28-18-14 - L2
Vegas Golden Knights
35-19-6 - W3
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
March 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Pacific / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
VGK
1
C
Jack Eichel
21G - 47A
(68P)
2
R
Mark Stone
21G - 39A
(60P)
3
R
Mitch Marner
16G - 43A
(59P)
4
C
Tomas Hertl
23G - 28A
(51P)
5
R
Pavel Dorofeyev
28G - 19A
(47P)
VGK Injuries
Marner, Mitchell
Illness
Day to Day
Head coach Bruce Cassidy said Monday that Marner is dealing with an illness, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Mar 3, 2026
Stone, Mark
Upper Body
Day to Day
Head coach Bruce Cassidy said Monday that Stone (upper body) is considered day-to-day, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Mar 3, 2026
Theodore, Shea
Illness
Day to Day
Head coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters in Buffalo on Monday that Theodore is contending with an illness, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Mar 3, 2026
Hart, Carter
Lower Body
Day to Day
Hart (lower body) was transferred to long-term injured reserve on Tuesday, per PuckPedia.
Mar 4, 2026
Rondbjerg, Jonas
Lower Body
Day to Day
Rondbjerg (undisclosed) has been replaced by Team Denmark in the Olympics with Malte Setkov, the IIHF announced Sunday.
Mar 6, 2026
Howden, Brett
Lower Body
Day to Day
Howden (lower body) was transferred to long-term injured reserve Tuesday, per PuckPedia.
Mar 8, 2026
Karlsson, William
Lower Body
Day to Day
Karlsson (lower body) is not expected back before the March 6 trade deadline, SinBin Vegas reports Monday.
Mar 10, 2026
Pietrangelo, Alex
Hip
Season
Jul 1, 2026
Trades
Jan 18 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames for Zach Whitecloud, Abram Wiebe, a 2027 1st round pick, and a conditional 2028 2nd round pick
Pacific
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BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
32G - 31A
(63P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
24G - 27A
(51P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
12G - 39A
(51P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
11G - 31A
(42P)
5
R
Josh Doan
18G - 22A
(40P)
BUF Injuries
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Mar 3, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Mar 7, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 8, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Week to Week
Head coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that Kulich (ear) is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue, Brayton J. Wilson of WBEN reports.
Mar 21, 2026
Trades
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
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Goaltending
VGK
16-7-6
2.55 GAA
89.5% SV
BUF
15-8-3
2.69 GAA
91.4% SV
VGK
5-4-3
3.47 GAA
85.8% SV
BUF
13-7-2
2.62 GAA
90.8% SV
VGK
5-3-3
3.28 GAA
87.1% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
VGK
2-4-2
3.00 GAA
87.3% SV
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Goaltenders
VGK
28-18-14
GAA: 3.08
SV%: 0.876
vs
BUF
35-19-6
GAA: 3.02
SV%: 0.901