Set to return

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Adin Hill made 23 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into the NHL points lead with a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

The Sabres were outshot, 26-10, in the first 40 minutes of this one − and had the same number of missed shots in that span. It didn't matter they finally

The Sabres (14-21-5) remained last in the Eastern Conference and finished their road trip 1-2-1. Buffalo was outshot in the game, 33-24, and had only 10 shots on goal through the first two periods. Vegas goalie Adin Hill came within 2:18 of a shutout before a Jason Zucker deflection on a power play produced Buffalo's goal.

The fist pumps are harder. The screams are a little louder. It’s that evident whenever Jack Eichel plays the Buffalo Sabres. He cycled around the corner doing his patented celebration after beating goaltender James Reimer glove side at 7:44 of the third period,

Where are the Sabres best players when they’re needed the most? Many times nowhere to be found. It was case of that against Vegas. Buffalo needs their captain Rasmus Dahlin to play like a superstar on most nights to be a good team,

Despite starting a four-game road trip on a high note in St. Louis against the Blues, the Buffalo Sabres dropped the final three games, with the latest coming Saturday night in a 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

It sure seemed to work for Pavel Dorofeyev on Sunday night. The 24-year-old right wing, after going through one of the longest dry spells of his young NHL career, broke through with two power-play goals and an assist to help the Knights defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 at T-Mobile Arena.

Adam Edstrom tipped in Jonny Brodzinski’s shot off the rush at 5:57 of the third period to give the New York Rangers the lead for good in their 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored two power-play goals and had an assist for the Vegas Golden Knights, who pulled away from the Minnesota Wild for a 4-1 win at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.

LAS VEGAS — Pavel Dorofeyev had two power-play goals and added an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights broke open a tie game with three third-period goals to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Sunday night. The Golden Knights joined Washington and Winnipeg atop the NHL with 61 points, avoiding their first three-game losing streak of the season.

The Nashville Predators, who host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, entered Monday just three points out of the Central Division cellar and 15 points back of the Western Conference's final wild-card spot.