Eden, New York native Alex Iafallo played his first NHL game in Buffalo and the turnout was amazing



The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday afternoon and while it might seem like it was just another win over the lowly Sabres, it was actually pretty big victory for the Kings.



tfw you win in Buffalo for the first time in 15 years. pic.twitter.com/ToA2vnQvTe — LA Kings (@LAKings) February 17, 2018

The last time the Kings beat the Sabres in Buffalo came back during the 2002-03 season when they won 4-1 behind two goals from Ziggy Palffy, so this was a pretty eventful win for the organization.



Adrian Kempe was 6 years old the last time the LA Kings won in Buffalo. #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/dI5JyZawxH — LA Kings (@LAKings) February 17, 2018

That wasn’t the only reason why it was a big win, though, as Eden, New York native Alex Iafallo had quite the turnout for his first game back home.



The postgame greeting party for Alex Iafallo easily rivals the Patrick Kane gatherings. #Sabres #LaKings pic.twitter.com/r4RK5BdbpG — Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) February 17, 2018

The Kings rookie played junior hockey for the Buffalo Regals 18U team, so you can bet his friends and family weren’t going to miss his first NHL game in Buffalo.

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Everyone loves Alex Iafallo ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9mqS2Aiy5C — LA Kings (@LAKings) February 17, 2018

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#TB to skating at the arena back in the day with former teammate Alex Iafallo. Now he’s playing in the NHL on the same ice rink today. Pretty neat @BuffNewsVogl @ByMHarrington pic.twitter.com/J3NWZ4IElb — Joey P. (@JoeyPezzino11) February 17, 2018

The 24-year-old was feeling right at home as he picked up an assist in his team’s victory and now has six goals and 14 assists for 20 points in 56 games.

(H/T Twitter/ByMHarrington)