Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, March 6, 2022, 1:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Sunday, March 6, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Los Angeles Kings	3	44-27-11
at Buffalo Sabres	0	32-39-11

Goals by period

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

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	15	9	8	32
Buffalo Sabres	9	5	5	19

Three stars

A. Athanasiou, Los Angeles Kings (2 goals)
C. Petersen, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)
T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	16:55	Los Angeles Kings	Andreas Athanasiou (6)	Mikey Anderson (5), Arthur Kaliyev (8)	Even strength	LAK 1, BUF 0
3rd	19:01	Los Angeles Kings	Andreas Athanasiou (7)	Alex Iafallo (16), Blake Lizotte (9)	Even strength, Empty net	LAK 2, BUF 0
3rd	19:53	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown (8)	Phillip Danault (17)	Even strength, Empty net	LAK 3, BUF 0

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	32	19
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	2
Hits	8	17
Blocked shots	6	8
Giveaways	7	8
Takeaways	10	2
Faceoffs won	29/47 (61.7%)	18/47 (38.3%)

Box score

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 9 A. Kempe	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:39
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	64.7%	19:06
Number 12 T. Moore	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		17:02
Number 19 A. Iafallo	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		15:01
Number 22 A. Athanasiou	C	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	0		13:12
Number 23 D. Brown	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0		15:55
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	58.3%	16:30
Number 28 J. Anderson-Dolan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		16:57
Number 33 V. Arvidsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	11:51
Number 34 A. Kaliyev	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		12:04
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	90%	12:33
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	11:57
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		19:07
Number 6 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		20:54
Number 7 T. Bjornfot	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:35
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	3		25:42
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		23:59
Number 50 S. Durzi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:56

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Petersen	19	19	0	1.000	60:00	Win

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 15 J. Hayden	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		11:53
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	16.7%	11:20
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:46
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:23
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	42.9%	18:16
Number 29 V. Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:47
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	28.6%	18:05
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	33.3%	16:50
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:01
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	44.4%	18:14
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:28
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		15:02
Number 8 R. Hagg	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		15:43
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		15:51
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		18:53
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1		23:23
Number 45 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		21:01
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		23:43

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Tokarski	30	29	1	.967	59:21	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:43	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Tripping	2
3rd	09:21	Buffalo Sabres	John Hayden	Holding the stick	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Todd McLellan
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Garrett Rank, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Carl Grundstrom, Jacob Moverare
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mark Jankowski, Anders Bjork, Henri Jokiharju

2021-2022 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings, Sun, Oct 31, 2021
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 6, 2022

Other NHL games on Mar 6

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 6, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Dallas Stars 6 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Seattle Kraken 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 6, 2022
New York Rangers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Ottawa Senators 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Mar 6, 2022
San Jose Sharks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 6, 2022

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