Sabres visit Kings in Los Angeles to close California road trip
The gist
The Buffalo Sabres, 6-4-3 with 15 points, face the Los Angeles Kings, 4-6-2, at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday.
Buffalo has won five of its last six meetings with Los Angeles.
How it unfolded
- Oct 27, 2026The Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 2-0, while the Kings lost 2-1 at the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Oct 29, 2026Buffalo won 7-6 at the Anaheim Ducks behind Tage Thompson's natural hat trick and five points; Los Angeles beat the Ottawa Senators 6-5 in overtime after leading 5-1 entering the third period.
- Oct 30, 2026The Sabres did not take line rushes at practice; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen manned the starter's net and Noah Ostlund was absent for what Ruff called maintenance.