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Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
1851H
·
48M
·
1S
The read
Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Tage Thompson: 7 goals on 23 shots.
KeyBank Center
Buffalo Sabres
Home · Sabres
1–1–0
2 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Sabres
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Expected
.784 SV% · 4.03 GAA · 1W
.847 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sabres
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Josh Norris · Tage Thompson · Josh Doan
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Zach Benson · Noah Ostlund · Jack Quinn
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Peyton Krebs · Ryan McLeod · Konsta Helenius
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Jiri Kulich · Sam Carrick · Beck Malenstyn
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Rasmus Dahlin · Mattias Samuelsson
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Owen Power · Olen Zellweger
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Louis Crevier · Zach Metsa
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Jack Quinn · Zach Benson · Josh Doan · Tage Thompson · Rasmus Dahlin
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Konsta Helenius · Ryan McLeod · Noah Ostlund · Owen Power · Josh Norris
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Ryan McLeod · Beck Malenstyn · Owen Power · Mattias Samuelsson
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Josh Norris · Zach Benson · Rasmus Dahlin · Louis Crevier
KingsProjected lines
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
SabresProjected lines
L1
Josh Norris · Tage Thompson · Josh Doan
L2
Zach Benson · Noah Ostlund · Jack Quinn
L3
Peyton Krebs · Ryan McLeod · Konsta Helenius
L4
Jiri Kulich · Sam Carrick · Beck Malenstyn
D1
Rasmus Dahlin · Mattias Samuelsson
D2
Owen Power · Olen Zellweger
D3
Louis Crevier · Zach Metsa
PP1
Jack Quinn · Zach Benson · Josh Doan · Tage Thompson · Rasmus Dahlin
PP2
Konsta Helenius · Ryan McLeod · Noah Ostlund · Owen Power · Josh Norris
PK1
Ryan McLeod · Beck Malenstyn · Owen Power · Mattias Samuelsson
PK2
Josh Norris · Zach Benson · Rasmus Dahlin · Louis Crevier
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:06 AM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Sabres
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Alex Lyon
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Conor Timmins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Topias Leinonen
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Jack Rathbone
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Jason Zucker
IR · Abdomen (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
KingsInjury report
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
SabresInjury report
Alex Lyon
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Conor Timmins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Topias Leinonen
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Jack Rathbone
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Jason Zucker
IR · Abdomen (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:06 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Sabres won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Tage Thompson: 7 goals on 23 shots.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been a wall against the Kings, a .971 save percentage on 105 shots.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Tage Thompson has 7 goals on Darcy Kuemper (23 shots).
(Buffalo)
7
goals on Darcy Kuemper
Goaltending
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has a .971 save % against Los Angeles (105 shots).
.971
SV% vs LAK
Matchup
Josh Norris has 5 goals on Darcy Kuemper (11 shots).
(Buffalo)
5
goals on Darcy Kuemper