Tomas Hertl scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Sunday at KeyBank Center.
Mitch Marner opened the scoring short-handed at 12:17 of the second period, with an assist from none. Jack Eichel made it 2-0 at 13:43 of the second period. Beck Malenstyn pulled the Sabres within 2-1 at 4:26 of the third period.
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Hertl made it 3-1 at 5:43 of the third period. Hertl made it 4-1 at 10:00 of the third period.
For Vegas, Hertl had two goals, Marner had a goal and an assist, Ivan Barbashev had two assists, Eichel scored, and Adin Hill stopped 28 of 29 shots.
For Buffalo, Malenstyn scored, and Colten Ellis stopped 22 of 26 shots.
Buffalo outshot Vegas 29-26. Vegas went 0 for 3 on the power play, and Buffalo went 0 for 3. The Golden Knights improved to 12-5-2. The Sabres fell to 8-6-3.
The Golden Knights are third in the Western Conference and have won three straight. The Sabres are ninth in the Eastern Conference.
The Golden Knights next host the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Sabres are back in action when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
