nhl Game Recap
Vegas Skates Past Buffalo 7-4 - Recap
Vegas got 3 goals from Jack Eichel en route to a 7-4 victory over Buffalo on Thursday at KeyBank Center.
Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as -166 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Vegas got goals from Jack Eichel(3), Chandler Stephenson, Phil Kessel, Paul Cotter, and Alex Pietrangelo in the victory. Stephenson opened the scoring at 5:44 of the first period.
Logan Thompson turned in a 31-save effort for the Golden Knights.
Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson(2), Rasmus Asplund, and Casey Mittelstadt in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Eric Comrie stopped 29 of 35 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vegas scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 36-35.
Next game, Vegas takes its act home to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Boston.