An early deficit held up on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, where the Buffalo Sabres fell 3-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights. After winning Sunday in St. Louis, the Sabres lost three straight games to finish their road trip with a 1-2-1 record.

No one is playing better hockey in the NHL than the Vegas Golden Knights. A 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday bumped the Golden Knights into the top spot in the NHL.

The Golden Knights are in position to claim a piece of hardware they’ve never won in the franchise’s eight-year existence: the Presidents’ Trophy.

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LAS VEGAS − If you were curious to see what kind of reaction the Buffalo Sabres ... loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in rollicking T-Mobile Arena. The Sabres are back in ...

The Sabres (14-21-5) remained last in the Eastern Conference and finished their road trip 1-2-1. Buffalo was outshot in the game, 33-24, and had only 10 shots on goal through the first two periods. Vegas goalie Adin Hill came within 2:18 of a shutout before a Jason Zucker deflection on a power play produced Buffalo's goal.

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Preview: Penguins meet the Sabres in Buffalo, the favored Sabres aim for a win. The Golden Knights take on the Hurricanes in a top-tier matchup tonight.

Tanner Laczynski scored his first goal of the season, Adin Hill stopped 23 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night. The Golden Knights

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Adin Hill made 23 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into the NHL points lead with a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Martin Necas (1g, 2a) and Brent Burns (3a) have points in back-to-back games. Jack Roslovic is three goals shy of 100 career goals.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.