The Vegas Golden Knights wrapped up their season-long, four-game road trip with a convincing 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Sunday. The win gave the Knights seven of a possible eight points on the trip, with their only setback coming via a shootout loss in Boston on Monday.
Mitch Marner opened the scoring with a short-handed goal at 12:17 of the second period, and Jack Eichel followed 1:26 later to make it 2-0 against his former team. Goaltender Adin Hill was sharp throughout, finishing with 27 saves and carrying a shutout into the third period before Beck Malenstyn scored for Buffalo at 4:26.
Tomas Hertl responded quickly, scoring his first goal just 1:17 after Malenstyn's tally and adding a second at 9:58 of the third period to seal the win. It marked Hertl's second two-goal game in the last three contests, following a similar performance Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
The Knights improved to 12-5-2 on the season. The road trip featured strong penalty killing, including a perfect 6-for-6 effort in Pittsburgh, and timely scoring from players like Trevor Connelly, who scored the game-winner late in the Detroit game to start the trip.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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