NHL MATCHUP REPORT

January 29, 2026, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

Los Angeles Kings (20-16-13) VS Buffalo Sabres (28-17-5)

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LA
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BUF
2.63
OFFENSE
3.34
2.84
DEFENSE
3.10
15.54
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
19.05
77.50
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
83.21
27.80
SHOTS FOR
27.52
27.00
SHOTS AGAINST
29.64
-0.21
DIFFERENTIAL
0.24

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Los Angeles 20-16-13 $-1112 2.63 2.84 12-19 6-9 22-27
Buffalo 28-17-5 $621 3.34 3.10 14-7 13-12 24-23-3

TEAM RECORDS

Los Angeles Kings

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 20-16-13 8-10-7 12-6-6 12-19-11 6-9-2 22-27
Last 10 4-2-4 3-1-3 1-1-1 2-4-3 2-2-1 6-4
vs Div 5-1-8 2-1-4 3-0-4 3-1-7 2-0-1 7-7
vs WEST 13-8-10 6-4-4 7-4-6 7-3-9 5-5-1 15-16
vs EAST 7-8-3 2-6-3 5-2 5-5-2 1-2-1 7-11

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 28-17-5 16-6-3 12-11-2 14-7-3 13-12-2 24-23-3
Last 10 7-2-1 4-1-1 3-1 4-2-1 3-1 8-2
vs Div 9-3-2 6-1 3-2-2 2-1-1 6-2-1 7-5-2
vs WEST 12-7-2 5-3-2 7-4 7-2-1 5-4-1 10-10-1
vs EAST 16-10-3 11-3-1 5-7-2 7-2-2 8-6-1 14-13-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 2.63 29 3.12 19
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 2.79 26 2.84 11
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 17.39 21 83.10 6
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.33 8 2.84 6
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.72 3 2.88 10
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 21.79 12 77.91 23

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Los Angeles 4-6-0 3-7 1.90 32.70 5.00 14.71 79.41 34.00
Buffalo 6-4-0 3-7 3.00 26.80 7.00 20.59 85.29 34.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Nov 20, 2024 BUF 1 LA 0 -170 5.5 U 19 23 1 0 3 5 33.3 0 100 66.7
Oct 10, 2024 LA 3 BUF 1 -110 6 U 23 33 1 0 5 5 20 0 100 80
Feb 13, 2024 LA 0 BUF 7 115 6 O 33 24 0 1 3 2 0 50 50 100
Jan 24, 2024 BUF 5 LA 3 -190 6 O 37 40 0 1 4 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Feb 13, 2023 BUF 2 LA 5 -140 6.5 O 29 28 1 2 5 3 20 66.7 33.3 80
Dec 13, 2022 LA 0 BUF 6 -110 6.5 U 40 31 0 3 3 6 0 50 50 100
Mar 6, 2022 LA 3 BUF 0 155 6 U 32 19 0 0 1 1 0 0 100 100
Oct 31, 2021 BUF 2 LA 3 -125 5.5 U 24 34 0 1 2 6 0 16.7 83.3 100
Dec 21, 2019 LA 2 BUF 3 -145 6 U 27 28 0 0 2 3 0 0 100 100
Oct 17, 2019 BUF 3 LA 0 -130 6 U 24 47 1 0 3 3 33.3 0 100 66.7

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Los Angeles Kings

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Los Angeles Kings

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 20, 2026 NYR 4-3 W -180 27 36 0/3 2/2 Jonathan Quick H
Jan 17, 2026 ANA 1-2 L -125 18 33 1/6 3/3 Ville Husso A
Jan 16, 2026 ANA 2-3 L -145 28 28 0/3 2/2 Lukas Dostal H
Jan 14, 2026 VGK 2-3 L 105 24 27 0/1 1/2 Akira Schmid H
Jan 12, 2026 DAL 1-3 L 100 25 18 1/2 0/0 Jake Oettinger H

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 22, 2026 MON 4-2 W 100 17 34 0/2 3/3 Sam Montembeault A
Jan 20, 2026 NAS 5-3 W 115 33 34 0/1 2/2 Juuse Saros A
Jan 19, 2026 CAR 1-2 L 163 18 29 0/1 1/2 Brandon Bussi A
Jan 17, 2026 MIN 4-5 L -120 24 35 1/4 3/4 Filip Gustavsson H
Jan 15, 2026 MON 5-3 W 105 27 23 2/4 1/3 Jacob Fowler H