Final OT Jan 26
BOS 3 -117 o6.5
NYR 4 +106 u6.5
Final Jan 26
NYI 4 +100 o6.0
PHI 0 -111 u6.0
Final Jan 26
UTAH 0 +129 o6.0
TB 2 -143 u6.0
Final Jan 26
ANA 4 +229 o7.0
EDM 7 -262 u7.0
Los Angeles 5th Pacific21-16-7-6
Buffalo 3rd Atlantic29-17-5-0

Kings vs Sabres Game Overview

LA vs BUFRecords

LA vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Los Angeles logo LA 19-16-11 18-28-0 20-26-0 12-6-5 7-10-6
Buffalo logo BUF 26-16-4 25-21-0 22-23-1 10-10-2 16-6-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
3-7-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Nov 20, '24 LA  logo 1 - 0 BUF +145 u5.5 23 19 0-5 1-3
Oct 10, '24 BUF  logo 3 - 1 LA -103 u6.0 33 23 0-5 1-5
Feb 13, '24 BUF  logo 7 - 0 BUF +119 o6.0 24 33 1-2 0-3
Jan 24, '24 LA  logo 5 - 3 BUF +170 o6.5 40 37 1-3 0-4
Feb 13, '23 LA  logo 5 - 2 LA -142 o6.5 28 29 2-3 1-5
Dec 13, '22 BUF  logo 6 - 0 BUF -101 u6.5 31 40 3-6 0-3
Mar 06, '22 BUF  logo 3 - 0 LA -168 u6.0 19 32 0-1 0-1
Oct 31, '21 LA  logo 3 - 2 LA -124 u5.5 34 24 1-6 0-2
Dec 21, '19 BUF  logo 3 - 2 BUF -140 u6.0 28 27 0-3 0-2
Oct 17, '19 LA  logo 3 - 0 BUF +108 u6.0 47 24 0-3 1-3

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LA vs BUFInjury report

Los Angeles logoLos Angeles's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
J. Edmundson D Day To Day - Upper-body( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
Edmundson is considered day-to-day due to an upper-body injury, as per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Monday (Jan. 26).
A. Turcotte C Day To Day - Upper-body( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
Turcotte is considered day-to-day due to an upper-body injury, as per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Monday (Jan. 26).
A. Kopitar C Day To Day - Lower Body( Jan 21, '26) Jan 21, '26
The Los Angeles Kings said on Thursday (Jan. 22) that Kopitar will join the team for their upcoming six-game road trip, per Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period.

Los Angeles Starters Last Game

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
J. Norris C Day To Day - Ribs( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
Norris has been classified as day-to-day by HC Lindy Ruff, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday (Jan. 26).
J. Bryson D Out - Upper-body( Jan 22, '26) Jan 22, '26
The Sabres placed D Jacob Bryson on injured reserve on Friday (Jan. 23).
J. Dunne C Out - Middle-body( Jan 14, '26) Jan 14, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Josh Dunne on injured reserve on Thursday (Jan. 15)
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
J. Kulich C Out - Ear( Nov 09, '25) Nov 09, '25
The Sabres said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Kulich is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue.
J. Danforth RW Out - Lower Body( Oct 17, '25) Oct 17, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Justin Danforth on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Oct. 18).

Buffalo Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
2-0-2-1
GAA
2.33
Save %
.889
Los Angeles Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
D.Kuemper Jan 24, 2026 STL 4 - LA 5 (SO) W 4 29 .862 - W -152 o5.5
D.Kuemper Jan 20, 2026 LA 4 - NYR 3 - 2 8 .750 - W -178 o5.5
A.Forsberg Jan 20, 2026 LA 4 - NYR 3 W 1 28 .964 - W -178 o5.5
A.Forsberg Jan 17, 2026 ANA 2 - LA 1 (OT) - 2 33 .939 - L -125 u6.5
D.Kuemper Jan 16, 2026 LA 2 - ANA 3 (SO) - 2 28 .929 - L -144 u6.5
D.Kuemper Jan 14, 2026 LA 2 - VEG 3 (OT) - 3 27 .889 - L +104 u5.5
W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
2.40
Save %
.929
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Lyon Jan 24, 2026 NYI 0 - BUF 5 W 0 26 1.00 - W -114 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 22, 2026 MON 2 - BUF 4 W 2 34 .941 - W +104 u6.5
A.Lyon Jan 20, 2026 NAS 3 - BUF 5 W 3 34 .912 - W +114 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 19, 2026 CAR 2 - BUF 1 L 2 29 .931 - L +158 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 17, 2026 BUF 4 - MIN 5 (OT) - 5 36 .861 - L -120 o6.0

LA vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
2.65 Total 3.11
0.59 1st Period 1.04
0.85 2nd Period 0.83
1.07 3rd Period 1.15
0.09 OT 0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
28.04 Total 29.46
8.30 1st Period 9.09
7.96 2nd Period 9.78
8.67 3rd Period 9.63
0.57 OT 0.41

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.09 Total 0.89
0.07 1st Period 0.89
0.11 2nd Period 0.92
0.12 3rd Period 0.88
0.15 OT 0.79

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
22 - 136 G/Att vs. GA/Att 21 - 126
16.18 PP % vs. PK % 83.33

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Los Angeles Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Anton Forsberg 433 390 0.901 7-6-3
Darcy Kuemper 762 689 0.904 12-9-8

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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