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Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles Kings - December 20, 2026
LA
Dec 20 @ 06:00pm
on ESPN+
BUF
Preview
Standings
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY
Injuries
E. Gustafsson
D
Undisclosed
DTD
J. Dvorak
D
Upper-body
OUT
Injuries
J. Danforth
RW
Upper-Body
OUT
K. Helenius
C
Upper-body
OUT
M. Grzelcyk
D
Lower-Body
OUT
Team Comparison
LA
BUF
5-10-2
SEASON RECORD
8-7-4
0-1-0
HEAD-TO-HEAD
1-0-0
L3
TEAM STREAK
L3
4-6-0
LAST 10
4-4-2
League Rankings
LA
BUF
25th
(2.8)
GF/G
22nd
(2.9)
20th
(3.1)
GA/G
29th
(3.5)
25th
(-0.4)
DIFF
27th
(-0.6)
14th
(22.4%)
PP%
29th
(15.9%)
29th
(66.1%)
PK%
28th
(69.7%)
23rd
(10.6)
PIM/G
15th
(9.3)
31st
(.860)
SV%
29th
(.862)
12th
(51.0%)
FO%
31st
(45.5%)
Season Leaders
LA
BUF
A. Panarin
8 G
GOALS
T. Thompson
13 G
A. Panarin
12 A
ASSISTS
O. Power
16 A
D. Doughty
+8
+/-
Z. Benson
+9
E. Haula
46.5%
FACEOFF WIN %
J. Norris
44.2%
S. Helenius
25 PIM
PENALTY MINUTES
M. Samuelsson
25 PIM
A. Laferriere
57 HITS
HITS
B. Malenstyn
74 HITS
A. Forsberg
.920 SV%
SAVE %
C. Ellis
.882 SV%