Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings

Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 1–0 on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	36-39-7
at Los Angeles Kings	0	48-25-9

News about this game

Luukkonen's Shutout and Zucker's Game-Winner Secure Sabres' Continued Winning Streak Over Kings

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Buffalo's Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen secured his first shutout with 24 saves, while Jason Zucker netted the sole goal in a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Goals by period

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

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	9	3	7	19
Los Angeles Kings	6	6	11	23

Three stars

J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
D. Rittich, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	00:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Zucker (4)	Rasmus Dahlin (12), Alex Tuch (13)	Power play	BUF 1, LAK 0

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	19	23
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	6
Hits	19	19
Blocked shots	18	14
Giveaways	19	17
Takeaways	3	8
Faceoffs won	23/57 (40.4%)	34/57 (59.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson	L	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:38
Number 17 J. Zucker	L	1	0	1	2	3	1	1	1		13:29
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12.5%	12:40
Number 20 J.Kulich	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	09:58
Number 22 J. Quinn	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:38
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	47.4%	17:25
Number 29 B. Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	100%	13:00
Number 71 R. McLeod	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	16:32
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:03
Number 81 S. Lafferty	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	12:07
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	0	33.3%	22:23
Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:36
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		21:47
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		18:42
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		22:21
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	2	1	3	1	0		24:46
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		17:21
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen	23	23	0	1.000	59:48	Win

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Kempe	R	0	3	1	1	100%	23:09
Number 10 T. Jeannot	L	0	0	1	2		10:54
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	5	0	0	75%	22:26
Number 12 T. Moore	L	0	4	0	0		15:48
Number 14 A. Laferriere	R	0	0	4	0	66.7%	21:35
Number 15 A. Turcotte	C	0	1	1	0		12:22
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	2	3	0	0		20:56
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	1	1	3	44.4%	17:50
Number 37 W. Foegele	L	0	1	0	0	100%	15:26
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	4	1	2	0	62.5%	21:02
Number 61 T. Lewis	C	0	0	1	0		09:17
Number 79 S. Helenius	C	0	0	2	0		04:55
Number 6 J. Edmundson	D	0	1	2	0		17:17
Number 21 J. Spence	D	0	2	1	1		14:23
Number 43 J. Moverare	D	0	1	0	1		11:03
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	0	1	1		17:43
Number 84 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	1	3		19:40
Number 92 B. Clarke	D	0	0	1	2		21:42

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Rittich	19	18	1	.947	57:23	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:01	Los Angeles Kings	Quinton Byfield	Cross checking	2
1st	18:35	Buffalo Sabres	Bowen Byram	Hooking	2
2nd	01:06	Los Angeles Kings	Kevin Fiala	High sticking	2
2nd	04:34	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	Slashing	2
2nd	11:48	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Zucker	Tripping	2
2nd	16:12	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:29	Los Angeles Kings	Quinton Byfield	Tripping	2
3rd	11:20	Buffalo Sabres	Henri Jokiharju	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Jim Hiller
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Graedy Hamilton
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Joe Mahon
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Dennis Gilbert, Isak Rosen
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Kyle Burroughs, Andreas Englund, Akil Thomas

2024-2025 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 10, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Nov 20, 2024

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