Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, March 16, 2017, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–0 on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres	0	33-37-12
at Los Angeles Kings	2	39-35-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	9	15	26
Los Angeles Kings	15	10	11	36

Three stars

J. Quick, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)
D. Brown, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)
J. Iginla, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	00:36	Los Angeles Kings	Jarome Iginla (11)	Anze Kopitar (34), Dustin Brown (19)	Even strength	BUF 0, LAK 1
3rd	14:40	Los Angeles Kings	Adrian Kempe (2)	Drew Doughty (31), Dustin Brown (20)	Even strength	BUF 0, LAK 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal	26	36
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	9
Hits	33	34
Blocked shots	17	15
Giveaways	8	11
Takeaways	4	4
Faceoffs won	33/55 (60%)	22/55 (40%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		23:15
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:05
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	42.1%	20:36
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3		18:57
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:41
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	62.5%	10:16
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:39
Number 52 H. Fasching	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:29
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		11:11
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	50%	14:49
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	6	1		10:58
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	77.3%	20:25
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	4	2		19:55
Number 6 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1		19:32
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		18:05
Number 38 T. Fedun	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:18
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	3		17:52
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3		26:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 R. Lehner	36	34	2	.944	58:23	Loss

Los Angeles Kings

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 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	33.3%	21:12
Number 12 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		12:54
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	0		09:16
Number 15 A. Andreoff	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		08:46
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		12:17
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	2	2	+2	0	4	3	0		18:55
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	20%	09:55
Number 39 A. Kempe	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	61.5%	13:29
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0		16:22
Number 73 T. Toffoli	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:53
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	40%	16:59
Number 88 J. Iginla	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:55
Number 6 J. Muzzin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	3		21:35
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0		24:26
Number 24 D. Forbort	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	3		21:54
Number 27 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2		20:07
Number 38 P. LaDue	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		18:23
Number 53 K. Gravel	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		13:42

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	26	26	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:13	Los Angeles Kings	Drew Doughty	Cross checking	2
1st	17:58	Buffalo Sabres	Cody Franson	Holding	2
3rd	01:37	Los Angeles Kings	Trevor Lewis	Boarding	2
3rd	09:24	Buffalo Sabres	Marcus Foligno	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:24	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Clifford	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:33	Buffalo Sabres	Josh Gorges	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Darryl Sutter
Referees: Brad Meier, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Kiel Murchison
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Kyle Okposo, Justin Falk, Dmitry Kulikov, Justin Bailey
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Brayden McNabb, Jordan Nolan, Nicholas Shore

2016-2017 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 16, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 16

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 16, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Nashville Predators 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Minnesota Wild 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Florida Panthers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Boston Bruins 4 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Mar 16, 2017
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 16, 2017

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