NHL

Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres

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Los Angeles Kings
22-17-13
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Buffalo Sabres
31-17-5

Alex Tuch has 4th career hat trick in the Sabres' 4-1 victory over the Kings

Alex Tuch notches 4th career hat trick

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.

Up next Kings: At Philadelphia on Saturday.

Sabres: Host Montreal on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:14 Alex Tuch Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (25), Jack Quinn (20)
Goal 1st Period 11:17 Mattias Samuelsson Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (32), Jack Quinn (21)
Goal 2nd Period 6:29 Alex Tuch Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (16), Zach Benson (19)
Goal 2nd Period 7:47 Adrian Kempe Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Kevin Fiala (20), Brandt Clarke (20)
Goal 3rd Period 19:00 Alex Tuch Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (22), Ryan McLeod (26)

Statistics

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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 Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Zach Benson, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Feb 3
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Artemi Panarin, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW Day-To-Day Feb 5
Mikey Anderson, D Injured Reserve Feb 5
Alex Turcotte, C Injured Reserve Jan 31

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 27 16 68 14
Edmonton 28 22 64 8
Seattle 27 20 63 9
Anaheim 30 23 63 3
Los Angeles 23 19 60 14
San Jose 27 24 58 4
Calgary 23 27 52 6
Vancouver 18 33 42 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3
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