Tuesday, March 3, 2026
- Expected goals, VGK–BUF
- 4.1–3.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 44.0%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 29–28
- VGK–BUF
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights created more, 4.1 expected goals to 3.2, and lost 3-2 to the Sabres. Tage Thompson has a point in 8 straight games. Mattias Samuelsson had 9 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Tage ThompsonStreak
Tage Thompson has a point in 8 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 33rd goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Sabres.
- Mattias SamuelssonVolume
Mattias Samuelsson had 9 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.1. It finished 3-2 for the Sabres.
- Peyton KrebsIce time
Peyton Krebs played 20:04, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 29 points in 61 games this season. The Sabres beat the Golden Knights 3-2.
- Keegan KolesarPhysical
Keegan Kolesar threw 7 hits. He has 15 points in 61 games this season. He played 11:40 and had one shot on goal. The Golden Knights lost 3-2 to the Sabres.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
5 goals from 94 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Theodore D | 24:29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Mitch Marner R | 22:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Jack Eichel C | 21:19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 20:48 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 20:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 3 | 1 | 68 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 19:10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| Reilly Smith R | 19:04 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 18:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 18:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.04 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 17:41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 17:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 15:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
| Colton Sissons C | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 11:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 11:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.62 | 7 | 2 | 60 |
| Cole Reinhardt L | 11:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
| Raphael Lavoie C | 8:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Brandon Saad L | 8:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 25:50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 2 | 62 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 25:15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.10 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Owen Power D | 22:54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| Bowen Byram D | 22:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Tage Thompson C | 21:07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 20:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Alex Tuch R | 19:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Josh Doan R | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 15:51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| Josh Norris C | 15:35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:05 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 14:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Jason Zucker L | 13:36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 11:19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Zach Metsa D | 10:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Zach Benson L | 9:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 8:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 8:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute