Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Alex Tuch has 4th career hat trick in the Sabres' 4-1 victory over the Kings
Alex Lyon made a season-high 37 saves for his 10th consecutive victory to break the franchise record set by Gerry Desjardins in December 1976.
Tuch reached 20-goal mark for the fourth straight season and fifth overall. Mattias Samuelsson also scored to help the Sabres win for the 20 time in 24 games.
Adrian Kempe scored for Los Angeles, and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves. The Kings had won three straight and earned points in a six in a row.
Tuch opened the scoring on a power play on a shot that went off Cody Ceci’s skate and past Kuemper at 7:14 of the first period. Samuelsson made it 2-0 with 8:43 left in the period.
Tuch’s second of the game made it 3-0. He deflected Bowen Byram’s shot at 6:29 of the second.
Kempe cut it to 3-1 with a power play goal 1:18 later.
Tuch added an empty-net goal with a minute left in the third.
Sabres: Host Montreal on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesBUF leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:14 | Alex Tuch Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (25), Jack Quinn (20) |
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Goal | 1st Period 11:17 | Mattias Samuelsson Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (32), Jack Quinn (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:29 | Alex Tuch Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (16), Zach Benson (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:47 | Adrian Kempe Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Kevin Fiala (20), Brandt Clarke (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:00 | Alex Tuch Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (22), Ryan McLeod (26) |
Statistics
 LA |
 BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 30 | Hits | 9 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 38 | Shots | 32 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 35 |
| 37.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 62.5 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 30 | Penalty Minutes | 28 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Olen Zellweger, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Conor Timmins, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Topias Leinonen, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Jack Rathbone, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Salin, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 27 |
| Jakub Dvorak, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Jan Jenik, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
