3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	2	1	3
LAK	2	3	0	5

Sabres at Kings

Kings beat Sabres 5–3 at Crypto.com Arena on January 18, 2000.

🗓 Tue, Jan 18, 2000 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Kings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:56 TOI · +1

2nd star 👑 LAK

Luc Robitaille

2 G

5 shots · 16:31 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Rob Blake

2 A

4 shots · 23:30 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 04:26

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Rob Blake · beat Martin Biron

0–1

👑 Luc Robitaille PP 1st · 17:00

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Garry Galley · beat Martin Biron

0–2

2nd period

👑 Brad Chartrand 2nd · 00:31

Assists: Marko Tuomainen, Ian Laperriere · beat Martin Biron

0–3

⚔️ Michal Grosek 2nd · 01:05

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Brian Holzinger · beat Jamie Storr

1–3

👑 Luc Robitaille PP 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Garry Galley · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–4

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 2nd · 10:41

Assists: Curtis Brown · beat Jamie Storr

2–4

👑 Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 16:00

Assists: Rob Blake, Jason Blake · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–5

3rd period

⚔️ Geoff Sanderson PP 3rd · 11:41

Assists: Stu Barnes, Curtis Brown · beat Jamie Storr

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF LAK👑

26 Shots on goal 26

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

33 Hits 33

16 Blocked shots 17

7 Takeaways 9

22 Giveaways 14

15 Penalty minutes 23

BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26) LAK shooting 19.2% (5/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

11/14

.786 SV% · 3 GA · 20:31 TOI

Dwayne Roloson

10/12

.833 SV% · 2 GA · 38:33 TOI

👑Kings

Jamie Storr

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Peca · Satan 20:37

L2 Grosek · Barnes · Holzinger 18:34

L3 Ward · Sanderson · Afinogenov 14:26

L4 Rasmussen · Varada · Ray 6:24

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 22:38

D2 Smehlik · McKee 19:49

D3 Sarich · Warrener 15:20

👑Kings

L1 Robitaille · Smolinski · Palffy 16:56

L2 Johnson · Corkum · Laperriere 15:27

L3 Bylsma · Blake · Tuomainen 12:12

L4 Barrie · Chartrand · Rosa 9:48

D1 Galley · Blake 23:33

D2 Norstrom · O'Donnell 19:43

D3 Karalahti · Berg 16:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Kings lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Jan 9, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK

3–6 · Kings won

❓ BUF vs LAK, answered

Who won Sabres vs Kings on January 18, 2000?

Kings won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Kings?

The final score was Sabres 3, Kings 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Geoff Sanderson, Maxim Afinogenov, Michal Grosek.

Who scored for Kings?

Luc Robitaille (2), Ziggy Palffy (2), Brad Chartrand.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 11 saves on 14 shots (.786 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jamie Storr made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Kings season series?

Kings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 17

👑Kings

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 18, 2000

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