Buffalo Sabres 4–1 Los Angeles Kings · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 4–1 Los Angeles Kings · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres31-17-5

41Final

Los Angeles Kings22-17-13

Shots

32Shots38
1/3Power plays1/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

35 (63%)Faceoffs won21 (38%)
6Takeaways5
16Giveaways20
9Hits30
13Blocked shots11

Discipline

6Penalties7
28Penalty minutes30

Shots

32Shots38
1/3Power plays1/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

35 (63%)Faceoffs won21 (38%)
6Takeaways5
16Giveaways20

Stats

Shots

32Shots38
1/3Power plays1/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

35 (63%)Faceoffs won21 (38%)
6Takeaways5
16

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	2	0	0	2	20:40	1:50	0:55	17:55	25	0	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
R. Dahlin	0	1	0	1	25:53	4:00	1:16	20:37	27	0	11	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
M. Kesselring	2	0	2	0	14:29	0:00	0:00	14:29	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	12
Z. Metsa	3	0	0	0	9:19	0:00	0:00	9:19	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
O. Power	0	0	0	2	22:24	1:24	0:43	20:17	25	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
M. Samuelsson	1	0	0	1	23:24	0:39	1:27	21:18	27	1	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

Kings

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Armia	0	2	1	-1	16:47	0:00	1:57	14:50	20	0	10	0	2	1	0	5	8	38.5	2	0	0
Q. Byfield	0	0	1	-1	15:54	0:00	2:31	13:23	21	0	9	0	1	1	0	9	8	52.9	1	1	2
K. Fiala	0	0	0	-1	17:23	1:28	0:03	15:52	22	0	18	1	2	1	0	0	1	0.0	3	0	0
W. Foegele	0	0	0	-1	14:27	0:40	0:39	13:08	18	0	6	0	2	2	0	1	1	50.0	2	0	0
S. Helenius	0	4	0	-1	10:06	0:00	0:00	10:06	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	4	50.0	0	2	12
A. Kempe	0	3	0	-1	16:49	1:29	0:59	14:21	22	1	18	0	4	0	0	2	5	28.6	1	0	0
A. Kuzmenko	1	0	0	0	15:39	1:33	0:00	14:06	17	0	11	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
A. Laferriere	1	2	0	0	17:40	0:42	3:37	13:21	20	0	13	0	4	0	0	0	7	0.0	1	0	0
J. Malott	1	6	0	-1	9:39	0:00	0:00	9:39	14	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	3	14
T. Moore	0	3	0	-1	16:14	0:43	1:55	13:36	21	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
C. Perry	1	0	1	-1	15:27	1:31	0:00	13:56	19	0	11	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
T. Ward	0	2	0	-1	11:48	0:38	0:00	11:10	15	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
M. Anderson	0	2	1	0	19:30	0:00	1:14	18:16	22

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
D. Kuemper	3	31	0	0	28	.903	25	3	0	59:54	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	0	0	0	1	18:26	3:14	0:44	14:28	23	0	6	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Doan	2	0	0	0	14:32	2:16	0:00	12:16	19	0	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
K. Helenius	0	0	0	0	13:07	0:00	0:00	13:07	15	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
T. Kozak	1	3	1	0	11:45	0:00	0:00	11:45	17	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	1	75.0	0	0	0
P. Krebs	0	0	0	0	12:50	0:02	0:00	12:48	17	0	6	0	2	0	0	6	3	66.7	0	3	14
B. Malenstyn	1	4	2	0	12:27	0:00	0:44	11:43	17	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
R. McLeod	0	0	0	2	16:30	2:01	1:27	13:02	21	0	11	2	1	0	0	10	7	58.8	1	0	0
N. Ostlund	1	0	0	0	13:58	2:08	0:00	11:50	17	0	9	0	1	0	0	3	2	60.0	1	0	0
J. Quinn	0	0	0	2	14:47	1:58	0:00	12:49	21	0	12	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
T. Thompson	0	0	0	1	18:04	4:00	0:00	14:04	21	0	28	0	5	0	0	8	7	53.3	2	0	0
A. Tuch	0	0	1	2	17:57	1:50	1:28	14:39	24	3	22	0	7	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
J. Zucker	0	1	0	1	17:17	3:53	0:00	13:24	20	0	13	0	0	0	0	4	0	100.0	1	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	2	0	0	2	20:40	1:50	0:55	17:55	25

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Lyon	1	38	0	0	37	.974	33	3	1	60:00	0	0

Kings

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Armia	0	2	1	-1	16:47	0:00	1:57	14:50

Game

Team	1	2	3
BUF	2	1	1
LA	0	1	0

Leaders

Face-off: 30 Jan 2026, 01:00
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Alex Tuch has 4th career hat trick in the Sabres' 4-1 victory over the Kings

Top stats

32Shots38

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
11	Sabres	9	4	3	2	−7	10

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 1 meeting

Sabres wins: 1
Draws: 0
Kings wins: 0

Earlier meetings

21 MarFinal
Los Angeles Kings1
Buffalo Sabres4