Vegas 4, Buffalo 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees:
Tim Peel, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance:
18321
By Field Level Media
Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals, and Marc-Andre Fleury had 26 saves for his 407th career win to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Fleury moved into a tie for 10th place with Glenn Hall on the all-time wins list for NHL goalies. William Karlsson had a goal and two assists, and Cody Eakin also scored for Vegas, which scored more than two goals in a game for the first time this season. Reilly Smith added two assists.
Vladimir Sobotka scored for Buffalo, which was playing the second game of five-game western road trip that began with a 3-0 shutout of the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday and continues on Thursday at San Jose. Carter Hutton stopped 25 shots for the Sabres.
Vegas, which had a Shea Theodore goal midway through the first period overturned by a coaches' challenge after it was determined Max Pacioretty was offside prior to the goal, bounced back to take a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal by Marchessault. The Golden Knights center converted a centering pass from Karlsson from the slot, firing a shot under Hutton's arm with 1:01 left in the period.
Marchessault's third goal of the season snapped Vegas' 0-for-16 streak on the power play to open the season, and left the Los Angeles Kings as the only team in the NHL without a power-play goal this season.
Eakin made it 2-0 early in the second period with an unassisted short-handed goal, breaking out in an odd-man rush with Ryan Carpenter and then beating Hutton on his blocker side with a left-handed wrist shot from the right circle. It was the third goal in just four games for Eakin, who began the season on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
Karlsson, who finished third in the NHL with 43 goals last season, scored his first goal of the season at the 10:40 mark of the third period, redirecting a crossing pass from Smith past Hutton.
The Sabres pulled Hutton with 4:43 remaining and had a six-on-four advantage when Vegas defenseman Colin Miller went to the box for a tripping penalty with 2:40 left. Sobotka backhanded a shot from the slot through Fleury's pads with 36.7 seconds left to spoil the shutout bid.
Marchessault then added an empty-net goal with 12.7 seconds to go to finish the scoring. Karlsson earned an assist, his second of the game.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Buffalo |
|
Vegas |
|
Vladimir Sobotka 1 |
Points |
William Karlsson 3 |
|
Vladimir Sobotka 1 |
Goals |
Jonathan Marchessault 2 |
|
Jake McCabe 1 |
Assists |
William Karlsson 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Jonathan Marchessault 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Cody Eakin 1 |
|
Carter Hutton .893 |
Save Percentage |
Marc-Andre Fleury .963 |
|
Carter Hutton 25 |
Saves |
Marc-Andre Fleury 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Buffalo
|
27 |
1 |
0-6 |
2-3 |
6 |
31 |
| Vegas
|
29 |
4 |
1-3 |
6-6 |
12 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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Vegas will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Sabres have a W/L % of .250 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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