| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Game Leaders
Alex Tuch
· RW
Anze Kopitar
· C
Joel Edmundson
· D
Team Stats
19Blocked Shots15
20Hits29
2Takeaways8
23Shots33
1Power Play Goals0
5Power Play Opportunities5
20.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
25Faceoffs Won35
41.7Faceoff Win Percent58.3
12Giveaways14
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:49
Zach Benson Tip-In Wide Right
19:18
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:18
Dylan Cozens Misconduct
19:18
Anze Kopitar Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinton Byfield (1), Adrian Kempe (1)
18:50
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
18:50
Goalie Stopped
18:48
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
18:35
Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
18:29
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Trevor Lewis
18:26
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
18:22
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
18:22
Anze Kopitar Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Jordan Spence (1), Kevin Fiala (1)
17:53
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
17:53
Mattias Samuelsson Slashing against Alex Turcotte
17:44
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Phillip Danault
17:44
Puck in Netting
16:55
Giveaway by Adrian Kempe
16:52
Mattias Samuelsson hit Alex Laferriere
16:33
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
16:33
Off-side
16:24
Adrian Kempe Slap Shot High and Wide Left
16:20
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
16:20
TV Timeout
16:20
Jason Zucker Misconduct
16:20
Jason Zucker Roughing against Brandt Clarke served by Peyton Krebs
15:59
Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Right
15:51
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Right
15:40
Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
15:16
Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
14:51
Jordan Greenway Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
14:50
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
14:47
Tanner Jeannot hit Tage Thompson
14:22
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
14:22
Icing
13:58
Andre Lee hit Owen Power
13:56
Owen Power shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
13:53
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
13:44
Kyle Burroughs shot blocked by Jack Quinn
13:38
Takeaway by Alex Turcotte
13:34
Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Owen Power
13:31
Trevor Lewis Wrist Shot Wide Right
13:24
Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
13:24
Off-side
13:22
Jordan Greenway hit Vladislav Gavrikov
13:13
Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
13:05
Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
13:02
Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
12:31
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Anze Kopitar scores natural third-period hat trick to rally the Kings over the Sabres
— Anze Kopitar scored a natural hat trick in the third period to rally the Los Angeles Kings to a season-opening 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
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