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Post-Game Report: 2/17 vs. Los Angeles

Posted on February 17, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
 Kings
(31-22-5)		 1 3 0 – – 4 36
Sabres
(17-31-11)		 0 0 2 – – 2 35

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Today’s loss snapped the Sabres’ eight-game home winning streak against the Kings.
  • It was the Kings’ first win in Buffalo since Feb. 21, 2003. They became the first team to win a road game in this series since the Sabres’ victory on Oct. 23, 2003 in Los Angeles.
  • The Sabres are now 14-2-1 in their last 17 home games against the Kings.
  • With his goal, Rasmus Ristolainen now has points in four straight home games (1+3) and 18 points (5+13) in his last 22 games overall.

 

Today’s Goaltenders

Today’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Kings Quick W .943 2.00
Sabres Lehner
Johnson		 L
ND		 .867
1.000		 6.04
0.00

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Kings Quick 22-21-2 .920 2.51
Sabres Lehner
Johnson		 12-22-8
4-9-3		 .910
.888		 2.95
3.48

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jason Pominville

Sabres forward Johan Larsson

Sabres defenseman Marco Scandella

Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner

Kings head coach John Stevens

Kings forward Alex Iafallo

Kings forward Anze Kopitar

Kings forward Michael Amadio

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Post-Game Report: 12/13 vs. LAK

Posted on December 13, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Kings
(14-12-2)		 1 1 1 – – 3 33
Sabres
(11-11-6)		 0 4 2 – – 6 26

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • With the win, the Sabres have now gone 14-1-1 (one tie) in their last 16 home games against the Kings, dating back to a 2-0 Sabres win on Dec. 17, 1993.
    • Buffalo is now 8-0-0 in their last eight home games against the Kings, outscoring the visitors by a combined 39-12 margin in those contests.
  • The Sabres’ four goals in the second period marked the first time the team scored four or more in a period since the team scored five in the third period on Dec. 26, 2015 at Boston.
  • Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit for the first time since
    March 26, 2016 vs. Winnipeg (3-2 win).
  • The Sabres’ two goals 12 seconds apart were their quickest since Cody Hodgson and Nathan Gerbe scored six seconds apart on April 9, 2013 vs. NY Rangers.
  • Jack Eichel, who scored two goals and recorded an assist tonight, now has 14 points (6+8) in his last 12 games played going back to last season, including four multi-point efforts in his last 10.
    • The Sabres now have a 4-2-1 record this season with Eichel in the lineup and have improved to 28-14-4 (.652) in Eichel’s career when he records a point and 11-3-1 (.767) when he has at least two.
  • Brian Gionta scored his team-leading seventh even strength goal of the season.
  • Kyle Okposo tallied three assists tonight and now has 11 points (4+7) in his last 10 games.
  • Rasmus Ristolainen, who recorded two assists tonight, has tied his career high with a four-game point streak (1+6).
    • Ristolainen now has 11 points (1+10) in his last 10 games.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Kings Budaj

Zatkoff

 ND

L

 .818

.667

 4.54

9.68
Sabres Lehner W .909 3.00

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Kings Budaj

Zatkoff

 13-7-2

1-5-0

 .907

.882

 2.27

3.20
Sabres Lehner 6-9-4 .919 2.47

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Kyle Okposo

Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly

Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner

Kings head coach Darryl Sutter

Kings forward Jeff Carter

Kings forward Anze Kopitar

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Post-Game Report: 12/12 vs. LAK

Posted on December 12, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Kings
(19-8-2)		 1 0 0 0 – 1 21
Sabres
(12-15-3)		 1 0 0 1 – 2 30

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • With tonight’s win, the Sabres have wins in three straight home games. It is their longest such streak since the team won six consecutive home games from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15, 2014.
  • The Sabres extended their longest-ever home winning streak against the Kings to seven games, having outscored Los Angeles 33-9 in home games since the last Kings win in Buffalo on Feb. 21, 2003.
    • Buffalo improved to 13-1-1 (one tie) against Los Angeles since Dec. 17, 1993. During this stretch, the Sabres have outscored the Kings 61-22 on home ice.
  • With his power-play goal tonight, Jamie McGinn now has eight points (3+5) in his last eight games.
    • The Sabres are now 8-for-23 (34.8%) on the power play in their last seven games.
  • With an overtime goal and an assist on McGinn’s goal, Ryan O’Reilly has extended his point streak to seven games (3+7), one game shy of his career high, set from March 14 to 30, 2015.
  • O’Reilly’s goal was the 100th of his career and his 14th game-winner.
  • Rasmus Ristolainen had an assist tonight and now has 17 points (6+11) in his last 17 games. He ended the game tied for fifth in scoring among NHL defensemen.

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly

Sabres forward Jamie McGinn

Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe

Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark

Kings head coach Darryl Sutter

Kings forward Anze Kopitar

Kings goaltender Jhonas Enroth

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Post-Game Report: 12/9 vs. LAK

Posted on December 9, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Kings
(14-9-5)		 0 0 0 – – 0  34
Sabres
(10-16-2)		 0 0 1 – – 1  16

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • With the win, the Sabres are now 12-1-1 in their last 14 home games against the Kings, dating back to a 2-0 Sabres win on Dec. 17, 1993.
    • During this stretch, the Sabres have outscored the Kings by a 59-21 margin on home ice.
  • The Kings have not won a game in Buffalo since their 4-1 win at HSBC Arena on Feb. 21, 2003. The Sabres are now 6-0-0 since the last Kings win in Buffalo, outscoring the visitors by a combined 31-8 margin in those contests.
  • Jhonas Enroth made 34 saves to record his fourth NHL shutout and his first since April 13, 2013 vs. PHI. His 34 saves tied his career high in a shutout (last: Nov. 18, 2011 at CAR).
  • Enroth is now 1-2-0 in three games against the Kings, with a 1.35 goals-against average and a .960 save percentage.
  • In his last eight games, Enroth has compiled a 6-2-0 record, with a .946 save percentage and a 1.79 goals-against average.
  • With his assist, Matt Moulson now has seven points (3+4) in his last seven games against the Kings.
  • With his assist, Drew Stafford now has a point in both games (1+1) since returning from a lower-body injury.

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Ted Nolan

Sabres forward Tyler Ennis

Sabres forward Matt Moulson

Sabres goaltender Jhonas Enroth

Kings head coach Darryl Sutter

Kings forward Anze Kopitar

Kings forward Tyler Toffoli

Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr

Kings defenseman Matt Greene

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