5-10-2, 3-3-2 Away

8-7-4, 4-6-0 Home

Los Angeles Kings @ Buffalo Sabres

Kings

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
D. Kuemper	5	5	1	0	3.58	.873
A. Forsberg	0	5	1	0	2.44	.907

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	4	3	0	3.51	.867
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.39	.873
A. Lyon	0	0	1	0	2.87	.880

KeyBank Center

6:00 PM, December 20, 2026

Buffalo, NY

BUF

Points

Artemi PanarinLW #10

19PTS

11A

Tage ThompsonC #72

21PTS

12G

Goals

Artemi PanarinLW #10

3PPG

56S

Tage ThompsonC #72

12G

3PPG

75S

Assists

Artemi PanarinLW #10

11A

5PPA

-6+/-

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

9+/-

Los Angeles Kings

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Erik Gustafsson D	Day-To-Day	Nov 14
Jakub Dvorak D	IR-NR	Nov 28

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konsta Helenius C	IR	Nov 19
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Nov 22
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	Nov 14

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
LA	2.76	3.53	28.0	27.6	181	13	22.8	19	65.5	2	0
BUF	2.89	3.53	28.3	26.7	176	10	15.9	20	69.7	1	0

Kings Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	vsNYI	L5-2
11/10/26	vsNSH	L3-0
11/7/26	vsPIT	L5-2
11/4/26	vsSJ	W7-2
10/31/26	vsBUF	L3-2

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
11/11/26	vsTB	L8-3
11/8/26	vsVGK	L4-1
11/6/26	vsCBJ	W5-2
11/4/26	vsOTT	L2-1

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Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Kings
2

Game 1

10/31

Kings
Sabres

Game 2

12/20

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Edmonton	14	3	3	31
Vegas	13	5	3	29
Anaheim	10	8	1	21
Seattle	9	7	1	19
San Jose	8	11	2	18
Calgary	8	10	1	17
Los Angeles	5	10	2	12
Vancouver	3	17	1	7

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	4	2	28
Montreal	12	3	4	28
Boston	13	5	1	27
Ottawa	12	6	2	26
Florida	11	7	2	24
Buffalo	8	7	4	20
Toronto	8	11	2	18
Detroit	7	10	3	17

Canucks take losing streak into matchup with the Golden Knights

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Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Roman Josi lifts Predators past Golden Knights 3-2 in shootout for seventh straight win

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Los Angeles Kings @ Buffalo Sabres

Scoring Leaders

Artemi PanarinLW #10

Tage ThompsonC #72

Artemi PanarinLW #10

Tage ThompsonC #72

Artemi PanarinLW #10

Zach BensonLW #6

Injury Report

Team Stats

Canucks take losing streak into matchup with the Golden Knights

Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Roman Josi lifts Predators past Golden Knights 3-2 in shootout for seventh straight win