Alex Tuch scored his fifth goal of the season - and his first against his former club - but the Buffalo Sabres couldn't climb out of an early hole in their 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Golden Knights jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Tuch scored in his return to Las Vegas. Tuch played 249 of his 268 career games with Vegas, where he posted 139 points (61+78).
John Hayden also scored for Buffalo midway through the third period. Craig Anderson stopped 29 of 34 shots.
Reilly Smith, Brett Howden, Jonathan Marchessault, Keegan Kolesar and Mark Stone all scored for Vegas. Robin Lehner made 30 saves to defeat his former club.
Buffalo's power play finished 0-for-2 while the penalty kill went 3-for-4.
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Buffalo falls 5-2 to close out road trip
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