On Thursday, Jack Eichel experienced that awkward sensation of again running into an ex when the Vegas Golden Knights faced the Buffalo Sabres for the second time.
Eichel, a Golden Knights forward and former Sabres captain, was traded last November and played one previous game in Buffalo. He had zero points in Vegas' 3-1 loss at the KeyBank Center last March while being showered with boos from his former supporters.
The return trip was a bit different, aside from the same raucous chorus of boos.
Eichel had a hat trick in the Golden Knights' 7-4 win over the Sabres.