He scores twice, Amadio gets 2 goals for Los Angeles, which ends a 3-game losing streak.
By Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Anze Kopitar and rookie Michael Amadio each scored two goals to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, their first victory at KeyBank Center since Feb. 21, 2003.
Goaltender Jonathan Quick made 33 saves for the Kings (31-22-5), who ended a three-game losing streak and moved within one point of the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference.
Marco Scandella and Rasmus Ristolainen scored in the third period for the Sabres (17-31-11), who are 1-2-1 in their past four games.
Amadio gave the Kings a 1-0 lead at 11:26 of the first period when he took a shot that went off the skate of goaltender Robin Lehner and into the net.
The Kings blew the game open with goals on three consecutive shots in a 5:33 span of the second period.
Kopitar made it 2-0 at 12:02. Dustin Brown picked up the puck after a turnover by Sabres forward Benoit Pouliot and fed Kopitar, who deked and put a backhand shot past Lehner. Kopitar scored again at 16:06 when he took a pass by Alex Iafallo and beat Lehner through the five-hole for his 25th goal and a 3-0 lead.
Amadio’s second goal came at 17:35 and made it 4-0. He beat Lehner with a wrist shot from the slot for his fourth of the season. Lehner made 26 saves through two periods; Chad Johnson played the third period and made six saves.
Scandella made it 4-1 when his slap shot beat Quick 30 seconds into the third period. Ristolainen put a loose puck past Quick at 16:42 to make it 4-2.