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2021-22 regular season

Sabres at Kings

🗓 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🔁 Kings lead the season series 1–0

Kings beat Sabres 3–2 at Crypto.com Arena on October 31, 2021.

BUF – LAK
24–34
Shots on goal
0/2–1/6
Power play
20–17
Hits
12–8
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 👑 LAK
Anze Kopitar
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 24:18 TOI
2nd star 👑 LAK
Adrian Kempe
2 A
4 shots · 17:13 TOI
3rd star 👑 LAK
Tobias Bjornfot
2 A
3 shots · 19:47 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Rasmus Asplund SH Go-ahead 2nd · 03:07
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Quick
1–0
⚔️ Victor Olofsson 2nd · 07:39
Assists: Jacob Bryson · beat Jonathan Quick
2–0
👑 Carl Grundstrom 2nd · 08:39
Assists: Anze Kopitar, Tobias Bjornfot · beat Dustin Tokarski
2–1
3rd period
👑 Anze Kopitar PP Tying 3rd · 04:50
Assists: Kale Clague, Adrian Kempe · beat Dustin Tokarski
2–2
👑 Alex Iafallo Go-ahead 3rd · 13:41
Assists: Tobias Bjornfot, Adrian Kempe · beat Dustin Tokarski
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Asplund · Thompson · Okposo 16:49
L2 Caggiula · Girgensons · Skinner 15:26
L3 Bjork · Olofsson · Ruotsalainen 14:07
L4 Murray · Hinostroza · Cozens 11:06
D1 Dahlin · Miller 21:07
D2 Butcher · Bryson 19:18
D3 Pysyk · Hagg 18:36
👑Kings
L1 Kopitar · Danault · Brown 21:25
L2 Iafallo · Moore · Kempe 17:01
L3 Andersson · Kupari · Kaliyev 14:32
L4 Lemieux · Lizotte · Grundstrom 8:28
D1 Roy · Anderson 21:04
D2 Bjornfot · Clague 19:21
D3 Edler · Maatta 15:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF LAK👑
24 Shots on goal 34
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
20 Hits 17
12 Blocked shots 8
3 Takeaways 5
1 Giveaways 3
17 Penalty minutes 9
BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24) LAK shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dustin Tokarski
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:25 TOI
👑Kings
Jonathan Quick
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:23 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Rasmus Asplund · 2nd 03:07 · 1–0 Victor Olofsson · 2nd 07:39 · 2–0 Carl Grundstrom · 2nd 08:39 · 2–1 Anze Kopitar · 3rd 04:50 · 2–2 Alex Iafallo · 3rd 13:41 · 2–3
BUF LAK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Kings lead the season series 1–0
Dec 212019 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 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
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Who won Sabres vs Kings on October 31, 2021?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson.

Who scored for Kings?

Alex Iafallo, Anze Kopitar, Carl Grundstrom.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dustin Tokarski made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🦆ANA 4–3 AfterNov 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 3–5
👑 Kings
BeforeOct 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 2–5 AfterNov 3 🎵STL @ 👑LAK 2–3
Also on October 31
🌵ARI 1–2 🌪️CAR 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 🦆ANA 🧥CBJ 4–3 😈NJD 🗽NYR 3–1 🦑SEA
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