Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
· Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–1 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
13 |
7 |
13 |
33 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
8 |
13 |
6 |
27 |
Three stars
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- S. Carrick, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:48 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Artemi Panarin (24) |
Anze Kopitar (22), Adrian Kempe (33) |
Power play |
BUF 0, LAK 1 |
| 2nd |
04:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (36) |
Peyton Krebs (24), Mattias Samuelsson (27) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, LAK 1 |
| 3rd |
11:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Carrick (9) |
Zach Benson (24), Zach Metsa (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, LAK 1 |
| 3rd |
12:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (15) |
Unassisted |
Power play |
BUF 3, LAK 1 |
| 3rd |
17:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (8) |
Josh Norris (15), Beck Malenstyn (6) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 4, 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 |
33 |
27 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
2 |
| Hits |
15 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
19/55 (34.5%) |
36/55 (65.5%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
41.7% |
14:40 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
15:38 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:30 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
15:03 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:43 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:47 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
11:52 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
18:11 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:01 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:44 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:20 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:40 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:02 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:07 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:59 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
27 |
26 |
1 |
.963 |
60:00 |
Win |
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 A. Kempe |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:06 |
| Number 10 A. Panarin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:06 |
| Number 11 A. Kopitar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.9% |
19:52 |
| Number 12 T. Moore |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:47 |
| Number 14 A. Laferriere |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 21 S. Laughton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:00 |
| Number 39 J. Malott |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:00 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
| Number 52 T. Ward |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:45 |
| Number 53 J. Wright |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:22 |
| Number 55 Q. Byfield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
76.5% |
18:45 |
| Number 79 S. Helenius |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
09:06 |
| Number 2 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 5 C. Ceci |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 8 D. Doughty |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:05 |
| Number 44 M. Anderson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:48 |
| Number 92 B. Clarke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:38 |
Los Angeles Kings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 A. Forsberg |
32 |
30 |
3 |
.938 |
58:35 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Metsa |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:12 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Los Angeles Kings head coach
- D.J. Smith
- Referees
- Cody Beach, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Ryan Gibbons, Brandon Gawryletz
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Alex Lyon, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak
- Los Angeles Kings scratches
- Mathieu Joseph, Jacob Moverare, Alex Turcotte
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 at Columbus Blue Jackets
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Final
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3
 at Montreal Canadiens
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Final
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|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
2
 at Ottawa Senators
5
|
Final
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|
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3
 at Vancouver Canucks
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Final
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4
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
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5
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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