Sabres struggle to score in home loss against Vegas Golden Knights

The Buffalo Sabres fell 4‑1 to the Vegas Golden Knights, with Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner scoring for Vegas and Beck Malenstyn replying for Buffalo. Colten Ellis made 21 saves for the Sabres. In the same night, Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin exited the third period with an apparent injury, and Chicago Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon left his game against the Buccaneers with an injury, raising concerns about depth before the trade deadline.