Buffalo Sabres 4, Los Angeles Kings 1: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres 4 to Los Angeles Kings 1, on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSaturday, March 21, 2026
DateMar 21, 2026
Start time4:00 PM ET
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
TVESPN+
Attendance18,145
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresLos Angeles Kings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
44-20-6Record28-25-16
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding7th in Pacific Division
4-4Road record / home record2-6
LLWLWLast 5LLWLW
L2StreakL2
Team stats
Buffalo SabresLos Angeles Kings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveLos Angeles Kings
Kevin Fiala LW · Lower Leg - Surgery
Injured ReserveJakub Dvorak D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveDrew Doughty D · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayErik Gustafsson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Day-To-DayBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:16 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 14:30 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 13:45 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 11:45 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:03 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 14:37 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14:47 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 13:38 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:52 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 10:12 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:40 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 13:41 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:01 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:43 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 0:59 | 0:05 | 17:07 | 25 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:06 | 0:00 | 3:51 | 16:15 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 11:31 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:20 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 20:30 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:07 | 0:59 | 1:26 | 20:42 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:02 | 0:00 | 2:27 | 19:35 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:40 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 20:35 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Logan Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 3:02 | 13:24 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .963 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 1:44 | 0:59 | 16:02 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Helenius | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 9:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:06 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Kempe | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 21:06 | 4:11 | 0:00 | 16:55 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anze Kopitar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:52 | 3:47 | 0:00 | 16:05 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere | 2 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 18:32 | 3:06 | 0:00 | 15:26 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Laughton | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:39 | 0:59 | 13:22 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Malott | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:00 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 13:39 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:06 | 4:50 | 0:00 | 17:16 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Ward | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:45 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Wright | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 20:43 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:11 | 0:05 | 0:59 | 17:07 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:38 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 17:27 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:05 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 19:26 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:11 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 17:01 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 16:29 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .938 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 58:35 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings?
Buffalo Sabres won, 4-1, on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings?
Buffalo Sabres 4, Los Angeles Kings 1.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Zach Benson (1 goals). Los Angeles Kings: Artemi Panarin (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings played?
crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA.
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