Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Los Angeles Kings 3 31-42-9
at Buffalo Sabres 4 33-39-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Los Angeles Kings 10 15 4 0 29
Buffalo Sabres 16 11 16 4 47

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
  3. J. Skinner, 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 06:11 Los Angeles Kings Jake Muzzin (2) Anze Kopitar (12), Alex Iafallo (8) Even strength LAK 1, BUF 0
1st 13:26 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (3) Unassisted Even strength LAK 1, BUF 1
2nd 00:52 Los Angeles Kings Matt Luff (6) Jake Muzzin (9) Even strength LAK 2, BUF 1
2nd 12:55 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe (5) Brendan Leipsic (5), Derek Forbort (7) Even strength LAK 3, BUF 1
3rd 03:47 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (10) Rasmus Ristolainen (16), Sam Reinhart (18) Power play LAK 3, BUF 2
3rd 07:23 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson (2) Lawrence Pilut (2), Evan Rodrigues (8) Even strength LAK 3, BUF 3
OT 01:49 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (21) Rasmus Ristolainen (17), Jack Eichel (28) Power play LAK 3, BUF 4

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 29 47
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 8
Penalty minutes 21 13
Hits 24 18
Blocked shots 15 12
Giveaways 12 7
Takeaways 2 5
Faceoffs won 33/83 (39.8%) 50/83 (60.2%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 A. Kempe R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 20% 13:29
Number 10 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 06:29
Number 11 A. Kopitar C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 3 0 60.6% 27:16
Number 14 B. Leipsic L 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 13:44
Number 19 A. Iafallo L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 17:26
Number 21 N. Scherbak R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:42
Number 23 D. Brown R 0 0 0 +1 0 5 3 1 0 23:09
Number 44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 30% 12:11
Number 51 A. Wagner L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:10
Number 64 M. Luff R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 09:55
Number 73 T. Toffoli C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 50% 18:20
Number 77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 23.5% 17:22
Number 3 D. Phaneuf D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 11:22
Number 6 J. Muzzin D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 7 0 0 30:35
Number 7 O. Fantenberg D 0 0 0 +2 4 0 0 2 0 24:23
Number 8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 09:25
Number 24 D. Forbort D 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 5 0 26:22
Number 61 S. Walker D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:09
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 C. Petersen 47 43 4 .915 61:36 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 0 0 10 1 2 1 36.8% 25:57
Number 17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 71.4% 11:01
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 0 0 71.4% 12:34
Number 22 J. Larsson L 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 0 0 46.2% 12:24
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 0 0 50% 22:55
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 3 0 0 100% 12:25
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:40
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 10:23
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 11:38
Number 53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 85.7% 23:08
Number 71 E. Rodrigues C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 75% 15:51
Number 72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10:29
Number 4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 5 2 2 1 0 21:53
Number 5 M. Tennyson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 09:55
Number 24 L. Pilut D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:53
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 28:34
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 31:08
Number 82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 15:34
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 29 26 3 .897 61:43 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:36 Los Angeles Kings Oscar Fantenberg Slashing 2
1st 01:04 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart High sticking 2
1st 10:19 Los Angeles Kings Brendan Leipsic Slashing 2
1st 15:03 Buffalo Sabres Vladimir Sobotka Slashing 2
1st 16:08 Los Angeles Kings Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 02:42 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Interference 2
2nd 04:41 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu Cross checking 2
2nd 09:37 Los Angeles Kings Dion Phaneuf Interference 2
2nd 18:10 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter Slashing 2
3rd 03:40 Los Angeles Kings Derek Forbort Hooking 2
3rd 05:44 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:44 Los Angeles Kings Nate Thompson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 17:33 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter Tripping 2
3rd 19:56 Los Angeles Kings Oscar Fantenberg Holding 2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach
Willie Desjardins
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Jean Hebert, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
James Tobias, Devin Berg
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Alec Martinez, Kyle Clifford, Paul LaDue
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Patrik Berglund, Remi Elie

2018-2019 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres 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

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