Vegas Golden KnightsvsBuffalo Sabres — Mar 2, 2026

Mar 2, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
T. Thompson
BUF logo

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 2
Second Star
A. Lyon
BUF logo

A. Lyon

BUF • #34 • G
SV% .931PPSA 1/1
Third Star
R. Dahlin
BUF logo

R. Dahlin

BUF • #26 • D
G 0A 2PTS 2SOG 1

Linescore

Team123Total
VGK0202
BUF1203

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
VGK716629
BUF1112528

Goals

1st Period

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(16th)

4:02(EV)

Assisted by R. McLeod and R. Dahlin

2nd Period

O. Power
BUF

O. Power(5th)

0:46(EV)

Assisted by N. Ostlund

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(33rd)

5:44(EV)

Assisted by A. Tuch and R. Dahlin

I. Barbashev
VGK

I. Barbashev(18th)

6:50(EV)

Assisted by S. Theodore and J. Eichel

P. Dorofeyev
VGK

P. Dorofeyev(29th)

8:27(EV)

Assisted by R. Smith

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

29

Shots On Goal

28

44.3

Faceoff %

55.7

0-1 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

2

Penalty Minutes

2

28

Hits

15

10

Blocked Shots

10

14

Giveaways

15

5

Takeaways

9

Box Score

17J. Zucker101+100002120.513:36
71R. McLeod011+100011120.515:51
72T. Thompson101+100000020.521:07
86N. Ostlund011000000011.014:19
89A. Tuch011+120111010.019:36
6Z. Benson000-100101000.009:46
9J. Norris000000002220.615:35
19P. Krebs000+100402100.820:04
22J. Quinn000000000050.015:05
29B. Malenstyn000000210110.008:57
48T. Kozak000-100110000.608:34
91J. Doan000000111110.016:32
26R. Dahlin022+200311110.025:50
25O. Power101-100021120.022:54
4B. Byram000-100102000.022:42
8M. Kesselring000000000030.011:19
23M. Samuelsson000+100110040.025:15
73Z. Metsa000+100010010.010:58
34A. Lyon.9312927226/2821/100/0060:00
92C. Ellis-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
12th
VGK
199191+83-5-2L270
6th
BUF
206181+257-2-1W376
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatVGK
3.38Goals/Game3.30
3.02Goals Against/Game3.08
28.0Shots/Game28.6
20.0%Power Play %25.6%
82.8%Penalty Kill %80.6%
44.6%Faceoff %50.9%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

15-8-3

GAA

2.69

EV%

.914

PK%

.933

SV%

.914

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

13-7-2

GAA

2.62

EV%

.932

PK%

.933

SV%

.908

VGK

1
Akira Schmid

Akira Schmid

5 GP

Record

16-7-6

GAA

2.55

EV%

.850

PK%

.000

SV%

.895

2
Adin Hill

Adin Hill

5 GP

Record

5-4-3

GAA

3.47

EV%

.868

PK%

.842

SV%

.858

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

2
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
P. Krebs

P. Krebs

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

VGK

1
P. Dorofeyev

P. Dorofeyev

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

3

PPG

2

P/G

1.20

2
M. Stone

M. Stone

R | 4GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.25

3
J. Eichel

J. Eichel

C | 4GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.881.05
0.951.18
1.371.10
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
VGK
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

VGK (4)BUF (6)

Goals / Game

VGK
3.10
BUF
3.50

Goals Against / Game

VGK
3.50
BUF
3.10

Shots / Game

VGK
7.6
BUF
9.6

Power Play %

VGK
20.0%
BUF
50.0%

Penalty Kill %

VGK
50.0%
BUF
80.0%

Face-Off %

VGK
34.2%
BUF
65.8%

Scratches

BUF

1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2
Jacob Bryson

Jacob Bryson

3
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

VGK

1
Mark Stone

Mark Stone

2
Ben Hutton

Ben Hutton

3
Alexander Holtz

Alexander Holtz

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

53

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

47

VGK

1
Jeremy Lauzon

Jeremy Lauzon

D

PIM

55

2
Keegan Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar

R

PIM

44

3
Tomas Hertl

Tomas Hertl

C

PIM

35

Past H2H Results