Sabres vs. Golden Knights Prediction, Odds & Stats - March 17, 2026

Scoreboard	1	2	3	Odds
Buffalo Sabres 50-23-8-1	1	0	1	+6
Vegas Golden Knights 39-26-9-8	0	0	0	+110

Date	Result	Competition
06/14/26	Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 ) Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 ) 3 - 0	Metropolitan
06/11/26	Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 ) Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 ) 2 - 4	Pacific
06/09/26	Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 ) Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 ) 5 - 3	Metropolitan
06/06/26	Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 ) Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 ) 4 - 5	Metropolitan
06/04/26	Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 ) Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 ) 3 - 4	Pacific
06/02/26	Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 ) Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 ) 5 - 4	Pacific
05/18/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 3 - 2	Atlantic
05/16/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 8 - 3	Atlantic
05/14/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 6 - 3	Atlantic
05/12/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 3 - 2	Atlantic
05/10/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 2 - 6	Atlantic
05/08/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 5 - 1	Atlantic

Team	Puckline	Moneyline	Over / Under
Buffalo Sabres BUF	+1.5 0	0	U+60
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	-1.5 0	0	O+60

time	fav	spread	money line	total
Opening 18 Mar 2:52am	BUF	-1.5 +170	-200	O +6.5 -110
Closing 18 Mar 2:52am	BUF	-1.5 +170	-200	O +6.5 -110

Jack Eichel Center Buffalo	90	Points	81	Tage Thompson Center Vegas
Mattias Samuelsson Defense Vegas	41	+ / -	26	Mark Stone Right Wing Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Vegas	272	Shots	260	Jack Eichel Center Buffalo
Jeremy Lauzon Defense Buffalo	89	Penalty Mins	78	Peyton Krebs Center Vegas
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vegas	22	Wins	16	Akira Schmid Goaltender Buffalo
Akira Schmid Goaltender Buffalo	2.6	GAA	2.5	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vegas

Mitch Marner Right Wing Buffalo	29	Points	15	Tage Thompson Center Vegas
Brayden McNabb Defense Buffalo	13	+ / -	6	Zach Benson Left Wing Vegas
Pavel Dorofeyev Right Wing Buffalo	58	Shots	46	Rasmus Dahlin Defense Vegas
Zach Benson Left Wing Vegas	64	Penalty Mins	24	Cole Smith Right Wing Buffalo
Carter Hart Goaltender Buffalo	14	Wins	4	Alex Lyon Goaltender Vegas
Carter Hart Goaltender Buffalo	2.6	GAA	2.6	Alex Lyon Goaltender Vegas

Buffalo Sabres BUF Vegas Golden Knights VEG

	Stat
41	Games Won	31
20	Games Lost	22
6-3-0-1	Last 10	7-0-1-2
22-9-3	W L Streak	16-10-2-5
36-23	Against The Spread	22-37
1015	Money	-1430
22-9-3	Home	16-10-2-5
19-11-3	Away	15-12-6-1
27-24-8	Total	29-24-6

date	home-away	ats	o/u	VEG:Shots	VEG:Goals	VEG:Assists	BUF:Shots	BUF:Goals	BUF:Assists
03/17/2026	VEG 0 - BUF 2	BUF	Over 0	28	0	0	25	2	2
03/03/2026	BUF 3 - VEG 2	BUF	Under 6	29	2	3	28	3	5
03/15/2025	BUF 3 - VEG 3	BUF	Under 6.5	19	3	5	37	3	4
01/04/2025	VEG 3 - BUF 1	VEG	Under 6.5	24	1	2	33	3	6
03/02/2024	BUF 7 - VEG 2	BUF	Over 6	24	2	4	35	7	9
12/15/2023	VEG 2 - BUF 5	BUF	Over 0	27	5	8	35	2	2
12/19/2022	VEG 2 - BUF 3	BUF	Under 6.5	18	3	5	43	2	4
11/10/2022	BUF 4 - VEG 7	VEG	Over 6.5	36	7	13	35	4	8
03/10/2022	BUF 3 - VEG 1	BUF	Under 6.5	31	1	0	24	3	4
02/01/2022	VEG 5 - BUF 2	VEG	Over 6.5	32	2	2	35	5	9
02/28/2020	VEG 4 - BUF 2	VEG	Under 6	34	2	4	28	4	7
01/14/2020	BUF 4 - VEG 2	BUF	Under 6	26	2	4	26	4	6
10/16/2018	VEG 4 - BUF 1	VEG	Under 5.5	27	1	2	29	4	5
10/08/2018	BUF 4 - VEG 2	BUF	Over 5.5	37	2	3	17	4	8
03/10/2018	BUF 1 - VEG 1	BUF	Under 5.5	34	1	2	32	1	1
10/17/2017	VEG 5 - BUF 4	VEG	Over 5.5	34	4	8	31	5	10

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
05/18/2026	BUF 2 - MON 3 (OT)	L	Over 0	25	3	5
05/16/2026	MON 3 - BUF 8	W	Over 6.5	36	8	14
05/14/2026	BUF 3 - MON 6	L	Over 6	26	6	12
05/12/2026	MON 2 - BUF 3	W	Under 6.5	22	3	5
05/10/2026	MON 6 - BUF 2	L	Over 6	28	2	3
05/08/2026	BUF 1 - MON 5	L	Under 6	28	5	6
05/06/2026	BUF 4 - MON 2	W	Under 6	28	2	3
05/01/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 4	W	Under 5.5	26	4	7
04/28/2026	BUF 1 - BOS 2 (OT)	L	Under 6	29	2	1
04/26/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 6	W	Over 6	35	6	10

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
06/14/2026	VEG 0 - CAR 3	L	Under 6	22	0	0
06/11/2026	CAR 4 - VEG 2	L	Under 6	24	4	8
06/09/2026	VEG 3 - CAR 5	L	Over 6	21	3	6
06/06/2026	VEG 5 - CAR 4	W	Over 5.5	35	5	8
06/04/2026	CAR 4 - VEG 3	L	Over 6	26	4	6
06/02/2026	CAR 4 - VEG 5	W	Over 5.5	29	4	4
05/26/2026	VEG 2 - COL 1	W	Over 0	26	2	4
05/24/2026	VEG 5 - COL 3	W	Over 0	23	5	9
05/22/2026	COL 1 - VEG 3	W	Over 0	31	1	2
05/20/2026	COL 2 - VEG 4	W	Over 0	38	2	3

Buffalo Sabres BUF Vegas Golden Knights VEG

avg	rank	edge in	rank	avg
3.3	4	Goals Per Game	14	1.6
3.0	11	Goals Against Per Game	7	2.6
28.5	2	Shots Per Game	4	27.3
27.5	21	Shots Against Per Game	13	22.0
11.7	15	Shooting %	30	5.8
10.9	8	Opponent Shooting %	14	11.7
1	13	Shot Differential Per Game	5	5.29
11.7	15	Scoring Efficiency Ratio	30	5.8
.890	4	Save %	5	.880
.880	4	Opponent Save %	10	.940
6.8	26	Penalty Minutes Per Game	14	10.9
0.83	4	Power Play Goals Per Game	12	0.29
1	13	Power Play Goals Against Per Game	2	0.29
23.8	6	Power Play %	23	7.7
62.5	22	Penalty Kill %	4	88.2
2.2	11	Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio	20	1.66

Buffalo Sabres BUF

	Season stats	rank
Goals Against	2.93	11
Shots Against	29.06	23
Penalty Kill (%)	82	4
Shutouts	5	7
Penalty Mins	827	27

Vegas Golden Knights VEG

	Season stats	rank
Goals Against	2.95	12
Shots Against	24.39	2
Penalty Kill (%)	81	7
Shutouts	3	16
Penalty Mins	667	11

Buffalo Sabres BUF

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.45	5
Shots	28.12	13
Power Play (%)	20	18
Faceoff (%)	46	31
Penalty Mins	797	7

Vegas Golden Knights VEG

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.22	14
Shots	28.99	8
Power Play (%)	25	5
Faceoff (%)	51	8
Penalty Mins	609	31

Buffalo Sabres BUF

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Rasmus Dahlin (D)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 07 / 05 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Logan Stanley (D)	Ques Wed	Illness - 30 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Noah Ostlund (C)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 29 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jason Zucker (LW)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 27 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Tyson Kozak (C)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 27 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Josh Norris (C)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 23 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alex Lyon (G)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 08 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Sam Carrick (C)	Out indefinitely	Arm - 01 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Noah Ostlund (C)	Ques Thurs	Upper Body - 27 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Mattias Samuelsson (D)	Ques Wed	Illness - 24 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Vegas Golden Knights VEG

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Brayden McNabb (D)	Ques Tues	Face - 05 / 06 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Brayden McNabb (D)	Ques Wed	Suspension - 15 / 05 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Mark Stone (RW)	Ques Sun	Lower Body - 09 / 05 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jeremy Lauzon (D)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 04 / 05 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Shea Theodore (D)	Ques Tues	Illness - 03 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Mitch Marner (RW)	Ques Tues	Illness - 03 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alexander Holtz (RW)	Ques Fri	Upper Body - 03 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Mark Stone (RW)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 01 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jonas Rondbjerg (RW)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 02 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Cole Reinhardt (LW)	Ques Sat	Illness - 24 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Buffalo Sabres BUF

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Vegas Golden Knights VEG

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Buffalo Sabres BUF

Over is 4-0 in Sabres last 4 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.

Over is 4-1 in Sabres last 5 Tuesday games.

Sabres are 6-1 in their last 7 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Over is 35-16-4 in Sabres last 55 vs. a team with a losing record.

Over is 32-15-6 in Sabres last 53 games as a favorite.

Vegas Golden Knights VEG

Under is 9-4-1 in Golden Knights last 14 games as a home underdog.

Over is 6-1-2 in Golden Knights last 9 games as a home favorite of -201 or greater.

Golden Knights are 7-2 in their last 9 games as a home underdog of +110 to +150.

Golden Knights are 9-4 in their last 13 games following a win.

Golden Knights are 2-5 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	36-47	41-35-7
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	49-36	45-34-6
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	49-36	45-34-6
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	33-44	37-34-6
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	43-38	34-37-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	42-41	47-31-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	38-52	44-36-10
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	42-27-9
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	34-49	39-36-8
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7

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Vegas Golden Knights

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Power Plays

Goals

Team	Last 5 Matches
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )	L W L W L
Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 )	L L W L W

Jack Eichel Center Buffalo	90	Points	81	Tage Thompson Center Vegas
Mattias Samuelsson Defense Vegas	41	+ / -	26	Mark Stone Right Wing Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Vegas	272	Shots	260	Jack Eichel Center Buffalo
Jeremy Lauzon Defense Buffalo	89	Penalty Mins	78	Peyton Krebs Center Vegas
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vegas	22	Wins	16	Akira Schmid Goaltender Buffalo
Akira Schmid Goaltender Buffalo	2.6	GAA	2.5	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vegas

Mitch Marner Right Wing Buffalo	29	Points	15	Tage Thompson Center Vegas
Brayden McNabb Defense Buffalo	13	+ / -	6	Zach Benson Left Wing Vegas
Pavel Dorofeyev Right Wing Buffalo	58	Shots	46	Rasmus Dahlin Defense Vegas
Zach Benson Left Wing Vegas	64	Penalty Mins	24	Cole Smith Right Wing Buffalo
Carter Hart Goaltender Buffalo	14	Wins	4	Alex Lyon Goaltender Vegas
Carter Hart Goaltender Buffalo	2.6	GAA	2.6	Alex Lyon Goaltender Vegas

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	36-47	41-35-7
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	49-36	45-34-6
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	49-36	45-34-6
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	33-44	37-34-6
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	43-38	34-37-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	42-41	47-31-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	38-52	44-36-10
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	42-27-9
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	34-49	39-36-8
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7

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