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Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres Recap - Sabres Win 3-1

The Golden Knights came up short Thursday against the Sabres, falling 3-1.

Buffalo was an underdog by +175 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Peyton Krebs, Victor Olofsson, and Alex Tuch each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Krebs opened the scoring for Buffalo.

Craig Anderson turned in a 30-save effort for the Sabres.

Ben Hutton scored for the Golden Knights, finding the net behind Craig Anderson.

Laurent Brossoit stopped 21 of 23 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-4, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 31-24.

Buffalo heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Vegas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.