At The Final Horn | Tuch scores in return to Vegas

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.

How It happened

Thirty-three seconds in, Vegas took the lead. In transition, some quick passing led to Smith tapping the puck in to open the scoring.
Then with 1:41 remaining, the Golden Knights went up 2-0 when Howden picked up a loose puck and fired one in from the slot.
Vegas scored 1:31 into the second period on a power play that carried over from the end of the first for their third goal of the game. Jonathan Marchessault connected on a cross-ice feed from Nicolas Roy for his 20th of the season.
The Golden Knights went up 4-0 thanks to a shorthanded goal by Kolesar at the 4:27 mark of the second.
Tuch put Buffalo on the board with 4:00 remaining in the middle frame when he wristed one in from the right faceoff circle on the rush.
Vegas regained their four-goal advantage when Stone capitalized on a defensive miscue 1:14 into the third.
Hayden deflected in a Tage Thompson shot with 7:37 left for his first as a member of the Sabres.

Roll the highlight film

Here's Tuch's goal, which gives him 13 points (5+8) in 13 games this season with Buffalo:

Coming up

The Sabres will be off until February 10 when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets at KeyBank Center.
Rasmus Dahlin, however, will be busy in the meantime. He's set to represent Buffalo at All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. The Skills Competition is Friday and the All-Star Game is Saturday.