Final Mar 16
CAL 2 +160 o6.0
DET 5 -178 u6.0
Final OT Mar 16
BOS 3 +111 o6.5
NJ 4 -122 u6.5
Final Mar 16
LA 4 -103 o5.5
NYR 1 -108 u5.5
Final Mar 16
UTAH 6 +140 o6.0
DAL 3 -156 u6.0
Final Mar 16
PIT 7 +178 o6.5
COL 2 -200 u6.5
Buffalo 1st Atlantic41-20-6-0
Los Angeles 5th Pacific28-24-9-6

Sabres vs Kings Game Overview

BUF vs LARecords

BUF vs LARecords

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

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
Jan 29, '26 BUF  logo 4 - 1 BUF -125 u5.5 32 38 1-3 1-2
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 -110 u6.5 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

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BUF vs LAInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
C. Ellis G Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Ellis did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game versus the Maple Leafs.
T. Pearson LW Day To Day - Lower-Body( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Pearson did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) clash versus the Maple Leafs.
M. Samuelsson D Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Samuelsson did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game versus the Maple Leafs.
T. Kozak C Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Kozak did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game against the Maple Leafs.
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. Greenway LW Out - Abdomen( Feb 24, '26) Feb 24, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Jordan Greenway on injured reserve on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Feb 17, '26) Feb 17, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Wednesday (Feb. 18) that Timmins is now skating but not in day-to-day status.
J. Danforth RW Day To Day - Lower Body( 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.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 6 Zach Benson
C 9 Josh Norris
C 10 Sam Carrick
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 44 Josh Dunne
C 48 Tyson Kozak
LW 70 Tanner Pearson
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
C 86 Noah Ostlund
RW 89 Alex Tuch
RW 91 Josh Doan
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 5 Luke Schenn
D 8 Michael Kesselring
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 34 Alex Lyon
D 64 Logan Stanley
D 73 Zach Metsa
G 92 Colten Ellis

Los Angeles's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Kempe RW Day To Day - Lower Body( Mar 15, '26) Mar 15, '26
The Kings reported Kempe will not play in Monday's road game against the Rangers due to a lower-body injury.
J. Armia RW Out - Upper Body( Mar 05, '26) Mar 05, '26
The Los Angeles Kings said on Friday (Mar. 6) that Armia is expected to miss 3-4 weeks, per John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio.
A. Kuzmenko LW Out - Meniscus( Mar 05, '26) Mar 05, '26
The Los Angeles Kings said on Friday (Mar. 6) that Kuzmenko isn't expected to return before the end of the 2025-26 regular season, per John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio.
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.

Los Angeles Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
3.20
Save %
.864
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Lyon Mar 14, 2026 BUF 3 - TOR 2 (SO) W 2 18 .889 - W -240 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 12, 2026 BUF 1 - WAS 2 L 2 22 .909 - L -210 u6.5
A.Lyon Mar 10, 2026 BUF 6 - SJ 3 W 3 20 .850 - W -205 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 8, 2026 BUF 8 - TB 7 W 7 28 .750 - W -102 o6.5
A.Lyon Mar 7, 2026 BUF 3 - NAS 2 W 2 25 .920 - W -176 u6.5
W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
2.80
Save %
.894
Los Angeles Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
D.Kuemper Mar 16, 2026 NYR 1 - LA 4 W 1 22 .955 - W -111 u5.5
A.Forsberg Mar 14, 2026 NJ 6 - LA 4 L 5 27 .815 - L +128 o5.5
D.Kuemper Mar 13, 2026 NYI 2 - LA 3 W 2 23 .913 - W +118 u5.5
D.Kuemper Mar 10, 2026 BOS 2 - LA 1 (OT) - 2 23 .913 - L +128 u6.0
A.Forsberg Mar 9, 2026 CLB 4 - LA 5 (OT) W 4 32 .875 - W +128 o6.0

BUF vs LAStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.33 Total 2.85
0.91 1st Period 0.63
1.24 2nd Period 1.04
1.04 3rd Period 0.93
0.07 OT 0.13

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.96 Total 26.74
8.50 1st Period 8.02
10.43 2nd Period 8.46
8.17 3rd Period 7.41
0.26 OT 0.78

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.12 Total 0.89
0.11 1st Period 0.92
0.12 2nd Period 0.88
0.13 3rd Period 0.87
0.25 OT 0.83

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
27 - 139 G/Att vs. GA/Att 36 - 153
19.42 PP % vs. PK % 76.47

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Colten Ellis 314 282 0.898 6-4-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 450 407 0.904 10-6-1
Alex Lyon 577 523 0.906 10-6-3

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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