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Kings vs Sabres Results, Match Player Stats & Records
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | In Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA
Los Angeles
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Darcy Kuemper |
BUF
Buffalo
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Alex Lyon |
Player Stats
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
LA
Los Angeles
|
+104 | 5.5o | +1.5 |
BUF
Buffalo
|
-125 | 5.5u (0.5) | -1.5 (1.5) |
Scoring Summary
| Scoring - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:14 | |
A. Tuch (PP) |
| 11:17 | |
M. Samuelsson |
| Scoring - Period 2 | ||
| 6:29 | |
A. Tuch |
| 7:47 | |
A. Kempe (PP) |
| Scoring - Period 3 | ||
| 19:00 | |
A. Tuch (EN) |
Penalty Summary
| Penalties - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:23 |
|
C. Perry (2:00) Roughing |
| 5:23 |
|
J. Malott (2:00) Roughing |
| 5:23 |
|
M. Kesselring (2:00) Roughing |
| 14:04 |
|
P. Krebs (2:00) Roughing |
| 14:04 |
|
J. Quinn (2:00) Roughing |
| 14:04 |
|
Q. Byfield (2:00) Roughing |
| Penalties - Period 2 | ||
| 7:36 |
|
R. Dahlin (2:00) Slashing |
| Penalties - Period 3 | ||
| 7:00 |
|
S. Helenius (2:00) Tripping |
| 16:52 |
|
Bench (2:00) Too Many Men On Ice |
| 19:44 |
|
S. Helenius (10:00) Misconduct |
| 19:44 |
|
M. Kesselring (10:00) Misconduct |
| 19:44 |
|
J. Malott (10:00) Misconduct |
| 19:44 |
|
P. Krebs (10:00) Misconduct |
Shots On Goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Los Angeles
|
12 | 19 | 7 | 38 |
|
Buffalo
|
8 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
Team Statistics
| G | SOG | S% | PP% | PK% | FW | PEN | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Los Angeles
|
1 | 38 | 2.63 | 50.00 | 66.67 | 21 | 7 | 30 |
|
Buffalo
|
4 | 32 | 12.50 | 33.33 | 50.00 | 35 | 6 | 28 |
Goaltending
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 0 | 59:54 |
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lyon | 38 | 37 | 1 | .974 | 0 | 60:00 |
Player Stats
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | B. Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16:15 | 16:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | D | C. Ceci | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18:52 | 14:38 | 0:00 | 4:14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | D | J. Edmundson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17:53 | 13:36 | 0:00 | 4:17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | D | D. Doughty | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22:48 | 20:30 | 0:44 | 1:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | RW | A. Kempe | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16:49 | 14:21 | 1:29 | 0:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | RW | C. Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15:27 | 13:56 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 12 | LW | T. Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16:14 | 13:36 | 0:43 | 1:55 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | RW | A. Laferriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17:40 | 13:21 | 0:42 | 3:37 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | LW | K. Fiala | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17:23 | 15:52 | 1:28 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | LW | W. Foegele | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14:27 | 13:08 | 0:40 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 39 | LW | J. Malott | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 9:39 | 9:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 40 | RW | J. Armia | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16:47 | 14:50 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| 44 | D | M. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 4 | 22 | 19:30 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 52 | RW | T. Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11:48 | 11:10 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | RW | Q. Byfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15:54 | 13:23 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| 79 | C | S. Helenius | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 10:06 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| 92 | D | B. Clarke | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21:04 | 19:13 | 1:27 | 0:24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 96 | LW | A. Kuzmenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15:39 | 14:06 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | G | D. Kuemper | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 59:54 | 51:52 | 2:11 | 5:51 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | B. Byram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20:40 | 17:55 | 1:50 | 0:55 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | LW | Z. Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18:26 | 14:28 | 3:14 | 0:44 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8 | D | M. Kesselring | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 12 | 2 | 17 | 14:29 | 14:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 17 | LW | J. Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17:17 | 13:24 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 100 |
| 19 | C | P. Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 14 | 2 | 17 | 12:50 | 12:48 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 67 |
| 22 | RW | J. Quinn | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14:47 | 12:49 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | D | M. Samuelsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 23:24 | 21:18 | 0:39 | 1:27 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | D | O. Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 22:24 | 20:17 | 1:24 | 0:43 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | D | R. Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 25:53 | 20:37 | 4:00 | 1:16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | LW | B. Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:27 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 48 | C | T. Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 71 | C | R. McLeod | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16:30 | 13:02 | 2:01 | 1:27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
| 72 | C | T. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18:04 | 14:04 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53 |
| 73 | D | Z. Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9:19 | 9:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 86 | C | N. Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13:58 | 11:50 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 89 | RW | A. Tuch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 17:57 | 14:39 | 1:50 | 1:28 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | RW | J. Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14:32 | 12:16 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 94 | C | K. Helenius | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13:07 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 100 |
| 34 | G | A. Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 60:00 | 51:58 | 5:51 | 2:11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Game Info
Location KeyBank Center
Referees Alex Lepkowski , Garrett Rank
Linesmen Kyle Flemington, James Tobias
Attendance 19,070 attendance
LA vs BUFRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
3-7-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | HSOG | ASOG | HPP | APP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, '24 | LA |
1 - 0
|
BUF +145 | u5.5 | 23 | 19 | 0-5 | 1-3 |
| Oct 10, '24 | BUF |
3 - 1
|
LA -103 | u6.0 | 33 | 23 | 0-5 | 1-5 |
| Feb 13, '24 | BUF |
7 - 0
|
BUF +119 | o6.0 | 24 | 33 | 1-2 | 0-3 |
| Jan 24, '24 | LA |
5 - 3
|
BUF +170 | o6.5 | 40 | 37 | 1-3 | 0-4 |
| Feb 13, '23 | LA |
5 - 2
|
LA -142 | o6.5 | 28 | 29 | 2-3 | 1-5 |
| Dec 13, '22 | BUF |
6 - 0
|
BUF -101 | u6.5 | 31 | 40 | 3-6 | 0-3 |
| Mar 06, '22 | BUF |
3 - 0
|
LA -168 | u6.0 | 19 | 32 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Oct 31, '21 | LA |
3 - 2
|
LA -124 | u5.5 | 34 | 24 | 1-6 | 0-2 |
| Dec 21, '19 | BUF |
3 - 2
|
BUF -140 | u6.0 | 28 | 27 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Oct 17, '19 | LA |
3 - 0
|
BUF +108 | u6.0 | 47 | 24 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
LA vs BUF Preview
Last Meeting ( Nov 20, 2024 ) Buffalo 1, Los Angeles 0
The Buffalo Sabres and visiting Los Angeles Kings each bring winning streaks into their Thursday night contest.
The Sabres have won four straight, with the most recent a 7-4 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in which captain Rasmus Dahlin recorded his first career hat trick and added two assists for a five-point performance.
He also surpassed 400 career points.
"I just love doing it with the boys here," Dahlin said. "It's such a fun thing to go to war with these guys. I think we're doing such a good job to win tight games now. So, we just got to keep going."
Dahlin has 42 points (11 goals, 31 assists) in 48 games this season.
"(Dahlin) is finding his game right now. He feels good about his game," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "I think right now, he's skating as well as he's skated the whole year."
That could also be said about the Sabres as a whole.
They are 19-3-1 since Dec. 9 -- the winningest 23-game stretch in franchise history -- and currently positioned to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2010-11 season.
"I think we just have a confident group right now," said defenseman Mattias Samuelsson, who had three assists vs. Toronto. "They score first or we get down a goal or two in a game, I don't think there's any panic or anything. We just keep going to work. I think we have a pretty talented group that can score goals, so just stick with the game plan. Keep hunting pucks, keep getting after the other team and good things will come. I don't think there's really much panic in this room."
Tage Thompson, who played his 500th game, had a goal and an assist.
Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen left with a lower-body injury in the middle of the first period after allowing two goals. Colten Ellis came on to make 16 saves.
There has been no update on Luukkonen, although he did not practice on Wednesday.
Jordan Greenway did not play on Tuesday because of issues relating to the sports hernia surgery he underwent last July.
The Kings hung on for a 3-1 win over the Red Wings in Detroit on Tuesday for their third win in a row. They also have points in their last six (3-0-3), moving even on points with the San Jose Sharks for the final Western Conference wild-card spot entering Wednesday's action.
Anton Forsberg made 27 saves but his shutout bid was foiled with 2:15 left when Alex DeBrincat scored with the Red Wings' goalie pulled for the extra attacker.
Corey Perry's empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining clinched the win.
"I didn't like the last six minutes, because we were on our heels again, but prior to that, I really liked our game," Los Angeles coach Jim Hiller said. "In the first five minutes of the first period, you could see that we had our legs going on all four lines."
Andrei Kuzmenko and Samuel Helenius also scored.
The Kings only allowed 10 shots over the first two periods, seven at 5-on-5.
Warren Foegele returned after being a healthy scratch in a road shootout win over the St, Louis Blues on Saturday. He led Los Angeles with four shots on goal in 15:44 of ice time.
--Field Level Media
LA vs BUFInjury report
Los Angeles's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Fiala | LW | Out For Season - Leg( Mar 05, '26) | Mar 05, '26 | |
| The Los Angeles Kings said that Fiala won't be available before training camp for the 2026-27 campaign, per John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. | ||||
Buffalo's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Stanley | D | Day To Day - Illness( Apr 29, '26) | Apr 29, '26 | |
| The Sabres said that Stanley is dealing with an illness that kept him off the ice on Thursday (Apr. 30) practice, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550. | ||||
| N. Ostlund | C | Out - Lower Body( Apr 28, '26) | Apr 28, '26 | |
| The Sabres said that Ostlund is expected to miss some time after being hurt in Tuesday's (Apr. 28) Game 5 against the Bruins, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550. | ||||
| S. Carrick | C | Out - Arm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Sabres said on Thursday (Apr. 16) that Carrick will not return for the team's first-round series versus Boston, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550. | ||||
| J. Kulich | C | Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26) | Mar 05, '26 | |
| The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| J. Danforth | RW | Out For Season - Kneecap( Jan 25, '26) | Jan 25, '26 | |
| The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald. | ||||
GoaltendersLast 5
W/L
3-0-1-1
GAA
2.00
Save %
.901
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Forsberg | Jan 27, 2026 | DET 1 - LA 3 | W | 1 | 28 | .964 | - | W +105 | u5.5 |
| 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 |
W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
1.83
Save %
.879
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.Luukkonen | Jan 27, 2026 | TOR 4 - BUF 7 | - | 2 | 5 | .600 | - | W -102 | o6.5 |
| C.Ellis | Jan 27, 2026 | TOR 4 - BUF 7 | W | 2 | 18 | .889 | - | W -102 | o6.5 |
| 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 |
LA vs BUFStats
Offense vs Defense
Goals
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 2.69 | Total | 3.06 |
| 0.61 | 1st Period | 1.02 |
| 0.90 | 2nd Period | 0.87 |
| 1.02 | 3rd Period | 1.08 |
| 0.08 | OT | 0.10 |
Shots
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 27.71 | Total | 29.56 |
| 8.16 | 1st Period | 8.96 |
| 8.24 | 2nd Period | 9.65 |
| 8.49 | 3rd Period | 9.44 |
| 0.59 | OT | 0.38 |
Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
| SHOOTING |
Stat | SAVE PCT. |
|---|---|---|
| 0.10 | Total | 0.90 |
| 0.07 | 1st Period | 0.89 |
| 0.11 | 2nd Period | 0.91 |
| 0.12 | 3rd Period | 0.89 |
| 0.13 | OT | 0.75 |
Power Play vs Penalty Kill
| POWERPLAY |
Stat | PENALTY KILL |
|---|---|---|
| 24 - 154 | G/Att vs. GA/Att | 23 - 140 |
| 15.58 | PP % vs. PK % | 83.57 |
Goaltenders
| Los Angeles Goaltenders |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | S | SV | SV% | WL | ||
| Anton Forsberg | 522 | 475 | 0.910 | 9-6-4 | ||
| Darcy Kuemper | 827 | 746 | 0.902 | 13-9-9 | ||