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Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles KingsMar 21, 2026

Final· Crypto.com Arena
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BUF
4
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LAK
1
Goals123TShots123T
BUF0134BUF1371434
LAK1001LAK813627
BUF 58LAK 54
BUF 2.96LAK 1.86
PP goals
BUF 1LAK 1
Hits
BUF 15LAK 27
Blocks
BUF 16LAK 15
PIM
BUF 6LAK 0
BUF 35%LAK 65%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Kempe, Panarin, Laferriere and Clarke) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:45 together.

  1. Points
    Zach Benson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.Benson
  2. PP1
    LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Kempe, Panarin, Laferriere and Clarke) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:45 together.KopitarKempePanarinLaferriereClarke
  3. New line
    New look for LAK: Armia–Laughton–Wright skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ArmiaLaughtonWright
  4. Usage
    Sam Carrick (BUF) played 15:38, +5:14 up on his 10:24 season average over 72 games.Carrick
  5. Usage
    Beck Malenstyn (BUF) played 14:47, +3:35 up on his 11:12 season average over 80 games.Malenstyn
  6. Usage
    Ryan McLeod (BUF) played 11:52, −5:49 down on his 17:41 season average over 80 games.McLeod
  7. Usage
    Zach Metsa (BUF) played 13:59, +3:05 up on his 10:54 season average over 42 games.Metsa
  8. Usage
    Jack Quinn (BUF) played 11:43, −3:59 down on his 15:42 season average over 81 games.Quinn

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BUF at LAK: 112 attempts, 61 on goal, 5 goals, 4.82 expected goals; best chance Zach Benson at 0.83 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • LAK
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · LAK 54 · BUF 58

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at LAK: expected goals 1.86 to 2.96 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 58, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdLAKBUFPTCDBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • LAK
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKBUFcontrol2nd3rdPanarin · 1st 10:48Thompson · 2nd 4:05Carrick · 3rd 11:12Dahlin · 3rd 12:11Benson · 3rd 17:35
  • LAK pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 35% of the game, LAK 30%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at LAK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Anton Forsberg (58:35) for LAK and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 5 goals.

LAK
BUF
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

LAK skaters (rows) against BUF skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the LAK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, LAK rows versus BUF columns: 250 matchups; most common Anderson vs Dahlin, 10:58 at 59% xGF.

LAK ↓ · BUF →TuchThompsonKrebsNorrisOstlundDoanCarrickBensonMalenstynZuckerMcLeodQuinnDahlinSamuelssonByramPowerStanleyMetsaL1 PanarinL1 KempeL1 KopitarL2 ByfieldL2 LaferriereL2 MooreL3 LaughtonL3 ArmiaL3 WrightL4 MalottL4 WardL4 HeleniusD1 DoughtyD1 AndersonD2 CeciD2 DumoulinD3 ClarkeD3 Edmundson
LAK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBUFLAK
6050
2.351.76
2.311.74
108
48
1816
−0.076+0.076
35%30%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:48
    LAKArtemi PanarinPP (Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe)slap0.11 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Stanley, McLeod, DahlinLAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Panarin, Laferriere, Clarke
    BUF 0 – 1 LAK

2nd period

  1. 4:05
    BUFTage Thompson (Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson)wrist0.27 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsLAK: Dumoulin, Ceci, Malott, Helenius, Ward
    BUF 1 – 1 LAK

3rd period

  1. 11:12
    BUFSam Carrick (Zach Benson, Zach Metsa)backhand0.16 xG
    BUF: Carrick, Malenstyn, Stanley, Benson, MetsaLAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Panarin, Clarke
    BUF 2 – 1 LAK
  2. 12:11
    BUFRasmus DahlinPPunknown0.08 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, DoanLAK: Edmundson, Laughton, Ceci, Byfield
    BUF 3 – 1 LAK
  3. 17:35
    BUFZach BensonEN (Josh Norris, Beck Malenstyn)wrist0.83 xG
    BUF: Malenstyn, Stanley, Norris, Dahlin, BensonLAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Panarin, Laferriere, Clarke
    BUF 4 – 1 LAK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1000+140.0711020:06——5048
Tage Thompson CL1101+130.3310018:11——5347
Peyton Krebs CL1011+120.1110015:03——6660
Josh Norris CL2011+100.2002014:40——5881
Noah Ostlund CL2000020.2301013:01——5675
Josh Doan RL2000030.2011012:44——5974
Sam Carrick CL3101+130.2811015:38——7062
Zach Benson LL3112+210.8300015:16——6149
Beck Malenstyn LL3011+230.0931014:47——7771
Jason Zucker LL4000000.0010012:30——2424
Ryan McLeod CL4000000.0000011:52——3128
Jack Quinn RL4000020.0521211:43——2424
Rasmus Dahlin DD1101+210.3511023:07——4451
Mattias Samuelsson DD1011+100.0002221:40——3747
Bowen Byram DD2000020.0611022:20——7385
Owen Power DD2000030.0900022:02——7686
Logan Stanley DD3000+230.0412016:26——4642
Zach Metsa DD3011+110.0212213:59——5450
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W27261.9631.8660:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artemi Panarin LL1101-230.1600022:06——5429
Adrian Kempe RL1011-210.0420021:06——4320
Anze Kopitar CL1011-210.1700019:52——5431
Quinton Byfield RL2000030.2801018:45——5059
Alex Laferriere RL2000-120.2452018:32——5360
Trevor Moore LL2000050.2910014:47——5363
Scott Laughton CL3000010.0140015:00——4569
Joel Armia RL3000010.2313013:44——4771
Jared Wright RL3000040.2911012:22——5072
Jeff Malott LL4000-100.0020010:00——130
Taylor Ward RL4000-100.042009:45——2915
Samuel Helenius CL4000-100.003109:06——170
Drew Doughty DD1000020.0521021:05——5364
Mikey Anderson DD1000000.0010020:48——4859
Cody Ceci DD2000-110.0012018:11——4230
Brian Dumoulin DD2000-100.0001017:11——3924
Brandt Clarke DD3000-230.0503020:38——4623
Joel Edmundson DD3000-200.0120017:28——4221
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Anton Forsberg(start)L32303.9382.1358:35

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Tage Thompson (BUF) 2nd 4:05 · assists Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson · Rebound · 7.6 mph shot.

Sam Carrick · 3rd 11:12 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
28.7 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s

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Zach Benson · 3rd 17:35 · BUF EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
62.0 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
1.5 s

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