Buffalo Sabres Overcome Vegas Golden Knights in 5-2 Victory
Casey Mittelstadt's two goals in the third period lead Buffalo's rally, marking their third win in four meetings with Vegas.
- Casey Mittelstadt scored twice in Buffalo’s four-goal third period, helping the Sabres rally to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2.
- Zach Benson and former Golden Knight Alex Tuch also scored for Buffalo in the third period, while Dylan Cozens had a first-period goal and added two assists.
- Buffalo has won three of its last four meetings with the Golden Knights, including two straight in Las Vegas.
- Ivan Barbashev and Jack Eichel scored for defending champion Vegas, and Logan Thompson made 22 saves.
- Buffalo, 10-1-1 when scoring first, got on the board immediately after coming off a power play.