Overview
- Buffalo led 4-0 before Vancouver scored three third-period goals to cut the deficit to one, and the Sabres sealed it with an empty-netter for a 5-3 final.
- Alex Tuch posted a goal and an assist, while Tage Thompson, Ryan McLeod, Zach Metsa and Josh Doan also scored for the Sabres.
- Metsa recorded his first NHL goal in his 12th game, extending Buffalo’s advantage early in the third period.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves for Buffalo as Thatcher Demko stopped 15 shots for Vancouver.
- The result kept Buffalo’s surge at 11 wins in 12 and five straight at home, while Vancouver’s skid reached four in a row and six losses in seven to start the trip.