Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Sunday, October 31, 2021 · STAPLES Center
SN · BSW · MSG-B
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at STAPLES Center. The Kings outshot the Sabres 34-24.
Goals came from Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson, Carl Grundstrom, Anze Kopitar and Alex Iafallo.
Jonathan Quick made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Dustin Tokarski stopped 31 of 34.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Rasmus Asplund (4)Unassisted1–003:07 BUF · SHG
Victor Olofsson (5)Jacob Bryson (4)2–007:39 BUF
Carl Grundstrom (2)Anze Kopitar (6), Tobias Bjornfot (1)2–108:39 LAK
3rd period
Anze Kopitar (7)Kale Clague (2), Adrian Kempe (2)2–204:50 LAK · PPG
Alex Iafallo (4)Tobias Bjornfot (2), Adrian Kempe (3)2–313:41 LAK
Team stats
BUFLAK
24Shots on goal34
43%Faceoff %57%
0/2Power play1/6
17Penalty minutes9
20Hits17
12Blocked shots8
1Giveaways3
3Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 08:52
Vinnie Hinostroza · tripping2 min
- 2nd 01:30
Zemgus Girgensons · interference2 min
- 2nd 09:19
Robert Hagg · tripping2 min
- 2nd 12:38
Brendan Lemieux · holding2 min
- 2nd 16:03
Brendan Lemieux · fighting5 min
- 2nd 16:03
Dylan Cozens · fighting5 min
- 2nd 19:14
Rasmus Kupari · holding2 min
- 3rd 04:44
Colin Miller · hooking2 min
- 3rd 14:27
Brett Murray · interference2 min
- 3rd 17:23
Colin Miller · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 71Victor OlofssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:07 |
| 74Rasmus AsplundC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:11 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:16 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:49 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 |
| 25Arttu RuotsalainenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:38 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 |
| 29Vinnie HinostrozaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:16 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:43 |
| 57Brett MurrayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:06 |
| 72Tage ThompsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:17 |
| 91Drake CaggiulaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:26 |
| 96Anders BjorkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:25 |
| 4Will ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:20 |
| 8Robert HaggD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 |
| 13Mark PysykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:19 |
| 33Colin MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:55 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Dustin TokarskiG | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 59:25 |
| 41Craig AndersonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Los Angeles Kings
| 9Adrian KempeC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 17:13 |
| 11Anze KopitarC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24:18 |
| 7Tobias BjornfotD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 19:47 |
| 19Alex IafalloL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:01 |
| 91Carl GrundstromR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 11:38 |
| 58Kale ClagueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 18:55 |
| 12Trevor MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:22 |
| 17Lias AnderssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 |
| 23Dustin BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:25 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 |
| 34Arthur KaliyevR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:29 |
| 46Blake LizotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:28 |
| 48Brendan LemieuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:02 |
| 89Rasmus KupariC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 |
| 2Alexander EdlerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:40 |
| 3Matt RoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:10 |
| 6Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 |
| 44Mikey AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:58 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jonathan QuickG | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 59:23 |
| 40Cal PetersenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |