Kings 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2019)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Sam Reinhart

2 A

2 shots · 21:33 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Ristolainen

1 G

3 shots · 21:19 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Marco Scandella

1 G

2 shots · 15:57 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

👑 Adrian Kempe Go-ahead 2nd · 01:32

Assists: Blake Lizotte, Austin Wagner · beat Linus Ullmark

1–0

⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen Tying 2nd · 07:35

Assists: Jimmy Vesey, Jeff Skinner · beat Jonathan Quick

1–1

⚔️ Marco Scandella Go-ahead 2nd · 16:48

Assists: Sam Reinhart · beat Jonathan Quick

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Victor Olofsson Empty net 3rd · 18:27

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel

1–3

👑 Dustin Brown 3rd · 19:22

Assists: Drew Doughty, Alex Iafallo · beat Linus Ullmark

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Iafallo · Kopitar · Kempe 19:22

L2 Prokhorkin · Carter · Brown 17:24

L3 Clifford · Lizotte · Toffoli 14:21

L4 Wagner · Lewis · Amadio 10:53

D1 Doughty · Ryan 23:48

D2 Walker · Clague 18:38

D3 Roy · Hutton 16:04

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Eichel · Reinhart 21:33

L2 Johansson · Girgensons · Skinner 18:19

L3 Vesey · Lazar · Okposo 15:22

L4 Asplund · Rodrigues 7:20

D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 19:42

D2 Dahlin · Jokiharju 17:26

D3 Scandella · McCabe 15:52

D4 Montour 11:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 28

14 Hits 19

5 Blocked shots 17

2 Takeaways 2

4 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 4

LAK shooting 7.4% (2/27) BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 58:19 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

LAK BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 4-3-2 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-4-1 (55% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Kings

Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 172019 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 3–0 Dec 112018 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Oct 202018 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 5–1 Feb 172018 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Oct 142017 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 2–4

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Who won Kings vs Sabres on December 21, 2019?

Sabres won 3–2. The final score was Kings 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Kings?

Adrian Kempe, Dustin Brown.

Who scored for Sabres?

Marco Scandella, Rasmus Ristolainen, Victor Olofsson.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Kings vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 19 👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 AfterDec 23 🎵STL @ 👑LAK 4–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 1–6 AfterDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–3

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