Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Kings

22-17-13, 57 PTS

1-4

Final

Sabres

31-17-5, 67 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

LA shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
LA	12	19	7	38
BUF	8	14	10	32

In net

Darcy Kuemper28/31 SV, .903

Alex Lyon37/38 SV, .974

Team	1	2	3	T
LA	0	1	0	1
BUF	2	1	1	4

Who won: Sabres 4-1

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. The Sabres outscored the Kings 2-0 in the 1st period. Alex Tuch led the Sabres in goals (3). Adrian Kempe led the Kings in goals (1).

BUF

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BensonLW	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
Josh DoanRW	2	0	0	0	14:32	2:16	0:00	12:16	19	0	16	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Konsta HeleniusC	0	0	0	0	13:07	0:00	0:00	13:07	15	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Tyson KozakC	1	3	1	0	11:45	0:00	0:00	11:45	17	0	2	0	0	1	3	1	75.0	0	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	0	12:50	0:02	0:00	12:48	17	0	6	0	2	0	6	3	66.7	0	3	14
Beck MalenstynLW	1	4	2	0	12:27	0:00	0:44	11:43	17	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	2	16:30	2:01	1:27	13:02	21	0	11	2	1	0	10	7	58.8	1	0	0
Noah OstlundC	1	0	0	0	13:58	2:08	0:00	11:50	17	0	9	0	1	0	3	2	60.0	1	0	0
Jack QuinnRW	0	0	0	2	14:47	1:58	0:00	12:49	21	0	12	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tage ThompsonC	0	0	0	1	18:04	4:00	0:00	14:04	21	0	28	0	5	0	8	7	53.3	2	0	0
Alex TuchRW	0	0	1	2	17:57	1:50	1:28	14:39	24	3	22	0	7	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Jason ZuckerLW	0	1	0	1	17:17	3:53	0:00	13:24	20	0	13	0	0	0	4	0	100.0	1	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Bowen ByramD	2	0	0	2	20:40	1:50	0:55	17:55	25	0	10	1	1	0	2	0	0
Rasmus DahlinD	0	1	0	1	25:53	4:00	1:16	20:37	27	0	11	1	2	2	1	1	2
Michael KesselringD	2	0	2	0	14:29	0:00	0:00	14:29	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	12
Zach MetsaD	3	0	0	0	9:19	0:00	0:00	9:19	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Owen PowerD	0	0	0	2	22:24	1:24	0:43	20:17	25	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	1	0	0	1	23:24	0:39	1:27	21:18	27	1	9	0	1	0	2	0	0