NHL MATCHUP REPORT

March 3, 2026, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

Vegas Golden Knights (28-17-14) VS Buffalo Sabres (34-19-6)

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SMART CHART

VGK
NAME
BUF
3.40
OFFENSE
3.40
3.16
DEFENSE
3.05
25.75
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
19.77
80.74
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
82.69
28.71
SHOTS FOR
27.60
24.78
SHOTS AGAINST
29.95
0.24
DIFFERENTIAL
0.35

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Vegas 28-17-14 $-1232 3.37 3.15 24-23 2-6 31-24-4
Buffalo 34-19-6 $871 3.39 3.03 15-9 16-13 28-28-3

TEAM RECORDS

Vegas Golden Knights

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 28-17-14 14-8-7 14-9-7 24-23-12 2-6-2 31-24-4
Last 10 4-4-2 2-1-1 2-3-1 3-4-2 1-2 6-4
vs Div 10-4-4 5-1-2 5-3-2 9-2-4 1-2 13-4-1
vs WEST 16-9-8 8-4-4 8-5-4 14-4-7 1-3-1 20-9-4
vs EAST 12-8-6 6-4-3 6-4-3 10-7-5 1-1-1 11-15

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 34-19-6 17-8-3 17-11-3 15-9-3 16-13-3 28-28-3
Last 10 7-2-1 1-2 6-0-1 1-2 4-1-1 4-6
vs Div 12-4-3 6-2 6-2-3 2-2-1 9-2-2 10-7-2
vs WEST 13-7-2 6-3-2 7-4 8-2-1 5-4-1 10-11-1
vs EAST 21-12-4 11-5-1 10-7-3 7-4-2 11-6-2 18-17-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.35 12 3.09 15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.07 16 2.89 12
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 25.32 7 82.28 10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.14 17
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.61 5 3.04 13
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 22.22 10 84.85 3

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Vegas 4-5-1 5-3 3.10 31.00 5.00 20.00 61.90 25.00
Buffalo 6-4-0 5-3 3.50 29.20 8.00 38.10 80.00 21.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Mar 15, 2025 VGK 3 BUF 4 170 6.5 O 19 37 0 1 1 2 0 50 50 100
Jan 4, 2025 BUF 1 VGK 3 -220 6.5 U 24 33 1 0 3 2 33.3 0 100 66.7
Mar 2, 2024 VGK 2 BUF 7 -110 6 O 24 35 1 1 2 1 50 100 0 50
Dec 15, 2023 BUF 5 VGK 2 -210 6.5 O 27 35 0 1 1 4 0 25 75 100
Dec 19, 2022 BUF 3 VGK 2 -150 6.5 U 18 43 0 0 1 3 0 0 100 100
Nov 10, 2022 VGK 7 BUF 4 145 6.5 O 36 35 1 2 2 3 50 66.7 33.3 50
Mar 10, 2022 VGK 1 BUF 3 175 6 U 31 24 0 1 4 4 0 25 75 100
Feb 1, 2022 BUF 2 VGK 5 -500 6 O 32 35 0 1 2 4 0 25 75 100
Feb 28, 2020 BUF 2 VGK 4 -260 6 P 34 28 0 0 1 0 0 - - 100
Jan 14, 2020 VGK 2 BUF 4 150 6 P 26 26 1 2 3 3 33.3 66.7 33.3 66.7

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Vegas Golden Knights

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Vegas Golden Knights

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 27, 2026 WAS 2-3 L -105 26 29 1/3 5/5 Logan Thompson A
Feb 25, 2026 LA 6-4 W 150 25 19 1/2 0/1 Anton Forsberg A
Feb 5, 2026 LA 4-1 W -140 22 33 1/2 5/5 Anton Forsberg H
Feb 4, 2026 VAN 5-2 W -300 31 23 0/1 1/1 Kevin Lankinen H
Feb 1, 2026 ANA 3-4 L -105 31 23 0/2 1/2 Lukas Dostal A

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 27, 2026 FLA 3-2 W -105 39 29 1/3 3/4 Daniil Tarasov A
Feb 25, 2026 NJ 2-1 W -110 30 28 0/3 2/2 Jake Allen A
Feb 5, 2026 PIT 2-5 L -125 27 32 1/5 3/3 Arturs Silovs H
Feb 3, 2026 TB 3-4 L 170 26 35 1/3 1/2 Andrei Vasilevskiy A
Feb 2, 2026 FLA 5-3 W -105 20 42 1/3 3/4 Sergei Bobrovsky A