NJ -101 o6.0
VEG -109 u6.0
WIN +195 o6.0
FLA -221 u6.0
SEA -112 o6.5
CAL +102 u6.5
Buffalo 7th Atlantic6-4-2-1
Los Angeles 7th Pacific4-6-2-0

Sabres vs Kings   Game Overview

BUF vs LARecords

BUF vs LARecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Buffalo logo BUF 6-4-3 6-7-0 9-4-0 3-1-3 3-3-0
Los Angeles logo LA 4-6-2 5-7-0 5-7-0 3-3-2 1-3-0

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
4-6-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Mar 21, '26 LA  logo 4 - 1 BUF -130 u6.5 27 33 1-3 1-1
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 +114 o6.0 24 33 1-2 0-3
Jan 24, '24 LA  logo 5 - 3 BUF +160 o6.5 40 37 1-3 0-4
Feb 13, '23 LA  logo 5 - 2 LA -135 o6.5 28 29 2-3 1-5
Dec 13, '22 BUF  logo 6 - 0 BUF -110 u7.0 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 +275 o4.5 34 24 1-6 0-2

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BUF vs LAInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
K. Helenius C Out - Upper-body( Oct 28, '26) Oct 28, '26
The Sabres said on Thursday (Oct. 29) that Helenius has returned to Buffalo to be evaluated for an upper-body injury.
J. Danforth RW Day To Day - Upper-Body( Oct 27, '26) Oct 27, '26
Danforth did not play in Tuesday's (Oct. 27) game against the Sharks.
J. Kulich C Out - Concussion( Oct 25, '26) Oct 25, '26
Kulich has been placed in concussion protocol, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Monday (Oct. 26).
A. Lyon G Out - Upper-body( Oct 14, '26) Oct 14, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Thursday's (Oct. 15) that Lyon had a setback in his recovery and is without a timeline to return.
M. Grzelcyk D Out - Lower-Body( Oct 12, '26) Oct 12, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Matt Grzelcyk on injured reserve on Tuesday (Oct. 13).
C. Timmins D Out - Lower-body( Sep 28, '26) Sep 28, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on injured reserve and does not have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com.
J. Rathbone D Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '26) Sep 27, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Jack Rathbone on injured reserve non-roster list on Monday (Sep. 28).

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Los Angeles's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
B. Clarke D Day To Day - Upper Body( Oct 28, '26) Oct 28, '26
Clarke left Thursday’s (Oct. 29) game vs Ottawa and will not return.
M. Zuccarello RW Out - Upper-Body( Oct 28, '26) Oct 28, '26
The Los Angeles Kings said on Thursday (Oct. 29) that Zuccarello is regarded as week-to-week, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.
K. Fiala LW Out - Leg( Oct 28, '26) Oct 28, '26
The Los Angeles Kings said on Thursday (Oct. 29) that Fiala was spotted skating in a non-contact jersey at the team's morning skate.
A. Turcotte C Out - Undisclosed( Oct 09, '26) Oct 09, '26
The Los Angeles Kings placed F Alex Turcotte on injured reserve on Saturday (Oct. 10).
J. Jenik C Out - Undisclosed( Sep 23, '26) Sep 23, '26
The Los Angeles Kings placed F Jan Jenik on injured reserve non-roster list.
J. Dvorak D Out - Upper-body( Sep 23, '26) Sep 23, '26
The Los Angeles Kings placed D Jakub Dvorak on injured reserve non-roster list.

Los Angeles Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
2-1-2-0
GAA
3.40
Save %
.896
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
C.Ellis Oct 29, 2026 ANA 6 - BUF 7 W 6 35 .829 - W -162 o6.5
C.Ellis Oct 27, 2026 SJ 0 - BUF 2 W 0 23 1.00 - W -155 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Oct 24, 2026 WAS 4 - BUF 3 (OT) - 4 34 .882 - L +100 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Oct 21, 2026 BUF 1 - PHI 3 L 3 27 .889 - L -218 o3.5
U.Luukkonen Oct 17, 2026 MON 4 - BUF 3 (OT) - 4 34 .882 - L +120 o6.5
W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
2.80
Save %
.891
Los Angeles Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
D.Kuemper Oct 29, 2026 LA 6 - OTT 5 (OT) W 5 22 .773 - W +102 o5.5
A.Forsberg Oct 27, 2026 CHI 2 - LA 1 L 2 27 .926 - L -108 u5.5
D.Kuemper Oct 26, 2026 NYR 3 - LA 6 W 3 26 .885 - W +110 o5.5
A.Forsberg Oct 24, 2026 NJ 3 - LA 1 L 2 25 .920 - L +154 u5.5
D.Kuemper Oct 22, 2026 NYI 2 - LA 3 (OT) W 2 43 .953 - W -115 u5.5

BUF vs LAStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.08 Total 3.50
1.00 1st Period 0.75
0.77 2nd Period 1.17
1.15 3rd Period 1.42
0.15 OT 0.17

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.85 Total 28.08
8.00 1st Period 7.08
7.38 2nd Period 8.00
5.69 3rd Period 6.08
0.62 OT 0.50

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.11 Total 0.88
0.12 1st Period 0.89
0.10 2nd Period 0.85
0.20 3rd Period 0.77
0.25 OT 0.67

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
6 - 44 G/Att vs. GA/Att 13 - 37
13.64 PP % vs. PK % 64.86

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Colten Ellis 117 103 0.880 3-1-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 232 201 0.866 3-3-3
Alex Lyon 0 0 0.000 0-0-0

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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