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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
Mattias Samuelsson, D Day-To-Day Mar 24
Tanner Pearson, LW Day-To-Day Mar 22
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Jordan Greenway, LW Injured Reserve Feb 25
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26
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
Anaheim 40 27 84 4
Edmonton 35 28 79 9
Vegas 32 26 78 14
Los Angeles 28 25 74 18
Seattle 31 29 72 10
San Jose 32 31 70 6
Calgary 30 34 67 7
Vancouver 21 41 50 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 95 7
Tampa Bay 44 21 93 5
Montreal 39 21 88 10
Boston 39 24 86 8
Ottawa 38 24 85 9
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Florida 35 32 73 3
Toronto 30 29 73 13
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