Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 6–3 on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Los Angeles Kings 3 39-35-8
at Buffalo Sabres 6 33-37-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Los Angeles Kings 1 1 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 0 4 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Los Angeles Kings 13 6 14 33
Buffalo Sabres 10 9 7 26

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. K. Okposo, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)
  3. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:00 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar (3) Trevor Lewis (6), Jake Muzzin (4) Even strength LAK 1, BUF 0
2nd 07:34 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter (13) Tyler Toffoli (11), Derek Forbort (8) Even strength LAK 2, BUF 0
2nd 09:31 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (7) Rasmus Ristolainen (17) Even strength LAK 2, BUF 1
2nd 13:36 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (4) Kyle Okposo (10), Matt Moulson (4) Even strength LAK 2, BUF 2
2nd 13:48 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta (7) Justin Falk (1), Johan Larsson (5) Even strength LAK 2, BUF 3
2nd 15:44 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (5) Kyle Okposo (11), Matt Moulson (5) Even strength LAK 2, BUF 4
3rd 04:03 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter (14) Unassisted Even strength LAK 3, BUF 4
3rd 15:42 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (4) Jack Eichel (3), Kyle Okposo (12) Even strength LAK 3, BUF 5
3rd 19:34 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (6) Rasmus Ristolainen (18) Even strength, Empty net LAK 3, BUF 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 33 26
Power play 0 of 0 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 11 9
Hits 35 35
Blocked shots 12 13
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 2 5
Faceoffs won 28/56 (50%) 28/56 (50%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Kopitar C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 47.8% 21:30
Number 12 M. Gaborik R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 15:30
Number 13 K. Clifford L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 0 11:26
Number 15 A. Andreoff C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 66.7% 10:05
Number 21 N. Shore C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 46.2% 14:38
Number 22 T. Lewis C 0 1 1 -2 2 2 4 0 17:24
Number 23 D. Brown R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 13:28
Number 70 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 -1 5 3 2 1 12:52
Number 71 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 11:42
Number 73 T. Toffoli C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 15:04
Number 74 D. King L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 15:54
Number 77 J. Carter C 2 0 2 0 0 8 3 0 53.8% 15:15
Number 2 M. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:00
Number 6 J. Muzzin D 0 1 1 -4 2 0 0 0 21:03
Number 8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:24
Number 24 D. Forbort D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 4 22:29
Number 27 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 4 21:30
Number 53 K. Gravel D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 15:41
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Budaj 22 18 4 .818 52:53
Number 37 J. Zatkoff 3 2 1 .667 06:12 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 1 13:49
Number 12 B. Gionta R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 2 0 16:28
Number 15 J. Eichel C 2 1 3 +3 0 5 0 0 40% 18:11
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 3 3 +3 0 1 0 0 15:10
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 40% 16:03
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16:18
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 12:51
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 50% 10:46
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 10:59
Number 48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 11:59
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 17:38
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 65% 17:08
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 22:30
Number 6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 15:41
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 21:49
Number 41 J. Falk D 0 1 1 +1 5 0 3 0 12:51
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 5 2 22:04
Number 77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 5 23:45
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 R. Lehner 33 30 3 .909 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:27 Los Angeles Kings Jake Muzzin High sticking 2
1st 05:27 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly Interference 2
1st 17:11 Los Angeles Kings Trevor Lewis High sticking 2
2nd 05:58 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Roughing 2
2nd 05:58 Los Angeles Kings Andy Andreoff Roughing 2
2nd 18:30 Buffalo Sabres Justin Falk Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:30 Los Angeles Kings Tanner Pearson Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach
Darryl Sutter
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Garrett Rank, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Tom Gilbert, Devin Setoguchi, Nic Dowd
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Zach Bogosian, Derek Grant

2016-2017 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres 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

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