Overview
- Utah erased a 2-0 deficit with five unanswered, capped by third-period goals from J.J. Peterka, Lawson Crouse, Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller.
- Defenseman Nick DeSimone, in his second game of the season, scored late in the second for his first of the year to start the turnaround.
- Coach André Tourigny pointed to a line shuffle and a timeout as the catalysts for the third-period surge.
- Karel Vejmelka made 17 saves for Utah, while Buffalo’s Colten Ellis stopped 32 shots as Isak Rosén scored both Sabres goals.
- Buffalo dropped its fourth straight and stayed winless on the road (0-4-2) while missing Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Jason Zucker (illness), Zach Benson (lower body) and captain Rasmus Dahlin (family leave).