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Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–1 on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Los Angeles Kings 1 35-27-20
at Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 0 1 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 12 19 7 38
Buffalo Sabres 8 14 10 32

Three stars

  1. A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
  2. A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  3. J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:14 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (20) Ryan McLeod (25), Jack Quinn (20) Power play LAK 0, BUF 1
1st 11:17 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (9) Rasmus Dahlin (32), Jack Quinn (21) Even strength LAK 0, BUF 2
2nd 06:29 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (21) Bowen Byram (16), Zach Benson (19) Even strength LAK 0, BUF 3
2nd 07:47 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe (18) Kevin Fiala (20), Brandt Clarke (20) Power play LAK 1, BUF 3
3rd 19:00 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (22) Jack Quinn (22), Ryan McLeod (26) Even strength, Empty net LAK 1, BUF 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 38 32
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 30 28
Hits 30 9
Blocked shots 11 13
Giveaways 20 16
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 21/56 (37.5%) 35/56 (62.5%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
9 A. Kempe R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 3 0 1 28.6% 16:49
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 15:27
12 T. Moore L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 16:14
14 A. Laferriere R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 17:40
22 K. Fiala L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 17:23
37 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 14:27
39 J. Malott L 0 0 0 -1 14 1 6 1 0 09:39
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 38.5% 16:47
52 T. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 11:48
55 Q. Byfield R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 52.9% 15:54
79 S. Helenius C 0 0 0 -1 12 0 4 0 0 50% 10:06
96 A. Kuzmenko L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:39
2 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16:15
5 C. Ceci D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 18:52
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 17:53
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 22:48
44 M. Anderson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 19:30
92 B. Clarke D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 3 0 21:04
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
35 D. Kuemper 31 28 3 .903 59:54 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 18:26
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 17:17
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 66.7% 12:50
22 J. Quinn R 0 3 3 +2 0 1 0 0 0 14:47
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 12:27
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 75% 11:45
71 R. McLeod C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 58.8% 16:30
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 0 0 53.3% 18:04
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 60% 13:58
89 A. Tuch R 3 0 3 +2 0 7 0 0 1 17:57
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:32
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 13:07
4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 20:40
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 2 0 14:29
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 23:24
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 0 22:24
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 25:53
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 09:19
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 38 37 1 .974 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:23 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Malott Roughing 2
1st 05:23 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Malott Roughing 2
1st 05:23 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring Roughing 2
1st 14:04 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Roughing 2
1st 14:04 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Roughing 2
1st 14:04 Los Angeles Kings Quinton Byfield Roughing 2
2nd 07:36 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Slashing 2
3rd 07:00 Los Angeles Kings Samuel Helenius Tripping 2
3rd 16:52 Los Angeles Kings Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 19:44 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:44 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Malott Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:44 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:44 Los Angeles Kings Samuel Helenius Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach
Jim Hiller
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Garrett Rank, Alex Lepkowski
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, James Tobias
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Jacob Moverare, Alex Turcotte, Kenny Connors
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Zac Jones

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 29

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Seattle Kraken 5 Final Game page

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