Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres — March 3, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on March 3, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 50.0% Corsi and generated 9.96 expected goals compared to 8.98 from the Vegas Golden Knights at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Vegas Golden Knights at 5-on-5. Jack Quinn was the most dangerous skater with 1.56 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the Buffalo Sabres 31-28 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Mar 3, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

VGK2 - 3BUF

Mar 3, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	24	15	61.5	17	14	54.8	11	7	61.1	16	11	59.3	3	4	42.9	3.35	4.91	40.6	1	0	100.0
	P2	20	26	43.5	18	22	45.0	12	16	42.9	16	16	50.0	5	3	62.5	4.96	4.39	53.0	2	2	50.0
	P3	14	18	43.8	11	13	45.8	5	8	38.5	7	11	38.9	2	2	50.0	1.95	1.92	50.4	0	0	—
	Total	58	59	49.6	46	49	48.4	28	31	47.5	39	38	50.6	10	9	52.6	10.26	11.22	47.8	3	2	60.0
VGK	P1	15	24	38.5	14	17	45.2	7	11	38.9	11	16	40.7	4	3	57.1	4.91	3.35	59.4	0	1	0.0
	P2	26	20	56.5	22	18	55.0	16	12	57.1	16	16	50.0	3	5	37.5	4.39	4.96	47.0	2	2	50.0
	P3	18	14	56.3	13	11	54.2	8	5	61.5	11	7	61.1	2	2	50.0	1.92	1.95	49.6	0	0	—
	Total	59	58	50.4	49	46	51.6	31	28	52.5	38	39	49.4	9	10	47.4	11.22	10.26	52.2	2	3	40.0

Win Probability

BUF Favored

VGK Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

VGK Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Goal Against

Missed Shot Against

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (VGK) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = VGK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / VGK →	Eichel	Sissons	Hertl	Lavoie	Barbashev	Reinhardt	Saad	Kolesar	Marner	Bowman	Dorofeyev	Smith	Theodore	Andersson	Hanifin	Lauzon	McNabb	Korczak
Krebs	62	33	25	50	69	25	45	28	64	67	67	44	60	35	29	75	64	33
McLeod	50	83	44	57	63	83	60	100	31	50	31	33	57	53	67	53	50	50
Thompson	67	38	25	50	69	33	45	31	60	67	63	38	58	35	33	75	62	50
Norris	67	38	100	75	67	40	100	58	56	83	20	50	33	62	63	55	56	75
Ostlund	100	43	100	75	100	50	100	70	50	100	0	43	20	67	83	60	50	100
Kozak	25	25	25	13	29	20	25	100	80	29	80	80	22	83	38	75	0	38
Zucker	56	83	60	57	56	83	60	100	33	56	33	33	57	50	67	50	50	50
Benson	25	25	25	13	29	20	25	100	80	29	80	80	22	83	38	75	0	38
Malenstyn	33	25	25	13	50	20	25	100	56	38	56	80	33	83	38	75	0	38
Quinn	45	71	60	57	50	83	60	80	44	45	44	33	44	53	67	53	33	50
Doan	86	38	100	75	100	40	100	58	50	100	17	44	50	67	56	60	64	67
Tuch	60	43	25	50	60	33	45	33	56	60	57	43	53	31	36	71	55	67
Samuelsson	62	50	57	80	67	50	100	57	42	61	42	50	62	70	50	67	63	64
Dahlin	57	75	60	44	71	58	75	75	47	67	46	33	67	52	50	55	78	55
Power	56	38	100	38	56	31	100	58	58	63	44	45	38	61	63	50	42	44
Byram	35	10	31	33	36	25	40	25	53	44	36	50	25	43	32	69	11	27
Metsa	50	100	27	25	50	100	27	33	45	50	50	45	29	29	33	60	17	63
Kesselring	100	57	50	50	—	63	63	70	70	—	63	63	36	88	100	71	36	86