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Kings Down Buffalo 3-1 - Match Report

Anze Kopitar sniped 3 goals in leading Los Angeles to a 3-1 win over Buffalo on Thursday at KeyBank Center.

Los Angeles was an underdog by -103 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Los Angeles got a goal from Anze Kopitar(3) in the victory. Kopitar opened the scoring at 0:13 of the third period.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 of 33 Buffalo shots in the victory.

Buffalo got a goal from Alex Tuch in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 19 of 21 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Los Angeles went 1-for-5, while the Sabres were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 33-22.

Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Bruins. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.