The Vegas Golden Knights wrapped up their road trip on a high note Sunday, beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 for their third straight win.
Vegas finished the four-game trip 3-0-1 and now heads home for a five-game homestand at T-Mobile Arena.
How it happened
After a scoreless first period, Mitch Marner opened the scoring with a short-handed goal 12:17 into the second. Jack Eichel added his eighth goal of the season 1:26 later to make it 2-0.
Buffalo’s Beck Malenstyn cut the lead to 2-1 early in the third period, but Tomas Hertl answered just 1:17 later. Hertl then scored again at the 10-minute mark of the third, his ninth goal of the season, to seal the 4-1 win.
Goaltender Adin Hill made 27 saves for Vegas. Buffalo’s Colten Ellis stopped 21 shots.
Injury to watch
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that defenseman Noah Hanifin left the game after taking a hard hit. The team had not shared an update on his status in the game reports we reviewed, so watch for news before Wednesday.
What it means for locals and visitors
The Knights open their five-game homestand Wednesday night against Utah at T-Mobile Arena. Game nights bring heavy traffic around Las Vegas Boulevard, Tropicana Avenue and Frank Sinatra Drive, and the garages at Park MGM and New York-New York fill up early. If you’re heading to the game or working the Strip that night, plan for slow pickups and drop-offs near the arena in the hour before puck drop and right after the final horn.
Coming off a strong road trip, Wednesday’s home opener of the stand should draw a lively crowd to Toshiba Plaza.
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