdBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 3rdVGK shot on goal, J. Eichel, 3rdBUF goal, J. Zucker, 1stBUF goal, O. Power, 2ndBUF goal, T. Thompson, 2ndVGK goal, I. Barbashev, 2ndVGK goal, P. Dorofeyev, 2nd
◀ VGK attacksBUF attacks ▶

VGK: 2 goals, 27 shots on goal, 19 missed shots, 11 blocked shots (59 attempts). BUF: 3 goals, 25 shots on goal, 18 missed shots, 12 blocked shots (58 attempts).

Scoring

The scoring summary appears here once the game starts.

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Box score

Team totals
VGKBUF
Shots on goal2928
Power-play goals00
Penalty minutes22
Hits2815
Blocked shots1010
Faceoff %——
VGK skaters
PlayerGAP+/−SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
P. Dorofeyev R101+1400020:48
I. Barbashev L1010300017:41
J. Eichel C0110200021:19
R. Smith R011+1220019:04
S. Theodore D0110101024:29
N. Hanifin D000−1303019:10
B. McNabb D000+1231020:36
C. Sissons C0000231013:01
J. Lauzon D000−1241015:59
T. Hertl C000−2220011:47
B. Bowman R0000110018:15
B. Saad L000−210008:14
C. Reinhardt L0000140011:01
K. Kolesar R000−2171011:40
K. Korczak D0000110017:26
R. Andersson D000−1101218:16
M. Marner R000+1001022:11
R. Lavoie C000001008:34
BUF skaters
PlayerGAP+/−SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
R. Dahlin D022+2131025:50
J. Zucker L101+1200013:36
O. Power D101−1202022:54
T. Thompson C101+1200021:07
R. McLeod C011+1201015:51
A. Tuch R011+1111219:36
N. Ostlund C0110100014:19
J. Quinn R0000500015:05
M. Samuelsson D000+1411025:15
M. Kesselring D0000300011:19
J. Norris C0000200015:35
B. Malenstyn L000012108:57
J. Doan R0000111016:32
Z. Metsa D000+1101010:58
B. Byram D000−1010022:42
P. Krebs C000+1040020:04
T. Kozak C000−101108:34
Z. Benson L000−101009:46
Goalies
GoalieDECSASVGASV%TOI
A. Schmid VGKL28253.89358:29
A. Lyon BUFW29272.93160:00