Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/03/26

An intriguing matchup awaits on Tuesday night as the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Buffalo Sabres. Vegas’ Jack Eichel was a part of Team USA’s Gold medal winning team at the Olympics, and he will now make his return to Buffalo to face his former team for the 6th time in his career. Eichel has seen great success against his former squad in the previous 5 games, as he’s potted 6 goals and racked up 8 points. The Golden Knights were shut out against the Penguins on Sunday, so Eichel and company should come out firing looking to right the ship. Buffalo goaltender Alex Lyon has been a bit reason why the Sabres have catapulted up the Eastern Conference standings, but his goals-against average jumped from 1.77 in January to 3.05 in February. Look for Vegas to find some offensive success against Lyon in this one.

On the other side, the Sabres are coming off an impressive 6-2 win over the Lightning on Saturday. The offense continues to hum, as the Sabres now rank 7th in the NHL scoring 3.38 goals per game. Vegas’ goaltending situation continues to be a mess, as their team save percentage of .880 is among the lowest in the league. Adin Hill is projected to be between the pipes in this matchup, and he owns a less-than-ideal .858 save percentage to go along with a 3.58 goals-against average in 14 games this season. He’s allowed 9 goals over his last 2 starts, which doesn’t warrant much confidence when going up against a high-flying Buffalo offense. Look to the over.

Golden Knights vs Sabres prediction: Over 6 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.