nhl Game Recap
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.