New York Sports Year of Injuries: A Painful Season of Setbacks and Struggles

At 14:46, Zemgus Girgensons gave the Sabres the lead with a goal. Eric Robinson caused a turnover by pressuring Vegas’ Alec Martinez along the right wall. He then made a quick pass to Girgensons, who skated around Alex Pietrangelo in the circle and scored on the far side.

At 2:20 of the third period, Kyle Okposo redirected a rebound from a shot by Skinner, which ended up hitting Thompson and going into the goal. This increased their lead to 4-2.

At 1:46, Brendan Brisson scored, bringing the score to 2-1 during the power play. Nicolas Roy assisted with a backhand pass to Brisson, who was in position below the right circle, allowing for a quick one-timer.

Dylan Cozens netted two goals while playing down a man, and Casey Mittelstadt contributed a goal and an assist for the Sabres (29-28-4). The team has been on a hot streak, winning five out of their last six games and boasting a 7-3-0 record in the past 10 games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves.

Karlsson was wide open near the bottom of the right circle as he quickly shot the pass from Jonathan Marchessault, resulting in a game-tying goal at 4:28.

Cozens was the first to reach a loose puck in the neutral zone and capitalized on a short-handed opportunity to score, putting the score at 2-0 just 54 seconds into the second period.

At 17:12, Cozens made a backhanded shot that ricocheted off the end boards and into the goal, earning his second short-handed point and solidifying the final score of 7-2.

At 6:26, Power’s shot from the point got past Thompson, who had a player obstructing his view, increasing the score to 5-2. Later, at 12:18, Mittelstadt scored from the top of the left circle while on a power play, making the score 6-2.

At the beginning of the first period, Skinner took the lead for Buffalo with a score of 1-0 at 1:55. He gained possession of the puck from William Karlsson near the top of the right circle and did a spin move in the high slot, ultimately scoring by getting the puck past Thompson’s stick.

In their past seven games, the Golden Knights (33-21-7) have a record of 2-4-1, with Logan Thompson making 28 saves.