National Hockey League
Buffalo 7, Los Angeles 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 13292

Jordan Greenway collected two goals and an assist and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 33 saves to fuel the host Buffalo Sabres to a 7-0 rout of the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

JJ Peterka recorded a goal and an assist to boost his point total to six (four goals, two assists) in three career meetings versus the Kings. He had two goals and an assist in the Sabres' 5-3 win in Los Angeles on Jan. 24.

Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch each scored and set up a goal on Tuesday. Captain Kyle Okposo and Zach Benson also found the back of the net as the Sabres improved to 18-3-1 in their past 22 home games against the Kings.

The offense was more than enough for Luukkonen, who turned aside 15 shots in the third period to preserve his fourth shutout of the season and third in his past eight games.

David Rittich yielded five goals on 17 shots before being replaced by Cam Talbot (five saves) for the Kings, who have lost 15 of their past 19 games (4-9-6).

Buffalo opened the scoring at 4:25 of the first period after an alert play by Peterka.

His initial wrist shot from the slot was denied by Rittich, but the puck squirted behind the goaltender and Peterka circled the net and backhanded it home for his team-leading 19th goal of the season and fifth in as many games.

Greenway doubled the Sabres' lead with 3:02 left in the first period after taking advantage of a turnover by Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty.

With his team on the power play, Okposo deflected Dylan Cozens' shot past Rittich to give Buffalo a 3-0 lead with 35 seconds remaining in the first period.

Dahlin's wrist shot from the right circle sailed inside the far post at 6:42 of the second period, and Benson converted from in front just over 7 1/2 minutes later to stake the Sabres to a 5-0 lead.

Tuch's shot caromed off the post and into the net at 4:30 of the third period, and Greenway tallied again 3:20 later to cap the scoring.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Los Angeles   Buffalo
N/A Points Jordan Greenway 3
N/A Goals Jordan Greenway 2
N/A Assists Jacob Bryson 2
N/A Power Play Goals Kyle Okposo 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Cam Talbot .714 Save Percentage Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1.000
David Rittich 12 Saves Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 33
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Los Angeles 33 0 0-3 1-2 4 30
Buffalo 24 7 1-2 3-3 6 19
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Florida. The Sabres have a W/L % of .182 after a win and .633 after a loss.
  • Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Kings have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .385 after a loss.