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National Hockey League
Buffalo 5, Los Angeles 1
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 20, 2018
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 18230

Jeff Skinner earned a hat trick, and goaltender Linus Ullmark made 19 saves as the visiting Buffalo Sabres cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.

The Sabres' convincing victory came after losing this week at Vegas and San Jose by a combined score of 9-2.

Ullmark nearly earned his second shutout in two starts, after he paved the way to a 3-0 victory at Arizona on Oct. 13. Skinner earned his fifth career hat trick with two goals in the second period and one in the waning moments of the game.

The Kings lost their fourth consecutive game and fell to 1-2-1 at home. Drew Doughty prevented the shutout when he scored at the 12:16 mark of the third period, his first goal of the season. The Kings played with an empty net for the final 4:55 of the game.

Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick made 21 saves. He returned from injured reserve this week after missing five games with a lower-body injury.

Jason Pominville was credited with the Sabres' first goal in the opening period. After Jack Eichel's shot on goal was saved by Quick, the puck hopped into the air in front of the Kings' goal. Pominville made contact with the pad of Quick, who swung his stick-side glove and inadvertently knocked the puck into the goal.

The Kings requested a replay, but Pominville's contact with Quick was ruled inadvertent.

Skinner scored his first goal at 3:31 of the second period when he worked his way behind the Kings goal and into the low slot, where he fired a shot past Quick's glove side.

Skinner's second goal came at 15:52 of the second period when his wraparound shot found its way under Quick's pad. His final goal came on an empty net with less than a minute to play.

Eichel had three assists while Pominville had two.

Zach Bogosian added a third goal in the second period for the Sabres. Bogosian's shot from along the boards on the right side entered just inside the far post and past Quick, who was screened by traffic in front of the goal.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Buffalo   Los Angeles
Jeff Skinner 3 Points Drew Doughty 1
Jeff Skinner 3 Goals Drew Doughty 1
Jack Eichel 3 Assists Jeff Carter 1
N/A Power Play Goals Drew Doughty 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Linus Ullmark .950 Save Percentage Jonathan Quick .840
Linus Ullmark 19 Saves Jonathan Quick 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Buffalo 26 5 0-1 2-3 15 25
Los Angeles 20 1 1-3 1-1 11 39
Upcoming Games
  • Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Sabres have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .750 after a loss.