What we learned from the Kings’ 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres

Reporting from Buffalo, N.Y. — A few more takeaways as the Kings came away with a hard-fought point in an overtime loss Saturday but saw their six-game winning streak come to a halt. It was their first overtime defeat after five wins.

Buffalo, still, problematic

Trips here involve dusting off records from the 2002-03 season and it will happen again next season because the Kings still haven’t won in Buffalo since Feb. 21, 2003.

Look at it this way: Who doesn’t like to make an occasional reference to Ziggy Palffy?

But, bigger picture, the Kings are well ahead of last year’s pace in many departments. Their shootout win at Pittsburgh was their 19th victory of the season and it came in Game 29.

Last season, they didn’t record win No. 19 until Jan. 1 at Vancouver.

Sutter’s tough love, Part 201

It was suggested that No. 2 goalie Jhonas Enroth happened to play a pretty sharp game against his former teammates. Enroth kept the Kings in it when they played a poor first period and managed to get through regulation tied, 1-1.

Naturally Coach Darryl Sutter took issue with some of the assessment.

“I’m sure he’d like that power-play goal back,” Sutter said. “I wouldn’t call that a great goal. That’s what the backup’s job is – come in and get points.

“Your backup goalie, your fifth, sixth defenseman, fourth lines, they’ve got to win you these games.”

First chest bumps, now the handshake

The Kings are a gift to those creating GIFs on the Internet, those quick video clips. Their fan base has relished the double chest bumps at the end of victories between defenseman Alec Martinez and left wing Milan Lucic.

Now Anze Kopitar’s line has stepped into the spotlight. After Marian Gaborik’s first-period goal, set up by Kopitar, they gathered and shook hands.

Gentlemen, start your celebration

“It was a joke the other day in practice,” left wing Tanner Pearson said. “So the next goal the three of us were on, we were going to do it and we did it.”

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