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Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres

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Tuch and Dahlin help the Sabres beat the Golden Knights 4-3 in a shootout

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Rasmus Dahlin, Ryan McLeod, and Jason Zucker scored in regulation for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 16 saves and stopped two out of three Vegas shooters in the tiebreaker.

The Sabres had dropped seven of eight.

Jack Eichel, Brett Howden, Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Golden Knights, who lost for the third time in four games. Adin Hill made 34 saves in regulation and overtime.

Vegas grabbed a 3-2 lead when Eichel scored with 2:33 left in the third. It was Eichel's 21st goal of the season.

Dahlin responded with his 12th goal for Buffalo with 13.6 seconds to play.

Sabres forward Jiri Kulich was injured at 9:25 of the second period after a hit from Howden.

Takeaways Sabres: Playing without forwards J.J. Peterka and Josh Norris, Buffalo still outshot Vegas 37-21. Norris, who was acquired from Ottawa at the trade deadline, was out with an undisclosed injury.

Golden Knights: A day after signing a six-year, $37.5 million extension, Hill lost for just the second time in his last seven starts.

Key moment With Luukkonen pulled for the extra attacker, Dahlin’s slap shot from the blue line whistled past Hill and sent the game to overtime.

Key stat Dahlin became the first Sabres defenseman to tie a game in the last minute since Tyler Myers on Jan. 18, 2014, against Columbus.

Up next The Sabres begin a four-game trip in Boston on Monday. The Golden Knights face the Red Wings on Sunday in Detroit.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:07 Brett Howden Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Tanner Pearson (13), Ivan Barbashev (23)
Goal 2nd Period 12:06 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Tomas Hertl (28)
Goal 2nd Period 12:13 Ryan McLeod Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jacob Bryson (7), Bowen Byram (24)
Goal 3rd Period 9:53 Jason Zucker Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 17:27 Jack Eichel Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (41), Alex Pietrangelo (24)
Goal 3rd Period 19:46 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (25), Tage Thompson (25)
Goal 5 0:00 Victor Olofsson Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Jack Quinn Goal Backhand
Goal 5 0:00 Alex Tuch Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 13
22 Hits 36
6 Takeaways 4
19 Shots 37
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
19 Faceoffs Won 48
28.4 Faceoff Win Percent 71.6
19 Giveaways 23
4 Total Penalties 4
14 Penalty Minutes 22
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve May 20
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve May 19
Noah Ostlund, C Out May 3
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 16,770 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas 39 26 95 17
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton 41 30 93 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose 39 35 86 8
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle 34 37 79 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary 34 39 77 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver 25 49 58 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14
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