Left wing Jeff Skinner, center Tage Thompson and defenseman Lawrence Pilut scored and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Golden Knights 3-2 at T-Mobile Arena on Monday.

The Sabres scored three goals on seven shots in the second period to take a 3-0 lead. The Knights failed to score more than two goals for the seventh straight home game, and fell to 1-6 at T-Mobile Arena in that span.

Center Chandler Stephenson scored the team’s first goal 3:54 into the third period. Left wing Reilly Smith scored a 6-on-5 goal with 2:22 remaining.

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