Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles Kings - December 20, 2026

LA

Dec 20 @ 07:00pmon ESPN+

BUF

Preview

Standings

KeyBank CenterBuffalo, NY

Injuries

Q. ByfieldRW

Upper Body

DTD

A. TurcotteC

Undisclosed

OUT

J. DvorakD

Upper-body

OUT

J. JenikC

Undisclosed

OUT

K. FialaLW

Leg

OUT

Injuries

J. DanforthRW

Upper-Body

DTD

R. DahlinD

Upper-Body

DTD

S. CarrickC

Upper Body

DTD

A. LyonG

Upper-body

OUT

C. TimminsD

Lower-body

OUT

J. RathboneD

Undisclosed

OUT

J. ZuckerLW

Abdomen

OUT

M. GrzelcykD

Lower-Body

OUT

Team Comparison

LA

BUF

1-4-2

SEASON RECORD

4-3-2

W1

TEAM STREAK

L1

League Rankings

LA

BUF

29th(2.4)

GF/G

17th(3)

26th(3.4)

GA/G

29th(3.6)

28th(-1.0)

DIFF

26th(-0.6)

23rd(17.4%)

PP%

31st(9.1%)

31st(64.0%)

PK%

30th(64.5%)

29th(12.3)

PIM/G

9th(9)

30th(.850)

SV%

31st(.847)

10th(52.0%)

FO%

28th(45.8%)

Season Leaders

LA

BUF

A. Kempe4 G

GOALS

T. Thompson6 G

D. Doughty5 A

ASSISTS

O. Power10 A

D. Doughty+4

+/-

O. Power+7

Q. Byfield41.5%

FACEOFF WIN %

R. McLeod42.3%

B. Clarke23 PIM

PENALTY MINUTES

B. Malenstyn13 PIM

S. Laughton26 HITS

HITS

B. Malenstyn47 HITS

A. Forsberg.921 SV%

SAVE %

C. Ellis.907 SV%