NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 03/03/2026 | Inside The Rink

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Vegas Golden Knights (28-18-14, 70 pts) at Buffalo Sabres (35-19-6, 76 pts)

Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tuesday, March 3
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/Scipps Sports/MSG-B
Radio: 94.7 FM (KFLG-FM)/550 WGR AM

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights dropped their second straight on Sunday with a 5-0 loss to the Penguins. They’ve dropped two out of three since returning from the Olympic break, averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing four goals per game.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres picked up their third straight win since the break on Saturday with a 6-2 win over the Lightning. The Sabres, since returning, are averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game. They enter tonight four games back of the Lightning for first place in the Atlantic Division.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Smith-Marner-Dorofeyev
Bowman-Hertl-Kolesar
Saad-Sissons-Reinhardt

Lauzon-Theodore
Hanifin-Andersson
McNabb-Korczak

Hill
Schmid

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:

Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Zucker-McLeod-Quinn
Ostlund-Norris-Doan
Benson-Kozak-Malenstyn

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power-Byram
Metsa-Kesselring

Luukkonen
Lyon

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel had a goal in each game against his former team last season. He finished with two goals and an assist against them.

Buffalo Sabres

Jason Zucker had a goal in each game against the Golden Knights last season.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

G Carter Hart – IR
F Mark Stone – DTD
F Brett Howden – IR
F William Karlsson – IR

Buffalo Sabres

D Conor Timmins – IR
F Jiri Kulich – IR
F Justin Danforth – IR
F Jordan Greenway – IR

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