Match Info

NHL

Date: 29 January 2026, Thursday

Location: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY)

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	Buffalo Sabres		Los Angeles Kings

	1	X	2
	2.2	4	2.8	Watch
	2.27	4.09	2.72
	2.27	4.18	2.67
	2.26	4.24	2.67	Watch
	2.25	4	2.75
	2.27	4.18	2.72
	2.1	4.4	2.8
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.23 ↑ (2.18)	4.16 (4.16)	2.73 ↓ (2.78)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

The best margin for this event is 4.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Buffalo Sabres
42.5%

Draw
22.8%

Los Angeles Kings
34.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

43.3%

22.7%

34%

Our Initial ML Estimation

43%

22.9%

34.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Buffalo Sabres has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.8%)

Los Angeles Kings has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.7%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Buffalo Sabres than the current prediction. (+0.5%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Los Angeles Kings than the current prediction. (-0.5%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
50%	28.6%	21.4%

Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings Predictions

Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. Buffalo will win (votes: 7 - 50%). Los Angeles will win (votes: 3 - 21.4%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 28.6%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Buffalo: 23.8% – 76.2%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Buffalo Sabres will win (8 of 8 users predict this - 100%) 🥇 Gold Tip.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
34. Lyon A. (G)	35. Kuemper D. (G)
26. Dahlin R. (C)	8. Doughty D. (A)
23. Samuelsson M. (A)	44. Anderson M. (A)
89. Tuch A.	9. Kempe A. (A)
72. Thompson T. (A)	14. Laferriere A.
6. Benson Z.	10. Perry C.
Line 2
25. Power O.	92. Clarke B.
4. Byram B.	6. Edmundson J.
22. Quinn J.	37. Foegele W.
71. McLeod R.	55. Byfield Q.
17. Zucker J.	12. Moore T.
Line 3
8. Kesselring M.	5. Ceci C.
73. Metsa Z.	2. Dumoulin B.
94. Helenius K.	96. Kuzmenko A.
86. Ostlund N.	40. Armia J.
91. Doan J.	22. Fiala K.
Line 4
29. Malenstyn B.	52. Ward T.
19. Krebs P.	79. Helenius S.
48. Kozak T.	39. Malott J.
Substitutes
92. Ellis C. (G)	31. Forsberg A. (G)
Coaches
. Ruff L.	. Hiller J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (2 - 0)
05:23, Kesselring M. (2 min),
05:23, Malott J. (2 min),
07:14, 1 - 0, Tuch A. (G), McLeod R. (A), Quinn J. (A2)
11:17, 2 - 0, Samuelsson M. (G), Dahlin R. (A), Quinn J. (A2)
14:04, Krebs P. (2 min),
14:04, Byfield Q. (2 min),
2nd Period (1 - 1)
06:29, 3 - 0, Tuch A. (G), Byram B. (A), Benson Z. (A2)
07:36, Dahlin R. (2 min),
07:47, 3 - 1, Kempe A. (G), Fiala K. (A), Clarke B. (A2)
3rd Period (1 - 0)
07:00, Helenius S. (2 min),
16:52, (2 min),
19:00, 4 - 1, Tuch A. (G), Quinn J. (A), McLeod R. (A2)

Preview

Get ready for a battle between the top and the middle of the table (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 9).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Buffalo won 3.

Buffalo is showing really good form (last 5 games: 4 wins).

In recent matches, Los Angeles has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

Buffalo may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Buffalo has had a series of away games.

The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.

There will not play in Buffalo: Bryson J. (Upper-Body Injury) Danforth J. (Lower-Body Injury) Dunne J. (Injury) Kulich J. (Health problems) Timmins C. (Broken Leg)

There will not play in Los Angeles: Kopitar A. (Lower-Body Injury) Turcotte A. (Upper-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Buffalo: Greenway J. (Lower-Body Injury) Luukkonen U. (Lower-Body Injury) Norris J. (Ribs Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Buffalo won 11 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 52:41. (average 2.6:2.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Buffalo won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 32:19. (average 3.2:1.9).

Outrights of NHL for now

Los Angeles Kings: 2.45% Buffalo Sabres: 2.45%

Last Results with these Odds

Buffalo Sabres - the odds 2.18 are the expected chance of winning is 43.32%, but this team recently wins 38% of matches with these odds.

Los Angeles Kings - the odds 2.78 are the expected chance of winning is 33.97%, but this team recently wins 55% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Buffalo Sabres
NHL
27.01.26	Toronto Maple Leafs - Buffalo Sabres	4:7 ✺
24.01.26	New York Islanders - Buffalo Sabres	0:5 ✺
22.01.26	Montreal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres	2:4 ✺
20.01.26	Nashville Predators - Buffalo Sabres	3:5 ✺
19.01.26	Carolina Hurricanes - Buffalo Sabres	2:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 15.9 WWWWL
- Los Angeles Kings
NHL
27.01.26	Detroit Red Wings - Los Angeles Kings	1:3 ✺
24.01.26	St. Louis Blues - Los Angeles Kings	4:5 penalties ✺
20.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - New York Rangers	4:3 ✺
17.01.26	Anaheim Ducks - Los Angeles Kings	2:1 OT ✺
16.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Anaheim Ducks	2:3 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10 WWWLL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
20.11.24	Los Angeles Kings - Buffalo Sabres	0:1
10.10.24	Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings	1:3
13.02.24	Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings	7:0
24.01.24	Los Angeles Kings - Buffalo Sabres	3:5
13.02.23	Los Angeles Kings - Buffalo Sabres	5:2
13.12.22	Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings	6:0
06.03.22	Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings	0:3

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