Los Angeles Kings 1, Buffalo Sabres 4: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Kings 1 to Buffalo Sabres 4, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings.
NHLThursday, January 29, 2026
DateJan 29, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Los Angeles KingsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
22-17-13Record31-17-5
7th in Pacific DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-5Road record / home record4-6
LLWLWLast 5LLWLW
L2StreakL2
Team stats
Los Angeles KingsBuffalo Sabres
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.
Los 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-DayBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 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 |
| Quinton 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 |
| Kevin 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 |
| Warren 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 |
| Samuel 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 |
| Adrian 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 |
| Andrei 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 |
| Alex 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 |
| Jeff 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 |
| Trevor 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 |
| Corey 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 |
| Taylor 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 |
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:30 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 18:16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:52 | 0:00 | 4:14 | 14:38 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:04 | 1:27 | 0:24 | 19:13 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 22:48 | 0:44 | 1:34 | 20:30 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:53 | 0:00 | 4:17 | 13:36 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .903 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 59:54 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 18:26 | 3:14 | 0:44 | 14:28 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh 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 |
| Konsta 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 |
| Tyson 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 |
| Peyton 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 |
| Beck 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 |
| Ryan 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 |
| Noah 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 |
| Jack 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 |
| Tage 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 |
| Alex 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 |
| Jason 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 |
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 | 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 |
| Rasmus 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 |
| Michael 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 |
| Zach 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 |
| Owen 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 |
| Mattias 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 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .974 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 4-1, on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
What was the final score of Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres?
Los Angeles Kings 1, Buffalo Sabres 4.
Who were the top performers?
Los Angeles Kings: Adrian Kempe (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (3 goals).
Where is Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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