Athanasiou opened the scoring, then sealed the Kings’ seventh win in nine games by scoring the first of L.A.‘s two empty-net goals.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A long list of injuries prevented Andreas Athanasiou from making an offensive impact for the Los Angeles Kings for much of this season.
“Any time you can put the puck in the back of the net, it’s definitely a confidence booster,” said Athanasiou, who played just his 20th game of the season. Cal Peterson stopped 19 shots for his second shutout of the season and fourth of his career, and Dustin Brown also scored. After his initial shot was stopped, Tuch tapped the rebound toward the net only to be stopped by Petersen. Tuch, however, couldn’t stop his momentum and crashed into the net appearing to strike the post with his right shoulder.
The Kings, who entered the game allowing the fewest shots per game in the league, then clamped down in outshooting the Sabres 10-5 over the final 23 minutes and 32-19 overall. With 25 seconds remaining, the goalie got his blocker up to get a piece of Jeff Skinner’s shot from the slot. Some 15 seconds later, Petersen got his glove up to foil Tage Thompson’s backhand while driving alone to the net.
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