Buffalo pulled goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with about a minute left in the game for an extra attacker. At the red line, Tomáš Hertl made a shoulder-check move on Peyton Krebs, giving him a wide-open lane to shoot the puck into the empty net.
Instead of shooting the puck, Hertl attempted to make a drop pass to Eichel, who couldn't receive it because he was under heavy pressure.
Passing, literally, on what looked like a freebie cost the Golden Knights as Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin scored with 14 seconds left to tie the game.
"I'd like to see him (Hertl) shoot the puck in the net and end the game," Cassidy said. "That's what I'd like to see. I think the whole team would like to see that."
Coach ripping his team While Dorofeyev has three goals in three games, this is the second straight game he's taken a "stick foul" penalty. He was assessed a double-minor for high-sticking against the Blue Jackets on Thursday.
"An offensive zone penalty, again, two games in a row, on the same player," Cassidy said. "Stick fouls like those are going to happen periodically, but they're going to cost you."
As for the missed play by Hertl, his teammates believe that he needs to move on from it. The Golden Knights have a quick turnaround, traveling to Detroit to face the Red Wings on Sunday at 10 a.m.
"He (Hertl) probably wants it back, but our game overall was not good enough," Olofsson said. "Just don't worry about it. What happened, happened, and he's got to put that behind himself."
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