Sam Reinhart has three points for Buffalo in the 4-2 win over Vegas.
By Heather Engel / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
BUFFALO — Jack Eichel scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights at KeyBank Center on Tuesday.
Eichel made it 3-2 at 7:57 when he skated around defenseman Shea Theodore and scored short side on Marc-Andre Fleury at the left post. Curtis Lazar shot from the Sabres zone into an empty net with 25 seconds remaining for the 4-2 final.
Sam Reinhart had a goal and two assists, and Linus Ullmark made 24 saves for Buffalo (21-19-7), which has won four of its past six games.
Tomas Nosek and Reilly Smith scored, and Fleury made 22 saves for Vegas (24-19-6), which has lost four straight.
Chandler Stephenson’s cross-crease pass deflected off Nosek’s skate into the net to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead at 1:55 of the second period.
Kyle Okposo tied it 1-1 on the power play at 6:32 after Conor Sheary forced a turnover by William Karlsson inside Vegas’ blue line.
Reinhart put the Sabres ahead 2-1 with 29 seconds left in the second with a power-play goal from the slot.
Smith’s wrist shot from the right circle on the power play tied it 2-2 at 1:43 of the third period.
Thompson out for season
Tage Thompson is out the rest of the season for the Sabres after having right shoulder surgery Tuesday.
The forward is projected to need 5-6 months to recover. He was injured after colliding with defenseman Olli Maatta in the third period of a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 17, the only game he played with Buffalo this season.