Alex Lyon sets club mark as hot Sabres beat Kings

Alex Tuch recorded his fourth career hat trick to lead the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson also scored for the Sabres, who won their fifth straight and are 20-3-1 since Dec, 9. Jack Quinn had three assists and Ryan McLeod added two helpers. Alex Lyon, who made 37 saves, won his 10th in a row for a franchise record.

Adrian Kempe got the lone marker for the Kings, who had their three-game winning streak and six-game point streak (3-0-3) snapped.