
Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueTuch and Dahlin help the Sabres beat the Golden Knights 4-3 in a shootout

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.
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.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 12:07 | Brett Howden Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Tanner Pearson (13), Ivan Barbashev (23) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:06 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Tomas Hertl (28) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:13 | Ryan McLeod Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jacob Bryson (7), Bowen Byram (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:53 | Jason Zucker Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:27 | Jack Eichel Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (41), Alex Pietrangelo (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:46 | Rasmus Dahlin Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (25), Tage Thompson (25) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Victor Olofsson Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Jack Quinn Goal Backhand |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jordan Greenway, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Tyson Kozak, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 1 |
Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Alex Pietrangelo, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Ilya Samsonov, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Game Information
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 16,770 | Capacity:

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 16,770 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 27 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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31 | 38 | 68 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 25 | 94 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 26 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |