3/17/26 - 10:00pm at T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, NV Buffalo – 41-20-6 | - 88 points – 1st place in the Atlantic Division Vegas – 31-22-14 | - 76 points – 2nd place in the Atlantic Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 20.7% (16th) Penalty Kill – 82.9% (4th) Vegas Power Play – 25.5% (3rd) Penalty Kill - 82.3% (6th) Top Scorers Buffalo Tage Thompson: 67 GP, 34 G, 36 A, 70 PTS Rasmus Dahlin: 63 GP, 13 G, 47 A, 60 PTS Alex Tuch: 65 GP, 28 G, 29 A, 57 PTS Vegas Jack Eichel: 59 GP, 24 G, 50 A, 74 PTS Mitch Marner: 66 GP, 19 G, 50 A, 69 PTS Mark Stone: 45 GP, 21 G, 41 A, 62 PTS Starting Goalies(projected) Buffalo – Alex Lyon (19-8-3, 2.59 GAA, .913 Sv %) Vegas – Adin Hill (8-6-3, 3.05 GAA, .871 Sv %) Other Sabres Stories Six Former Sabres Who Signed Elsewhere [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/six-former-sabres-who-signed-elsewhere] Who is the Sabres most surprising standout this season? Sabres Line Combinations and Pairings (projected) Forwards Peyton Krebs - Noah Ostlund - Tage Thompson Zach Benson - Josh Norris - Josh Doan Jason Zucker - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn Josh Dunne - Sam Carrick - Beck Malenstyn Ex. Tyson Kozak, Tanner Pearson Defense Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin Owen Power - Bowen Byram Logan Stanley - Zach Metsa Ex. Luke Schenn Goaltenders Alex Lyon Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Colten Ellis Injuries Justin Danforth (lower body, Oct. 18; injured reserve) Jiri Kulich (blood clot, Nov. 4; injured reserve - out for the season) Conor Timmins (broken leg, Dec. 20; injured reserve) Jordan Greenway (undisclosed, Jan. 22; injured reserve) Alex Tuch (illness, Mar. 17, day-to-day) Notes The Sabres have earned at least one point in 16 of their last 19 contests (15-3-1), including wins in nine of their last 10 games. Since Dec. 9 and entering play on Monday, the Sabres ranked first among all NHL teams in wins (30) and points (62). They had recorded five more wins and eight more points than the next-closest team in that span (Carolina). Buffalo has not lost consecutive games in regulation since the team fell in three straight from Dec. 3 at Philadelphia to Dec. 8 at Calgary. The Sabres have defeated the Golden Knights in five of the last six matchups between the two teams, including wins in each of the last two meetings. A win tonight would mark the second time that Buffalo has earned a threegame winning streak against Vegas. Tage Thompson has tallied 47 points (21+26) in 38 games since Dec. 9 and his 19 even-strength goals in that span were tied for the most among all NHL skaters entering play on Monday. Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 31 points (9+22) in his last 24 games, including 12 points (2+10) in his last eight contests. With one more even-strength point, Dahlin will pass Mike Ramsey on Buffalo’s all-time list for even-strength points by a defenseman and gain sole possession of second place in franchise history. In his last 27 games dating back to Jan. 6, Ryan McLeod has posted 27 points (5+22) and he leads all Sabres forwards in assists in that span. Owen Power is riding a three-game point streak (1+2) and a point tonight would give him his longest point streak of the season. It would mark the fifth point streak of four or more games of his career. Alex Tuch has nine points (6+3) in his last eight games. Jason Zucker has registered six points (4+2) in his last five contests. Jack Quinn has posted six points (4+2) in his last five games Follow Michael on X, Instagram @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo] THN.com/Free [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/a065189b-cec5-4891-be4a-36674e5f9bd0.jpeg] THN.com/Free
