Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings — Recap

📰Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres secured a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings, with Tage Thompson scoring the decisive goal in the third period. Buffalo established an early lead in the first period when Jack Quinn, assisted by Zach Benson and Rasmus Dahlin, scored at 6:35. This outcome aligned with SportsFBI's pregame model, which favored Buffalo at 55%.

Buffalo extended its advantage in the second period as Tage Thompson, with assists from Zach Benson and Mattias Samuelsson, made it 2-0 at 15:38. However, the Kings responded swiftly, with Corey Perry finding the net at 17:24, assisted by Trevor Moore and Brandt Clarke, narrowing the deficit to 2-1 before the second intermission.

Los Angeles completed its comeback early in the third period when Andre Lee, assisted by Scott Laughton and Joel Armia, tied the game at 1:29. The Sabres, however, reclaimed the lead for good at 13:40 as Tage Thompson netted his second goal of the game, assisted by Jack Quinn and Rasmus Dahlin. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen of Buffalo stopped 26 of 28 shots, while Anton Forsberg of Los Angeles made 28 saves on 31 shots. The Sabres improved their record to 6-4-3, while the Kings fell to 4-6-2.