(Quotes from the GDT)
Sabres were completely overwhelmed by LVGK for all but the last part of the game.
I do give credit to the Sabres in the 3rd for not bowing down to the "inevitable". But I really felt that Vegas sat back thinking the game was over and almost got burned by that.
Vegas abandoned their aggressive 2-1-2 forecheck and played more of a NZ 1 -2 - 2. Sabres D had way more time and space to move the puck out of the zone. And team came out with more intensity and I think that caught Vegas by surprise.
Bottom line, I'm not yet convinced that the Sabres coaching staff made the necessary adjustments in the locker room between periods. (I hope they did but I'm a bit skeptical at this point in time.)