Kings 2, Sabres 0
Left winger Tanner Pearson scored two goals and goaltender Jhonas Enroth posted his second shutout of the season as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles for their fourth straight win.
Enroth made 23 saves in his first start since Feb. 14 and improved to 5-5-1 in 13 appearances backing up goaltender Jonathan Quick. The former Sabre had 28 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss in Buffalo on Dec. 12.
Buffalo goaltender Robin Lehner stopped 33 shots but gave up both goals on rebounds.
The Sabres (25-31-7) lost for the second time on a three-game West Coast road trip and have not scored a goal in their last three games at Staples Center.
The Kings (37-20-4) took control in the second period, putting 15 shots on goal and taking a 1-0 lead on Pearson's goal 4:40 into the period.
Pearson set up the scoring opportunity by beating Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen for control of the puck in the corner and then rebounding defenseman Alec Martinez's shot from the point on the right side of the net and slinging a shot past Lehner.
Pearson's second goal of the game and 10th of the season came from the same spot on the right side of the net after Lehner deflected defenseman Jake Muzzin's shot from the point and Pearson he beat Ristolainen for the rebound in front of the net.
The Kings also had two disallowed goals. Right winger Dustin Brown had one waved off late in the second period when he took a penalty for tripping. Center Anze Kopitar deflected a shot into the net in the final minute of the first period, but his stick was above the crossbar.
Enroth made eight saves during the scoreless first period. The Kings didn't put a shot on goal during the first eight minutes.
NOTES: D Rob Scuderi joined the Kings' lineup after being acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. Scuderi, 37, played on the Kings' 2012 Stanley Cup championship team, but had only played in 17 games for Chicago this season. ... The Sabres made a seven-player swap with the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, acquiring four minor-league prospects -- LW Alex Guptill, C Eric O'Dell, RW Cole Schneider and D Michael Sdao from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for RW Jason Akeson, C Phil Varone and D Jerome Leduc. ... The Kings scratched C Jordan Nolan, LW Michael Mersch, and D Jamie McBain. ... Buffalo scratched D Cody Franson, and D Cal O'Reilly. ... The Kings play at Anaheim on Sunday. ... The Sabres return home to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday in the first matchup between rookies Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel.