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Sabres Fall 3-1 Against Winnipeg - Game Recap

Winnipeg earned a 3-1 victory over Buffalo behind a 2-goal performance from Kyle Connor on Tuesday at Bell MTS Place.

Bettors who backed the Jets were rewarded as -152 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

Winnipeg got goals from Kyle Connor(2), and Tucker Poolman in the victory. Connor opened the scoring at 13:59 of the first period.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 of 26 Buffalo shots in the victory.

Buffalo got a goal from Rasmus Ristolainen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Carter Hutton stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Winnipeg went 1-for-3, while the Sabres were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Winnipeg by a margin of 35-26.

Winnipeg heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.