BUF 1–3 LAK Final · L
Sabres/Schedule/Recap Thu, Oct 10, 2024 · 2024-25 regular season
Buffalo Sabres
BUF · 0-3-0
1–3
FinalL
Los Angeles Kings
LAK · 1-0-0
1ST2ND3RDT BUF 01311406133 LAK 0506312323 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Sabres trail the season series 0–1
BUF 0-3-0 · LAK 1-0-0 · First meeting this season — the Sabres trail the season series 0–1

Sabres fell to the Kings

The Sabres created the better chances (4.1 to 2.1 expected goals) — and lost 1–3. Kopitar's winner came with 1:38 left. Darcy Kuemper stopped 3.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Sabres created the better chances: 4.1 expected goals to 2.1, on 33 and 23 shots on goal.

BUF 4.1 xG · 33 shots LAK 2.1 xG · 23 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st 1.5 · 0.4
2nd · the swing 1.8 · 0.3
3rd 0.8 · 1.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Sabres win 79.
BUF 79%LAK 21%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 0 penalties
← Sabres shoot this way Kings shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
No goals or penalties.
2nd period
1
16:55 Alex Tuch SH
Unassisted · snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (23%)
1–0
3rd period
2
00:13 Anze Kopitar
Alex Laferriere, Joel Edmundson · snap shot, a good chance (21%)
1–1
3
18:22 Anze Kopitar PPGWG
Jordan Spence, Kevin Fiala · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
1–2
4
19:18 Anze Kopitar EN
Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe · wrist shot, into an empty net
1–3
No penalties
Goaltending
+0.1
vs expected
20/22 saves · 2 GA · 2.1 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+3.1
vs expected
32/33 saves · 1 GA · 4.1 xGA Stopped 3.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team BUFLAK
Shots on goal
33
23
Expected goals
4.1
2.1
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
1/0
Penalty minutes
0
0