Sabres vs. Golden Knights Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Golden Knights NHL game on March 17, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 19:02 Goal scored by Josh Norris assisted by Peyton Krebs and Mattias Samuelsson
P3 18:55 Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 18:38 Mark Stone shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 17:45 Shea Theodore shot blocked by Bowen Byram
P3 17:23 Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Adin Hill
P3 16:27 Shea Theodore shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 16:15 Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
P3 13:34 Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 12:51 Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Zach Benson
P3 12:37 Shot missed by Noah Ostlund
P3 11:22 Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
P3 11:14 Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 08:03 Shot missed by Mitch Marner
P3 05:30 Power play - Shea Theodore shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
P3 04:59 Power play - Shot missed by Mark Stone
P3 03:00 Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Adin Hill
P3 01:50 Shot missed by Rasmus Dahlin
P3 01:35 Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Josh Norris
P3 01:14 Jack Eichel shot blocked by Logan Stanley
P3 01:09 Shot missed by Mark Stone
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:37
    Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:02
    Colton Sissons won faceoff against Sam Carrick in neutral zone
  4. P3 19:02
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Josh Norris assisted by Peyton Krebs and Mattias Samuelsson
    2-0
  5. P3 18:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
  6. P3 18:38
    SHOT
    Mark Stone shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  7. P3 17:45
    SHOT
    Shea Theodore shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  8. P3 17:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Adin Hill
  9. P3 16:27
    SHOT
    Shea Theodore shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  10. P3 16:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
  11. P3 15:41
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  12. P3 15:41
    Stoppage - Icing
  13. P3 14:58
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
  14. P3 14:58
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  15. P3 14:32
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  16. P3 14:32
    Stoppage - Icing
  17. P3 13:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  18. P3 12:51
    SHOT
    Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Zach Benson
  19. P3 12:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noah Ostlund
  20. P3 12:12
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
  21. P3 11:32
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Golden Knights in defensive zone
  22. P3 11:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  23. P3 11:16
    Sabres won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  24. P3 11:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  25. P3 11:02
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  26. P3 11:02
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  27. P3 09:13
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  28. P3 09:01
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  29. P3 09:01
    Penalty to Brett Howden 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Noah Ostlund)
  30. P3 09:01
    Stoppage - Video Review
  31. P3 09:01
    Penalty to Noah Ostlund 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Brayden McNabb)
  32. P3 08:31
    Giveaway by Mitch Marner in offensive zone
  33. P3 08:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mitch Marner
  34. P3 08:01
    Stoppage - Icing
  35. P3 06:22
    Giveaway by Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  36. P3 06:17
    Giveaway by Noah Hanifin in defensive zone
  37. P3 05:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shea Theodore shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  38. P3 05:13
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  39. P3 04:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mark Stone
  40. P3 04:14
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  41. P3 03:46
    Penalty to Sam Carrick 2 minutes for Boarding
  42. P3 03:27
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  43. P3 03:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  44. P3 03:02
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  45. P3 03:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Adin Hill
  46. P3 01:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Dahlin
  47. P3 01:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  48. P3 01:35
    SHOT
    Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Josh Norris
  49. P3 01:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  50. P3 01:14
    SHOT
    Jack Eichel shot blocked by Logan Stanley
  51. P3 01:11
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Golden Knights in defensive zone
  52. P3 01:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mark Stone
  53. P3 00:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jeremy Lauzon
  54. P3 00:00
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Sam Carrick in neutral zone
  55. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  56. P2 19:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colton Sissons
  57. P2 19:01
    SHOT
    Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Sam Carrick
  58. P2 18:24
    SHOT
    Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  59. P2 17:32
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  60. P2 16:58
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  61. P2 16:48
    SHOT
    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  62. P2 16:40
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  63. P2 15:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Norris
  64. P2 14:57
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Josh Norris in neutral zone
  65. P2 13:53
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  66. P2 13:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  67. P2 13:04
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  68. P2 12:04
    Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak in defensive zone
  69. P2 11:54
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
  70. P2 11:25
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  71. P2 11:07
    Cole Smith won faceoff against Sam Carrick in offensive zone
  72. P2 11:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jeremy Lauzon saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  73. P2 10:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brett Howden saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  74. P2 10:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Mark Stone shot blocked by Logan Stanley
  75. P2 09:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mark Stone
  76. P2 09:11
    Power play - Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev in offensive zone
  77. P2 08:37
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  78. P2 08:37
    Penalty to Bowen Byram 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Tomas Hertl)
  79. P2 08:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  80. P2 07:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nic Dowd
  81. P2 06:47
    SHOT
    Zach Metsa shot blocked by Brett Howden
  82. P2 06:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Beck Malenstyn
  83. P2 06:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Adin Hill
  84. P2 05:55
    Brett Howden won faceoff against Sam Carrick in offensive zone
  85. P2 05:55
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  86. P2 05:23
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  87. P2 05:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  88. P2 04:44
    Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Jeremy Lauzon in offensive zone
  89. P2 04:38
    Stoppage - Icing
  90. P2 04:22
    Stoppage - Offside
  91. P2 03:54
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  92. P2 03:54
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  93. P2 03:35
    SHOT
    Jack Quinn shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  94. P2 03:11
    Sabres won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  95. P2 03:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Adin Hill
  96. P2 02:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Adin Hill
  97. P2 01:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  98. P2 01:23
    Sabres won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  99. P2 00:47
    Stoppage - Icing
  100. P2 00:14
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
  101. P2 00:14
    Stoppage - Offside
  102. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  103. P1 19:44
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  104. P1 19:09
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in neutral zone
  105. P1 18:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  106. P1 18:27
    SHOT
    Logan Stanley shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  107. P1 18:02
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Sabres
    1-0
  108. P1 17:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Andersson saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  109. P1 17:38
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  110. P1 17:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  111. P1 16:57
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  112. P1 16:29
    Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in offensive zone
  113. P1 16:27
    Sabres won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  114. P1 16:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  115. P1 16:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  116. P1 15:39
    Stoppage - Icing
  117. P1 15:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Dahlin
  118. P1 15:15
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
  119. P1 15:15
    Stoppage - Icing
  120. P1 15:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  121. P1 13:57
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  122. P1 13:27
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Adin Hill
  123. P1 13:08
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Golden Knights in offensive zone
  124. P1 12:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brett Howden saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  125. P1 12:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Adin Hill
  126. P1 11:37
    Stoppage - Icing
  127. P1 11:12
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  128. P1 11:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  129. P1 11:10
    SHOT
    Cole Smith shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  130. P1 11:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Smith
  131. P1 10:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Braeden Bowman
  132. P1 10:06
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Colton Sissons in defensive zone
  133. P1 10:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  134. P1 09:02
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  135. P1 08:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Adin Hill
  136. P1 07:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colton Sissons
  137. P1 07:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jeremy Lauzon saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  138. P1 06:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
  139. P1 06:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  140. P1 05:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Adin Hill
  141. P1 05:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Adin Hill
  142. P1 04:34
    Mitch Marner won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  143. P1 04:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  144. P1 04:06
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  145. P1 04:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Adin Hill
  146. P1 03:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
  147. P1 02:31
    Shorthanded - Sam Carrick credited with hit on Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  148. P1 02:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  149. P1 01:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mitch Marner
  150. P1 01:30
    Penalty to Owen Power 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Ivan Barbashev)
  151. P1 01:04
    Tage Thompson credited with hit on Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  152. P1 00:31
    Cole Smith credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in offensive zone
  153. P1 00:00
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Golden Knights
25Shots on Goal28
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
19Hits28
13 Shots Blocked 12
12Giveaways19
SabresBUF
Golden KnightsVGK
25Shots on Goal28
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
19Hits28
13 Shots Blocked 12
12Giveaways19

Sabres vs. Golden Knights: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Sabres vs. Golden Knights
  • Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
  • Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Golden Knights favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Sabres 45¢, Golden Knights 55¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Sabres: 46%
  • Golden Knights: 54%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sabres a win probability of 46%, while the Golden Knights have a win probability of 54%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Golden Knights are more likely to beat the Sabres in the NHL game at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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