Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, October 20, 2018, 3:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–1 on Saturday, October 20, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres	5	33-39-10
at Los Angeles Kings	1	31-42-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	3	1	5
Los Angeles Kings	0	0	1	1

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	8	13	5	26
Los Angeles Kings	9	3	8	20

Three stars

J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:24	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (2)	Jack Eichel (3), Jake McCabe (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, LAK 0
2nd	03:31	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (2)	Jack Eichel (4), Jason Pominville (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, LAK 0
2nd	15:52	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (3)	Marco Scandella (1), Jason Pominville (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, LAK 0
2nd	19:45	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian (1)	Johan Larsson (1), Zemgus Girgensons (2)	Even strength	BUF 4, LAK 0
3rd	12:16	Los Angeles Kings	Drew Doughty (1)	Alex Iafallo (5), Jeff Carter (3)	Power play	BUF 4, LAK 1
3rd	19:35	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (4)	Evan Rodrigues (3), Jack Eichel (5)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 5, LAK 1

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	20
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	15	11
Hits	9	20
Blocked shots	17	10
Giveaways	13	10
Takeaways	2	2
Faceoffs won	25/64 (39.1%)	39/64 (60.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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 J. Eichel	C	0	3	3	+4	0	5	0	1	0	33.3%	16:00
Number 10 P. Berglund	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		13:20
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20%	15:08
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0		10:12
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	3	0	57.9%	17:23
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:06
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	17:21
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	2	3	+3	0	3	0	0	0		14:03
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	12:20
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:28
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	3	0	3	+4	2	3	0	1	0		15:31
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	60%	16:09
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	1	0	1	+3	5	2	0	1	0		14:58
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	1	0		16:29
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0		20:49
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	0		21:57
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		18:22
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0		26:17

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings 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 A. Kempe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	60%	14:39
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	56.3%	23:45
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0		06:41
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	0	0	100%	22:34
Number 19 A. Iafallo	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	0		20:39
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	100%	13:44
Number 41 S. Rempal	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		14:06
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0	63.6%	08:49
Number 51 A. Wagner	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	6	0	0		10:48
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:24
Number 73 T. Toffoli	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	0	100%	18:30
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	21:31
Number 3 D. Phaneuf	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		15:32
Number 6 J. Muzzin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		19:21
Number 7 O. Fantenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:08
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	1	0	1	-4	0	2	1	1	1		26:52
Number 24 D. Forbort	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		13:13
Number 27 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		22:25

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	25	21	4	.840	55:19	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:17	Los Angeles Kings	Jake Muzzin	Interference	2
1st	05:25	Buffalo Sabres	Marco Scandella	Hooking	2
1st	13:02	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Hooking	2
2nd	05:53	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Clifford	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:53	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:27	Los Angeles Kings	Dion Phaneuf	Slashing	2
3rd	07:27	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner	Slashing	2
3rd	11:09	Los Angeles Kings	Nate Thompson	Roughing	2
3rd	11:09	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Roughing	2
3rd	11:09	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo	Roughing	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Los Angeles Kings head coach: John Stevens
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nathan Beaulieu, Remi Elie, Tage Thompson
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Paul LaDue, Michael Amadio, Jaret Anderson-Dolan

2018-2019 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 11, 2018

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 20, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
St. Louis Blues 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Nashville Predators 3 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Boston Bruins 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Oct 20, 2018
New York Islanders 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 20, 2018

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