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Sabres stay hot, win 4th straight by pulling away 4-1 over Kings

— Zach Benson had a goal and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres continued their white-hot play with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Mar 21, 2026, 11:03 pm - AP
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1st PeriodBUFLA
10:48Artemi Panarin (24) (Power Play)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (22), Adrian Kempe (33)
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2nd PeriodBUFLA
4:05Tage Thompson (36)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (24), Mattias Samuelsson (27)
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3rd PeriodBUFLA
11:12Sam Carrick (9)
Assists: Zach Benson (24), Zach Metsa (4)
21
12:11Rasmus Dahlin (15) (Power Play)
Unassisted
31
17:35Zach Benson (8) (Empty Net)
Assists: Josh Norris (15), Beck Malenstyn (6)
41

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mikey Anderson hit Alex Tuch
  • Joel Edmundson hit Josh Doan
  • Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Joel Armia
  • Jared Wright hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Taylor Ward hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
  • Alex Laferriere hit Alex Tuch
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Zach Metsa shot blocked by Jared Wright
  • Takeaway by Scott Laughton
  • Drew Doughty hit Sam Carrick
  • Sam Carrick shot blocked by Joel Armia
  • Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Taylor Ward Tip-In High and Wide Right
  • Quinton Byfield Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Taylor Ward hit Alex Tuch
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Scott Laughton hit Sam Carrick
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Alex Laferriere hit Logan Stanley
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Adrian Kempe hit Jack Quinn
  • Giveaway by Brandt Clarke
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Artemi Panarin Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (22), Adrian Kempe (33)
  • Giveaway by Cody Ceci
  • Takeaway by Jared Wright
  • Giveaway by Jared Wright
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Trevor Moore hit Jason Zucker
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Samuel Helenius
  • Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Samuel Helenius hit Peyton Krebs
  • Jeff Malott hit Zach Metsa
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Alex Laferriere hit Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Brandt Clarke Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Joel Armia hit Owen Power
  • Scott Laughton hit Bowen Byram
  • Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Anze Kopitar Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Scott Laughton hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Joel Armia
  • Quinton Byfield Tip-In Wide Left
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sam Carrick shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Adrian Kempe hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Jared Wright Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Cody Ceci Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Scott Laughton hit Jack Quinn
  • Jared Wright Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jared Wright Batted saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Anze Kopitar Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Drew Doughty Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Drew Doughty hit Sam Carrick
  • Giveaway by Scott Laughton
  • Giveaway by Scott Laughton
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Giveaway by Taylor Ward
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Joel Armia
  • Joel Armia Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Laferriere hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
  • Alex Laferriere hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Cody Ceci hit Zach Benson
  • Zach Metsa shot blocked by Joel Armia
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Scott Laughton Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Jeff Malott hit Tage Thompson
  • Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  • Samuel Helenius hit Logan Stanley
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  • Trevor Moore Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Quinton Byfield Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Joel Edmundson hit Zach Benson
  • Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Adrian Kempe
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Joel Armia Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Joel Armia
  • Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Drew Doughty
  • Samuel Helenius hit Alex Tuch
  • Jared Wright Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Trevor Moore shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Joel Armia
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Cody Ceci
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Quinn hit Mikey Anderson
  • Alex Tuch hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Trevor Moore
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Josh Doan
  • Owen Power Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Bowen Byram hit Samuel Helenius
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Off-side
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Quinn Hooking against Adrian Kempe
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Logan Stanley
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Beck Malenstyn Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Noah Ostlund Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Off-side
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sam Carrick Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Zach Metsa Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Off-side
  • Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Sam Carrick
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Sam Carrick hit Cody Ceci
  • Zach Metsa hit Samuel Helenius
  • Taylor Ward shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Peyton Krebs hit Jeff Malott
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Tage Thompson Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (24), Mattias Samuelsson (27)
  • Takeaway by Josh Doan
  • Off-side
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Off-side
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Giveaway by Zach Metsa
  • Puck in Netting
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Sam Carrick Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mattias Samuelsson Tripping against Joel Armia
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Logan Stanley
  • Sam Carrick Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Jared Wright shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Josh Doan hit Brandt Clarke
  • Takeaway by Jack Quinn
  • Logan Stanley Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Zach Metsa Tripping against Scott Laughton
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Logan Stanley
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Trevor Moore shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Josh Norris
  • Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Zach Benson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Quinn hit Cody Ceci
  • Jason Zucker hit Cody Ceci
  • Scott Laughton shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  • Icing
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Puck in Netting
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Logan Stanley hit Taylor Ward
  • Anze Kopitar shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  • Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Puck in Benches
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Logan Stanley Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Sam Carrick Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (24), Zach Metsa (4)
  • Timeout - Home
  • Challenge Hm - missed stoppage - goal
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Rasmus Dahlin Goal (15) , assists: none
  • Sam Carrick Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Takeaway by Josh Doan
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Samuel Helenius
  • Rasmus Dahlin Tip-In Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Zach Benson
  • Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Zach Benson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (15), Beck Malenstyn (6)
  • Tage Thompson hit Cody Ceci
  • Scott Laughton shot blocked by Josh Norris
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Logan Stanley Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
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