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Vegas Golden Knights 2, Buffalo Sabres 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Buffalo Sabres 3. Shots on goal: VGK 29, BUF 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-1 BUF; P2 VGK 2-2 BUF; P3 VGK 0-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 04:02 Jason Zucker (assists: Ryan McLeod, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it VGK 0-1 BUF; P2 00:46 Owen Power (assists: Noah Ostlund) to make it VGK 0-2 BUF; P2 05:44 Tage Thompson (assists: Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it VGK 0-3 BUF; P2 06:50 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 1-3 BUF; P2 08:27 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Reilly Smith) to make it VGK 2-3 BUF. Top skaters: Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 27 saves on 29, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 25 saves on 28, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Rasmus Dahlin
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 25:50 TOI
Goals · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:48 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 6:50–P2 8:27
BUF 3 largest lead P2 5:44 (VGK 0, BUF 3) · 3-0 run, P1 4:02–P2 5:44
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:02 Jason Zucker (Ryan McLeod, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · snap shot · VGK 0, BUF 1
  • P2 0:46 Owen Power (Noah Ostlund) BUF · wrist shot · VGK 0, BUF 2
  • P2 5:44 Tage Thompson (Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · wrist shot · VGK 0, BUF 3
  • P2 6:50 Ivan Barbashev (Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) VGK · wrap-around shot · VGK 1, BUF 3
  • P2 8:27 Pavel Dorofeyev (Reilly Smith) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 2, BUF 3

Linescore

123 T
VGK 020 2
BUF 120 3

Shots on goal: VGK 29, BUF 28

📋 Team Stats

VGKBUF
29Shots on goal28
60Shot attempts57
27Faceoff wins34
28Hits15
10Blocked shots10
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways9
13Giveaways14
2Penalty minutes2
89.3%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK716629
BUF1112528

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 48 attempts
Braeden Bowman: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (deflected)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (deflected)Tomas Hertl: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netRaphael Lavoie: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Cole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: goal (wrap-around)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Reilly Smith: saved (tip-in)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (bat)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (slap)Shea Theodore: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 27Saved56% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net40% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres3 G · 46 attempts
Tage Thompson: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: goal (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Zach Metsa: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Owen Power: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Owen Power: goal (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (backhand)Josh Norris: saved (tip-in)Peyton Krebs: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netMichael Kesselring: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (backhand)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 25Saved54% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net39% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101+140020:48
Ivan Barbashev L 101030017:41
Shea Theodore D 011010124:29
Jack Eichel C 011020021:19
Reilly Smith R 011+122019:04
Mitch Marner R 000+100122:11
Brayden McNabb D 000+123120:36
Noah Hanifin D 000-130319:10
Rasmus Andersson D 000-110118:16
Braeden Bowman R 000011018:15
Kaedan Korczak D 000011017:26
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-124115:59
Colton Sissons C 000023113:01
Tomas Hertl C 000-222011:47
Keegan Kolesar R 000-217111:40
Cole Reinhardt L 000014011:01
Raphael Lavoie C 000001008:34
Brandon Saad L 000-210008:14
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid L 252889.3358:29
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 022+213125:50
Owen Power D 101-120222:54
Tage Thompson C 101+120021:07
Jason Zucker L 101+120013:36
Alex Tuch R 011+111119:36
Ryan McLeod C 011+120115:51
Noah Ostlund C 011010014:19
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+141125:15
Bowen Byram D 000-101022:42
Peyton Krebs C 000+104020:04
Josh Doan R 000011116:32
Josh Norris C 000020015:35
Jack Quinn R 000050015:05
Michael Kesselring D 000030011:19
Zach Metsa D 000+110110:58
Zach Benson L 000-101009:46
Beck Malenstyn L 000012108:57
Tyson Kozak C 000-101108:34
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 272993.1260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 0 – 1 BUF
After this game
Vegas Golden Knights 28-19-14 L3 L10 3-5-2 Next game recap: @ DET · Wed, Mar 4
Buffalo Sabres 36-19-6 W4 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: @ PIT · Thu, Mar 5

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