Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

NHL action on Saturday, 31 October 2026 sees Los Angeles Kings take on Buffalo Sabres, with the start at 20:00 UTC.

The venue for the game is crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Los Angeles Kings are 14th with 10 points from 12 matches.

Los Angeles Kings have scored 34 goals and conceded 42 goals in the league, a difference of -8.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Los Angeles Kings have 3 wins and 2 defeats. They scored 17 goals and let in 15 goals (W-L-W-L-W).

Over their last 5 games Buffalo Sabres have 2 wins and 3 defeats. They scored 16 goals and let in 17 goals (L-L-L-W-W).

Head-to-head

We hold 2 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Los Angeles Kings and 2 wins for Buffalo Sabres. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 21 March 2026: Los Angeles Kings 1-4 Buffalo Sabres.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 10 goals, an average of 5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Los Angeles Kings averaged 3.4 goals scored and 3 conceded per game, while Buffalo Sabres averaged 3.2 scored and 3.4 conceded.

Los Angeles Kings have been harder to score against, conceding 3 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN+ (United States), MSGB (United States) and ABTV (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

Follow the match live

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