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LAK
Los Angeles Kings
@
Buffalo Sabres
 BUF
45% Win Probability
55% Win Probability
LAK is expected to score 2.98 goals BUF is expected to score 3.42 goals

Data shown on this page was last updated on November 3, 2026 at 3:14 AM.
The rosters and injuries below reflect current state, not anticipated state on the date/time of this game.

Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres
Record 4-7-2 7-4-3
L10 Record 4-5-1 5-2-3
Pts% 38.46% 60.71%
Division Rank 7 (Pacific) 7 (Atlantic)
Conference Rank 14 (Western) 9 (Eastern)
Projected Points 87.54 89.74
xGF/G 2.97 ● +0.243.21
xGA/G 2.83+0.40 ● 3.23
xGF% 51.21%+1.32 ● 49.89%
L10 xGF 28.42 ● +3.1531.57
L10 xGA 29.53+5.66 ● 35.19
L10 xGF% 49.04%+1.75 ● 47.29%
Forwards
Team Player xGF/G G A Pts GP Avg TOI xGF G-xGF SOG S% xGF/S S%-xS% FO FOW FO% FO xGF FO xGA FO xG
LAK Adrian Kempe (R)+ 0.48 3 5 8 12 20:44 5.8 -2.8 41 7.3 0.140 -6.7 47 22 46.8 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Tage Thompson (C) 0.45 10 7 17 14 19:25 6.3 3.7 63 15.9 0.100 5.8 163 72 44.2 0.91 -0.23 0.68
BUF Jack Quinn (R) 0.40 8 6 14 14 19:16 5.7 2.3 40 20.0 0.142 5.8 3 2 66.7 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Zach Benson (L)+ 0.40 2 11 13 14 19:57 5.7 -4.7 33 6.1 0.172 -11.1 13 4 30.8 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Martin Chromiak (R) 0.39 0 0 0 1 17:31 0.4 -0.4 1 0.0 0.390 -39.0 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Jason Zucker (L) 0.38 1 0 1 5 11:36 1.9 -0.9 10 10.0 0.189 -8.9 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Alex Laferriere (R) 0.38 2 7 9 13 19:41 4.9 -2.9 33 6.1 0.148 -8.7 99 49 49.5 0.09 -0.12 -0.03
LAK Quinton Byfield (R) 0.34 2 2 4 11 19:02 3.8 -1.8 27 7.4 0.140 -6.6 178 99 55.6 0.28 -0.27 0.01
LAK Artemi Panarin (L) 0.34 8 5 13 13 22:01 4.4 3.6 42 19.0 0.106 8.5 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Noah Ostlund (C) 0.33 4 5 9 14 18:53 4.7 -0.7 33 12.1 0.141 -2.0 128 46 35.9 0.03 -0.17 -0.14
LAK Taylor Ward (R) 0.20 1 0 1 4 9:26 0.8 0.2 4 25.0 0.203 4.7 1 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Josh Doan (R) 0.20 2 1 3 14 15:24 2.8 -0.8 23 8.7 0.123 -3.6 5 2 40.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Erik Haula (L) 0.20 2 3 5 13 15:31 2.6 -0.6 24 8.3 0.107 -2.4 173 84 48.6 0.07 -0.67 -0.61
BUF Josh Norris (C) 0.19 2 1 3 14 14:29 2.6 -0.6 15 13.3 0.173 -4.0 134 69 51.5 0.13 -0.47 -0.34
LAK Corey Perry (R) 0.18 1 1 2 11 12:49 2.0 -1.0 19 5.3 0.106 -5.3 7 6 85.7 0.02 0.00 0.02
BUF Jiri Kulich (C) 0.18 1 2 3 8 13:09 1.4 -0.4 9 11.1 0.159 -4.8 55 28 50.9 0.00 -0.14 -0.14
LAK Andre Lee (L) 0.17 1 2 3 11 10:35 1.8 -0.8 10 10.0 0.184 -8.4 2 1 50.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Trevor Moore (L) 0.14 2 3 5 13 16:37 1.9 0.1 26 7.7 0.072 0.5 2 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Joel Armia (R) 0.14 2 3 5 13 13:38 1.8 0.2 20 10.0 0.090 1.0 8 3 37.5 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Konsta Helenius (C)+ 0.12 1 2 3 11 12:59 1.3 -0.3 12 8.3 0.112 -2.9 8 1 12.5 0.00 -0.01 -0.01
LAK Scott Laughton (C) 0.11 2 3 5 13 14:37 1.5 -0.5 18 11.1 0.082 2.9 145 82 56.6 0.01 -0.26 -0.24
BUF Ryan McLeod (C) 0.11 1 2 3 14 15:03 1.5 -0.5 13 7.7 0.116 -4.0 154 80 51.9 0.23 -0.23 0.00
LAK Mats Zuccarello (R)+ 0.10 0 1 1 6 16:22 0.6 -0.6 4 0.0 0.151 -15.1 1 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Alex Turcotte (C)+ 0.09 0 1 1 3 14:06 0.3 -0.3 1 0.0 0.274 -27.4 24 12 50.0 0.03 -0.01 0.03
BUF Peyton Krebs (C) 0.09 0 7 7 14 13:41 1.3 -1.3 7 0.0 0.179 -17.9 50 24 48.0 0.17 0.00 0.17
LAK Samuel Helenius (C) 0.09 1 0 1 11 8:17 0.9 0.1 8 12.5 0.119 0.6 48 21 43.8 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Beck Malenstyn (L) 0.07 0 2 2 14 11:00 1.0 -1.0 7 0.0 0.145 -14.5 7 4 57.1 0.00 -0.11 -0.11
BUF Sam Carrick (C) 0.05 0 1 1 6 7:39 0.3 -0.3 5 0.0 0.058 -5.8 20 11 55.0 0.00 -0.01 -0.01
BUF Justin Danforth (R)+ 0.04 0 0 0 6 9:09 0.3 -0.3 1 0.0 0.251 -25.1 40 20 50.0 0.00 -0.05 -0.05
BUF Tyson Kozak (C) 0.03 1 0 1 6 11:05 0.2 0.8 2 50.0 0.090 41.0 36 14 38.9 0.00 -0.10 -0.10
Defensemen
Team Player xGF/G G A Pts GP Avg TOI xGF G-xGF SOG S% xGF/S S%-xS% FO FOW FO% FO xGF FO xGA FO xG
BUF Rasmus Dahlin (D) 0.21 2 7 9 11 24:39 2.3 -0.3 33 6.1 0.070 -0.9 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Olen Zellweger (D) 0.14 3 3 6 13 19:46 1.8 1.2 27 11.1 0.067 4.4 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Owen Power (D) 0.11 2 9 11 14 26:38 1.6 0.4 18 11.1 0.087 2.4 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Mattias Samuelsson (D) 0.10 2 7 9 14 23:50 1.4 0.6 21 9.5 0.067 2.8 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Drew Doughty (D) 0.08 1 6 7 12 21:22 0.9 0.1 12 8.3 0.076 0.7 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Brandt Clarke (D) 0.07 3 7 10 13 19:18 0.9 2.1 22 13.6 0.041 9.5 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Erik Gustafsson (D) 0.06 1 2 3 11 19:56 0.6 0.4 8 12.5 0.081 4.4 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Brian Dumoulin (D) 0.05 1 1 2 13 16:41 0.7 0.3 9 11.1 0.077 3.4 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Joel Edmundson (D) 0.04 1 1 2 13 17:01 0.5 -0.5 14 7.1 0.035 3.7 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Mikey Anderson (D) 0.03 2 1 3 13 17:42 0.4 1.6 8 25.0 0.054 19.6 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Louis Crevier (D) 0.03 0 1 1 14 13:12 0.5 -0.5 12 0.0 0.038 -3.8 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Zach Metsa (D) 0.03 0 2 2 12 12:20 0.4 -0.4 7 0.0 0.051 -5.1 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAK Cody Ceci (D) 0.03 0 1 1 7 16:39 0.2 -0.2 6 0.0 0.031 -3.1 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUF Matt Grzelcyk (D)+ 0.00 0 0 0 1 14:27 0.0 - 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.00 0.00 0.00
Goalies
Team Player SV%Ax GSAx GAA SV% W GP L W% SO GA SA SV xGA
BUF Colten Ellis (G) +0.11% 0.1 3.11 0.880 3 5 1 60.0 1 14 117 103 14.1
LAK Anton Forsberg (G) -0.01% 0.0 2.51 0.902 0 6 4 0.0 0 14 143 129 14.0
BUF Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G) -0.75% -2.0 3.40 0.873 4 10 3 40.0 0 33 260 227 31.0
LAK Darcy Kuemper (G) -1.91% -4.2 3.65 0.878 4 8 3 50.0 0 27 221 194 22.8