Vegas 5, Buffalo 2
First Period
1. Vegas, Smith 12 (Karlsson, Marchessault) 0:33.
2. Vegas, Howden 7 (Stone, Pacioretty) 18:19.
Penalties — Pysyk Buf (holding) 14:23; Tuch Buf (slashing) 19:55.
Second Period
3. Vegas, Marchessault 20 (Roy, Karlsson) 1:31 (pp).
4. Vegas, Kolesar 4 (Howden) 4:27 (sh).
5. Buffalo, Tuch 5 (Jokiharju) 16:00.
Penalties — McNabb VGK (hooking) 2:58; Dahlin Buf (interference) 7:03; Kolesar VGK (hooking) 12:09.
Third Period
6. Vegas, Stone 8 (Pacioretty, Patrick) 1:14.
7. Buffalo, Hayden 1 (Thompson) 12:23.
Penalties — Fitzgerald Buf, Pacioretty VGK (misconduct) 11:22; Asplund Buf (holding) 12:42.
Shots on goal by
| Buffalo | 8 | 16 | 8 | _ | 32 |
| Vegas | 9 | 16 | 10 | _ | 35 |
Goal — Buffalo: Anderson (L, 5-3-0). Vegas: Lehner (W, 19-12-1).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Buffalo: 0-2; Vegas: 1-4.
Referees — Ian Walsh, Chris Schlenker. Linesmen — Bevan Mills, Trent Knorr.
Attendance — 18,235 at Vegas.
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