An early deficit held up on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, where the Buffalo Sabres fell 3-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights. After winning Sunday in St. Louis, the Sabres lost three straight games to finish their road trip with a 1-2-1 record.

No one is playing better hockey in the NHL than the Vegas Golden Knights. A 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday bumped the Golden Knights into the top spot in the NHL.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Vegas Golden Knights center Tanner Laczynski (28) scores against Buffalo Sabres goaltender James Reimer ...

It could be hard to believe, but the Buffalo Sabres have had great success against the Vegas Golden Knights over the past few seasons. Sometimes, teams match up better against their opponents regardless of their quality,

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The Sabres (14-21-5) remained last in the Eastern Conference and finished their road trip 1-2-1. Buffalo was outshot in the game, 33-24, and had only 10 shots on goal through the first two periods. Vegas goalie Adin Hill came within 2:18 of a shutout before a Jason Zucker deflection on a power play produced Buffalo's goal.

Tanner Laczynski scored his first goal of the season, Adin Hill stopped 23 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night. The Golden Knights

The Buffalo Sabres lost 3-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights, finishing their Western Conference road trip and leaving Rasmus Dahlin calling for improved readiness.

The Sabres were outshot, 26-10, in the first 40 minutes of this one − and had the same number of missed shots in that span. It didn't matter they finally