The 2024-25 LA Kings regular season began with the team facing off against the Buffalo sabers for the first game of the season.
The first period was a tightly contested contest between both goalies. Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper made an amazing save to rob Sabres forward, Ryan McCloud who tried a wraparound opportunity. With one second remaining in the first period the Sabres thought they had a goal, but it was called off due to the puck going into the net after the period horn sounded.
Throughout the 2nd period, The Sabres had more offensive zone time than the Kings. With about three minutes left in the. Sabres forward Alex Tuch fired a shot Past Darcy Kuemper to give the Sabres a 1-0 lead. The Kings could not really do anything in the period as the team could not clear the puck out of their own end most of the time.
The Kings scored 13 seconds into the period to tie the game up at 1-1, as Anze Kopitar sniped a shot off a great pass from Alex Lafferire
Kopitar grabbed his 2nd goal of the with just under two minutes left in regulation as he fired home the Kings first power play goal of the season and giving the Kings a 2-1 lead. 56 seconds after he got his second of the game Kopitar tallied an empty net goal to grab a hat trick and was his 19th career hat trick.
The Kings start of the 2024-25 NHL season with a comeback win and look to continue the success on the eight game opening road trip.
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