Sabres at Golden Knights
The Buffalo Sabres upended Vegas last week while the latter was playing the second contest of a five-game road trip. The Golden Knights will have a chance for revenge and to even their season series on Tuesday when the roles are reversed with the Sabres making the trek to T-Mobile Arena.
Conor Sheary netted his career-high third power-play goal of the season in Saturday's 3-0 triumph over Arizona to tie captain Jack Eichel for the team lead in tallies. Eichel, however, scored twice in Buffalo's 4-2 win versus Vegas on Oct. 8 and had two assists against the then-expansion franchise in his lone encounter last season. While the Sabres are off to their best start since the 2011-12 campaign, the Golden Knights took a step toward getting back on track as Marc-Andre Fleury ended his team's season-high five-game road trip in style with his 49th career shutout in a 1-0 win over Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. The three-time Stanley Cup champion wasn't as fortunate as he stopped just 13 shots in the first encounter versus Buffalo, against which he owns a 21-6-3 mark with a 2.12 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in 32 career appearances.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, MSG Buffalo, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Vegas)
ABOUT THE SABRES (3-2-0): Top overall pick Rasmus Dahlin was all smiles after he scored his first career NHL goal against the Coyotes, becoming the youngest defenseman in 23 years to find the net. Dahlin cleaned up a loose puck in front after Antti Raanta was drawn out from his crease by Jeff Skinner, who also scored his first goal with his new team. Linus Ullmark notched his first NHL shutout after making 36 saves Saturday, although Carter Hutton turned aside 35 shots in the first meeting with the Golden Knights to improve to 2-0-0 against the league's newest club.
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (2-4-0): Offseason acquisition Paul Stastny could be sidelined up to two months with a lower-body injury, coach Gerard Gallant said on Monday. "He's going to be out longer than we thought," Gallant told reporters of the 32-year-old Stastny, who has been sidelined three games since sustaining the injury against Buffalo earlier this month. Defenseman Deryk Engelland (undisclosed) and forward Alex Tuch (lower body) will miss Tuesday's tilt with their injuries, with Brad Hunt expected to draw in along the blue line.
OVERTIME
1. Vegas F Jonathan Marchessault has recorded two-point performances in two of his last four games, including scoring and setting up a goal in the first meeting with Buffalo.
2. Sabres F Sam Reinhart has three assists in his last four outings.
3. Golden Knights C William Karlsson boasts four assists in his last three contests against Buffalo.