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Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're talking about a matchup that's got the league buzzing. On January 29th, 2026, at 7 PM Eastern, the Los Angeles Kings are heading east to face off against the Buffalo Sabres in a regular-season clash that promises fireworks.
Now, this season has been a rollercoaster for both these clubs. The Kings, known for their grit and defensive prowess, have been battling hard, looking to solidify their position in the standings. They've shown flashes of brilliance, but consistency has been the key word. Can they find that rhythm on the road against a hungry Sabres squad?
And speaking of hungry, the Buffalo Sabres are eager to prove themselves on home ice. They've been building something special, and a win against a team like the Kings would be a massive statement. We've seen their young talent blossom, and their energy is undeniable. This is a chance for them to really make some noise.
With no betting lines yet released, this game is a true mystery box, a blank canvas for these two teams to paint their narrative. Will the Kings' experience shine through, or will the Sabres' youthful exuberance and home-ice advantage carry the day? One thing's for sure: this is a game you won't want to miss. Get ready for some high-octane NHL action!
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Looking at the recent matchups, the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Kings have split their last two meetings. The most recent game saw the Bills secure a narrow 1-0 victory, a low-scoring affair with only one power-play goal. Prior to that, the Kings dominated with a 3-1 win, featuring a short-handed goal from Buffalo and three goals in the third period from Los Angeles, including an empty-netter. The Kings have shown an ability to score multiple goals in a game against the Bills, while the Bills' recent win highlights their capacity for tight defensive performances. The Kings have also demonstrated a tendency for late-game scoring and capitalizing on power-play opportunities, as seen in their previous victory.
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BUF
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Player Statistics
LA
BUF
Current Season Games
LA
| Wvs NYR | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs VEG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 3 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs SJ | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs MIN | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs TB | 3 - 5 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs ANA | 6 - 1 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs CBJ | 1 - 3 |
| W@ TB | 2 - 1 |
| L@ FLA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs CGY | 1 - 2 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 3 |
| W@ UTA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs CHI | 6 - 0 |
| Lvs CHI | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs BOS | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 2 |
| W@ OTT | 1 - 0 |
| W@ TOR | 4 - 3 |
| W@ MON | 5 - 1 |
| W@ PIT | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs WPG | 3 - 0 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 4 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 3 - 1 |
| W@ DAL | 3 - 2 |
| W@ STL | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs CAR | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 4 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 4 |
BUF
| W@ MON | 4 - 2 |
| W@ NAS | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs MIN | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs MON | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs ANA | 5 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs VAN | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CBJ | 1 - 5 |
| W@ DAL | 4 - 1 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 1 |
| W@ OTT | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NJ | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 3 - 1 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 2 |
| W@ EDM | 4 - 3 |
| L@ CGY | 4 - 7 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs WPG | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs NJ | 0 - 5 |
| L@ PIT | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CHI | 9 - 3 |
| Lvs CGY | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs EDM | 5 - 1 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 4 |
| L@ COL | 3 - 6 |
| L@ UTA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs STL | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 1 - 2 |
| L@ BOS | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs CBJ | 3 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 2 |
| L@ MON | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs FLA | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs OTT | 8 - 4 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs NYR | 0 - 4 |
Previous Season Games
LA
| L@ EDM | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs EDM | 6 - 5 |
| L@ EDM | 4 - 6 |
| Lvs EDM | 1 - 3 |
| L@ EDM | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs EDM | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs CGY | 1 - 5 |
| W@ SEA | 6 - 5 |
| W@ EDM | 5 - 0 |
| Wvs COL | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs ANA | 6 - 1 |
| Lvs SEA | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs EDM | 3 - 0 |
| W@ UTA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs SJ | 8 - 1 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs NYR | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs BOS | 7 - 2 |
| Wvs CAR | 7 - 2 |
| W@ CHI | 3 - 1 |
| L@ MIN | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs NAS | 1 - 0 |
| Wvs WAS | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 1 |
| W@ VEG | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs STL | 2 - 1 |
| L@ CHI | 1 - 5 |
| L@ STL | 1 - 4 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs VAN | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs VEG | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs UTA | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs MON | 6 - 3 |
| W@ CAR | 4 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 0 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 0 - 3 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 5 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs FLA | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 1 - 5 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 4 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 1 |
| L@ EDM | 0 - 1 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 2 |
| W@ WPG | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs TB | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs NJ | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs EDM | 4 - 3 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 3 |
| L@ NAS | 2 - 3 |
| W@ PHI | 7 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 2 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 1 |
| L@ NJ | 1 - 3 |
| W@ NYI | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs MIN | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs DAL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 2 |
| W@ ANA | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 1 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 7 |
| Wvs SEA | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs BUF | 0 - 1 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 1 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 4 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs VAN | 2 - 4 |
| W@ MIN | 5 - 1 |
| W@ NAS | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs VEG | 6 - 3 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs UTA | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 3 - 2 |
| L@ VEG | 1 - 6 |
| W@ ANA | 4 - 1 |
| W@ MON | 4 - 1 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 6 |
| L@ OTT | 7 - 8 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 2 |
| W@ BUF | 3 - 1 |
BUF
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 0 - 4 |
| L@ TB | 4 - 7 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CAR | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs BOS | 6 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 5 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 8 - 5 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs PIT | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs OTT | 3 - 2 |
| W@ WPG | 5 - 3 |
| L@ MIN | 1 - 4 |
| L@ UTA | 2 - 5 |
| W@ BOS | 3 - 2 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs EDM | 3 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 0 - 4 |
| L@ TB | 5 - 6 |
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 6 |
| L@ MON | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MON | 2 - 4 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs ANA | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NYR | 8 - 2 |
| L@ NAS | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs NAS | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 7 - 2 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 3 |
| L@ CGY | 2 - 5 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 2 |
| L@ SEA | 4 - 6 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 6 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 0 |
| L@ VEG | 1 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 5 - 6 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 4 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs CHI | 6 - 2 |
| W@ NYI | 7 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs TOR | 3 - 6 |
| L@ MON | 1 - 6 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 5 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NYI | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs VAN | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MIN | 0 - 1 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 2 |
| W@ ANA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ LA | 1 - 0 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs MON | 5 - 7 |
| W@ NYR | 6 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 1 |
| L@ DET | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs NYI | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs DAL | 4 - 2 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CBJ | 4 - 6 |
| L@ PIT | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs FLA | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 3 |
| L@ NJ | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 4 |