
The LA Kings took the first matchup with the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 back on Halloween.
Tale of the Tape
Power-play:
LAK: 16.7% (26th)
BUF: 20.5% (18th)
Penalty Kill:
LAK: 75.5% (29th)
BUF: 76.3% (24th)
Faceoffs:
LAK: 52.7% (6th)
BUF: 46.2% (32nd)
Goals per game:
LAK: 2.93 (18th)
BUF: 2.70 (24th)
Goals against per game:
LAK: 2.82 (12th)
BUF: 3.55 (26th)
Top scorers:
LAK: Anze Kopitar – 15 goals, 36 assists, 51 points
BUF: Tage Thompson – 23 goals, 19 assists, 42 points
Betting Odds
The LA Kings come into this game as pretty significant favorites, courtesy of The Action Network.
Kings Odds | -175 |
Sabres Odds | +143 |
Over/Under | 6.0 |
Time | 10:00 am PT |
TV | SN, MSG-B, BSW, ESPN+ |
Projected Lineups
Here’s how the Kings aligned in practice on Saturday via LA Kings Insider:
Anderson-Dolan – Kopitar – Kempe
Moore – Danault – Arvidsson
Iafallo – Byfield – Brown
Athanasiou – Lizotte – Kaliyev
Grundstrom
Maatta – Moverare
Bjornfot – Durzi
Quick / Petersen
With Brendan Lemieux suffering a leg injury in Friday’s 4-3 OT win in Columbus, Andreas Athanasiou slides into his spot in the forward lines. We’ll see how Lemieux’s absence impacts what has been an extremely effective line all year.
Continuing the goalie rotation, Cal Petersen would appear to be in line for a start on Sunday. He’s faced Buffalo just once before in his career, stopping 43-of-47 shots in a Kings’ 4-3 loss in overtime back in December 2018.
Here’s how the Sabres lined up in Saturday’s practice:Â
LW | C | RW |
53Â Jeff Skinner | 72Â Tage Thompson | 89Â Alex Tuch |
37Â Casey Mittelstadt | 24Â Dylan Cozens | 21Â Kyle Okposo |
74Â Rasmus Asplund | 19Â Peyton Krebs | 71Â Victor Olofsson |
29 Vinnie Hinostroza | 17Â Mark Jankowski | 15Â John Hayden |
96Â Anders Bjork | 28 Zemgus Girgensons | Â |
LD | RD | G |
26Â Rasmus Dahlin | 78Â Jacob Bryson | 41 Craig Anderson |
8Â Robert Hagg | 13Â Mark Pysyk | 31Â Dustin Tokarski |
23Â Mattias Samuelsson | 45Â Casey Fitzgerald | Â |
4Â Will Butcher | 33Â Colin Miller | Â |
The Kings and Sabres get underway at a very early 10 am PT!