Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, January 21, 2010, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	45-27-10
at Los Angeles Kings	4	46-27-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	1	0	0	3
Los Angeles Kings	1	1	1	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	8	9	1	0	29
Los Angeles Kings	10	12	5	2	0	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:28	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Richardson (1)	Drew Doughty (1), Wayne Simmonds (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, LAK 1
2nd	00:22	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (1)	Paul Gaustad (1), Toni Lydman (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, LAK 1
2nd	09:47	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Tim Connolly (1), Jason Pominville (1)	Power play	BUF 2, LAK 1
2nd	19:05	Los Angeles Kings	Sean O'Donnell (1)	Anze Kopitar (1), Drew Doughty (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, LAK 2
3rd	01:07	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet (1)	Jason Pominville (2), Tim Connolly (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, LAK 2
3rd	09:03	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Smyth (1)	Jarret Stoll (1), Dustin Brown (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, LAK 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar	Goal
1	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Goal
2	Los Angeles Kings	Jack Johnson	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Saved
3	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Goal (winner)

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	1	0	41.7%	15:54
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	40%	11:04
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	43.8%	22:14
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		12:09
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	50%	11:31
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		18:01
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-2	0	3	1	0	1		15:10
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0	43.8%	18:39
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		15:41
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		12:54
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		14:22
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0		18:50
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:29
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	1	0		21:14
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	2	0		22:52
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		18:55
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0		19:30
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	1	0		24:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	29	26	3	.897	64:30	OT loss

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 O. Moller	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	60%	06:29
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	55.6%	22:51
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	1	0	100%	16:26
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	100%	17:06
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	4	1		21:23
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		17:37
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	46.2%	16:39
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	64.7%	19:22
Number 49 B. Segal	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		06:40
Number 54 T. Purcell	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		11:29
Number 63 S. Parse	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		08:35
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0		21:31
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	1		19:38
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		23:05
Number 5 P. Harrold	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:02
Number 6 S. O'Donnell	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		22:41
Number 7 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		20:49
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	0		27:06

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	29	26	3	.897	64:57	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:02	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Richardson	High sticking	2
1st	08:14	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Smyth	Hooking	2
1st	09:13	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	09:13	Los Angeles Kings	Brandon Segal	Boarding	2
2nd	11:41	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:00	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Butler	Tripping	2

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