This former Sabres superstar was a big reason why Buffalo lost last night.
The Buffalo Sabres suffered a 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday (Jan. 4). With this, the Sabres now have an ugly 14-21-5 record, while Vegas improved to 27-9-3.
What made this loss sting extra for the Sabres was that former captain Jack Eichel had an excellent performance for Vegas. The 2015 second-overall pick recorded the primary assist on Mark Stone's first-period goal and then scored in the third period to give Vegas a commanding 3-0 lead.
Eichel's assist was a thing of beauty, as he made a perfect pass across the slot to Stone, and the Vegas captain one-timed it home.
Eichel's goal was also excellent. After receiving a nice feed from Golden Knights forward Tanner Pearson, Eichel beat Sabres goalie James Reimer with a perfectly placed snipe.
With this big night against the Sabres, Eichel now has 11 goals, 41 points, 52 points, and a plus-25 rating in 39 games this season for Vegas.