| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 LA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Leaders
Jason Zucker
· LW
Alex Tuch
· RW
Team Stats
18Blocked Shots14
19Hits19
3Takeaways8
19Shots23
1Power Play Goals0
3Power Play Opportunities5
33.3Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
23Faceoffs Won34
40.4Faceoff Win Percent59.6
19Giveaways17
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:58
Brandt Clarke hit Ryan McLeod
19:43
Sam Lafferty hit Anze Kopitar
19:33
Adrian Kempe Snap Shot Wide Right
19:20
Takeaway by Anze Kopitar
19:13
Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
18:43
Adrian Kempe Slap Shot Wide Right
18:29
Quinton Byfield Slap Shot High and Wide Left
18:17
Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
18:08
Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot Wide Right
17:43
Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
17:28
Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Alex Tuch
17:23
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
17:23
Icing
17:07
Jordan Spence Wrist Shot Wide Left
16:30
Alex Laferriere hit Rasmus Dahlin
16:19
Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
16:16
Warren Foegele faceoff won against Alex Tuch
16:16
On-Ice Official
16:14
Warren Foegele shot blocked by Owen Power
16:09
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
16:07
Takeaway by Trevor Moore
15:47
Jason Zucker hit Vladislav Gavrikov
15:44
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
15:38
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
15:30
Jack Quinn Poke saved by David Rittich
15:29
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
15:25
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Phillip Danault
15:25
Puck Frozen - Goalie
15:11
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alex Laferriere
15:11
Off-side
14:54
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
14:54
Icing
14:18
Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
14:12
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Sam Lafferty
14:12
Giveaway by Jordan Spence
14:06
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
14:06
Puck in Netting
14:03
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
14:00
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Phillip Danault
14:00
Icing
13:24
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Phillip Danault
13:24
Goalie Stopped
13:21
Joel Edmundson Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
13:17
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Alex Tuch
13:17
Goalie Stopped
13:15
Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
13:05
Warren Foegele faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
13:05
Puck in Benches
Luukkonen leads Sabres to 1-0 win over Kings in return from injury
— Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots, Jason Zucker scored the game's only goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night.
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