LAS VEGAS -- Mark Stone scored his 600th career NHL point with a goal in the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 victory against the Buffalo Sabres at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist. Tanner Laczynski also scored, while Tanner Pearson had two assists for Vegas (27-9-3). Adin Hill made 23 saves.
The Golden Knights have won eight of nine games and 12 of 14.
“It's just the details in our game. We understand you're not going to have your best every night. Whether you're not going to have your best legs or the puck's not going to feel great, but we found different ways to win and different guys have stepped up,” Eichel said. “ “Obviously we have a ton of confidence in both our goaltenders and our defensemen. We just try and play to our structure as well as we can every night. That gives us a chance to win. Obviously, we have good players that make good plays.”
How the Goals Were Scored
Laczynski opened the scoring at 4:53 of the first period, beating Buffalo goalie James Remier off a rebound.
Stone followed it up at 12:23, scoring far post on a drive to the net after a feed from Eichel.
“So cool for ‘Stoney.’ Well-deserved. He means so much to this group and this organization,” Eichel said. “Anybody that knows ‘Stoney’ knows how much he loves the game, and he's never cheated for points or for offense. It's always been defense, structure and putting the team first. So happy for him. It's an amazing accomplishment. I'm sure he's looking forward to the next however many he gets.”
Eichel pushed it to 3-0 at 7:44 of the third period, roofing a wrist shot above Reimer’s glove.
The Sabres got one back when Jason Zucker redirected a Rasmus Dahlin shot from the point at 17:42 for the 3-1 final.
Up Next
The Golden Knights will return to the ice Tuesday in San Jose for a game against the San Jose Sharks. The puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.