0-2-2, 0-1-2 Away

2-3-0, 2-2-0 Home

Los Angeles Kings @ Buffalo Sabres

Kings

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
D. Kuemper	0	2	1	0	4.03	.868
A. Forsberg	0	0	1	0	4.77	.800

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	1	2	0	0	4.02	.782
C. Ellis	1	1	0	0	2.91	.880

KeyBank Center

6:00 PM, December 20, 2026

Buffalo, NY

BUF

Points

Artemi PanarinLW #10

4PTS

Tage ThompsonC #72

5PTS

Goals

Artemi PanarinLW #10

1PPG

15S

Tage ThompsonC #72

1PPG

29S

Assists

Brandt ClarkeD #92

2PPA

-4+/-

Owen PowerD #25

0PPA

1+/-

Los Angeles Kings

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Alex Turcotte C	IR	Oct 17
Mats Zuccarello RW	IR	Oct 20
Jakub Dvorak D	IR-NR	Oct 31
Jan Jenik C	IR-NR	Oct 24
Kevin Fiala LW	IR	Oct 17

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jason Zucker LW	IR	Oct 15
Alex Lyon G	IR	Oct 24
Conor Timmins D	IR	Oct 17
Topias Leinonen G	IR-NR	Oct 24
Jack Rathbone D	IR-NR	Oct 24

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
LA	2.50	4.25	28.3	29.0	49	3	20.0	7	56.3	2	0
BUF	2.20	3.80	26.4	21.2	42	1	5.9	6	62.5	0	0

Kings Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	@VGK	L2-1 OT
10/6/26	vsFLA	L2-1
10/3/26	@SJ	L5-4 OT
9/30/26	@COL	L8-4
9/26/26	vsANA	W6-2

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	vsUTA	L4-1
10/8/26	vsDAL	L4-0
10/6/26	vsMIN	W3-2 OT
10/3/26	vsCHI	W4-3
10/1/26	@CBJ	L6-3

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/31

Sabres
Kings

Game 1

10/31

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Kings
Sabres

Game 2

12/20

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	5	1	0	10
Edmonton	4	0	1	9
Anaheim	4	1	0	8
Seattle	3	2	0	6
San Jose	3	2	0	6
Vancouver	2	4	0	4
Los Angeles	0	2	2	2
Calgary	0	5	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	4	1	0	8
Ottawa	4	1	0	8
Boston	4	2	0	8
Toronto	3	2	1	7
Florida	2	1	2	6
Montreal	2	2	1	5
Buffalo	2	3	0	4
Detroit	1	3	1	3

Hurricanes bring win streak into matchup with the Flyers

Carolina Hurricanes (4-1-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (0-4-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Canucks take losing streak into game against the Rangers

Vancouver Canucks (2-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (4-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Golden Knights take on the Wild following overtime victory

Vegas Golden Knights (5-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (3-1-1, in the Central Division)

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Los Angeles Kings @ Buffalo Sabres

Scoring Leaders

Artemi PanarinLW #10

Tage ThompsonC #72

Artemi PanarinLW #10

Tage ThompsonC #72

Brandt ClarkeD #92

Owen PowerD #25

Injury Report

Team Stats

Hurricanes bring win streak into matchup with the Flyers

Canucks take losing streak into game against the Rangers

Golden Knights take on the Wild following overtime victory