Anze Kopitar scores natural third-period hat trick to rally the Kings over the Sabres

— Anze Kopitar scored a natural hat trick in the third period to rally the Los Angeles Kings to a season-opening 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
Oct 11, 2024, 03:30 am - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodLABUF
16:55Alex Tuch (1) (Shorthanded)
Unassisted
01
3rd PeriodLABUF
0:13Anze Kopitar (1)
Assists: Alex Laferriere (1), Joel Edmundson (1)
11
18:22Anze Kopitar (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Jordan Spence (1), Kevin Fiala (1)
21
19:18Anze Kopitar (3) (Empty Net)
Assists: Quinton Byfield (1), Adrian Kempe (1)
31

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Jordan Greenway hit Joel Edmundson
  • Peyton Krebs hit Kevin Fiala
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Kevin Fiala
  • Sam Lafferty hit Warren Foegele
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Alex Tuch Backhand Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Dylan Cozens hit Jordan Spence
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Jason Zucker hit Brandt Clarke
  • Bowen Byram hit Quinton Byfield
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jordan Spence
  • Connor Clifton hit Kevin Fiala
  • Sam Lafferty High-sticking against Mikey Anderson
  • Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Ryan McLeod Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Jordan Greenway hit Alex Laferriere
  • Dylan Cozens hit Brandt Clarke
  • Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Owen Power hit Andre Lee
  • Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Beck Malenstyn Interference against Joel Edmundson
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Alex Laferriere
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Adrian Kempe
  • Jordan Spence shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Warren Foegele
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Giveaway by Jiri Kulich
  • Dylan Cozens hit Kyle Burroughs
  • Bowen Byram hit Alex Laferriere
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  • Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jason Zucker Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Takeaway by Zach Benson
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Tanner Jeannot
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Andre Lee
  • Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Jack Quinn hit Mikey Anderson
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Kyle Burroughs
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Jason Zucker hit Brandt Clarke
  • Jordan Greenway hit Phillip Danault
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jiri Kulich hit Kyle Burroughs
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Warren Foegele
  • Jordan Greenway Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Sam Lafferty hit Brandt Clarke
  • Bowen Byram Holding against Joel Edmundson
  • Trevor Moore shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Alex Tuch Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Adrian Kempe
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Owen Power Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jiri Kulich Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Kyle Burroughs
  • Peyton Krebs Fighting against Kyle Burroughs
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Connor Clifton Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Warren Foegele
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Dylan Cozens Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Jiri Kulich Backhand Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Jack Quinn
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  • Jordan Spence shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Peyton Krebs hit Mikey Anderson
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Jordan Greenway hit Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Kyle Burroughs shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Jordan Greenway Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Right
  • Jason Zucker Roughing against Brandt Clarke served by Peyton Krebs
  • Jason Zucker Misconduct
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Alex Laferriere
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Mattias Samuelsson Slashing against Alex Turcotte
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Dylan Cozens Misconduct
  • Zach Benson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Mikey Anderson
  • Trevor Moore hit Bowen Byram
  • Off-side
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Phillip Danault hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Icing
  • Jordan Spence hit Bowen Byram
  • Mikey Anderson Interference against Zach Benson
  • Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Joel Edmundson Slashing against Owen Power
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Trevor Moore
  • Quinton Byfield hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Andre Lee hit Zach Benson
  • Andre Lee Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Hand Pass
  • Mikey Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Tanner Jeannot
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Brandt Clarke
  • Off-side
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
  • Mikey Anderson hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Quinton Byfield PS - Hooking on breakaway against Ryan McLeod
  • Adrian Kempe hit Zach Benson
  • On-Ice Official
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Brandt Clarke hit Dylan Cozens
  • Phillip Danault Backhand Hit Left Post
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Trevor Moore
  • Vladislav Gavrikov Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Trevor Lewis
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Video Review
  • Warren Foegele Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck Frozen - Skater
  • Icing
  • High Stick
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Beck Malenstyn
  • Icing
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Tage Thompson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Kevin Fiala
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jordan Spence
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Jordan Spence
  • Jordan Spence Interference against Zach Benson
  • Anze Kopitar Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • On-Ice Official
  • Icing
  • Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Jordan Spence
  • On-Ice Official
  • Off-side
  • Adrian Kempe faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Warren Foegele Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Warren Foegele
  • Andre Lee Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Phillip Danault hit Peyton Krebs
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Bowen Byram
  • Giveaway by Jordan Spence
  • Adrian Kempe hit Alex Tuch
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
  • Giveaway by Jordan Spence
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikey Anderson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Brandt Clarke hit Jack Quinn
  • Giveaway by Adrian Kempe
  • TV Timeout
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Giveaway by Alex Turcotte
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Adrian Kempe Hooking against Jordan Greenway
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Warren Foegele
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Anze Kopitar Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Laferriere (1), Joel Edmundson (1)
  • Jordan Spence hit Jiri Kulich
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Warren Foegele Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kyle Burroughs hit Sam Lafferty
  • Kyle Burroughs Fighting against Peyton Krebs
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Adrian Kempe Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Mikey Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Mikey Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Trevor Moore Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Brandt Clarke Closing hand on puck
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Jordan Spence
  • Giveaway by Adrian Kempe
  • Trevor Lewis hit Ryan McLeod
  • Icing
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
  • Vladislav Gavrikov Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Hand Pass
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • On-Ice Official
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
  • Phillip Danault hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Giveaway by Warren Foegele
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  • Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Trevor Lewis Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Alex Turcotte
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Kyle Burroughs
  • Andre Lee hit Owen Power
  • Icing
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Tage Thompson
  • Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • TV Timeout
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Adrian Kempe Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Adrian Kempe
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  • Anze Kopitar Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Jordan Spence (1), Kevin Fiala (1)
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Trevor Lewis
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anze Kopitar Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinton Byfield (1), Adrian Kempe (1)
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