The Los Angeles Kings (22-13-9) take on the Buffalo Sabres (20-23-4) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, January 24 at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+, BSW, and MSG-B, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Kings were defeated by the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a shootout in their last game, while the Sabres are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Kings vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Kings and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Kings Insights
- The Kings’ 140 total goals (3.2 per game) make them the 20th-ranked scoring team in the league.
- The Kings have allowed 111 total goals (2.5 per game), the second-fewest in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (+29) makes them fourth-best in the league.
- The 31 power-play goals the Kings have recorded this season (on 146 power-play chances) rank 16th in the NHL.
- The Kings rank 15th in the league with a 21.23% power-play conversion rate.
- The seven shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season rank sixth among NHL squads.
- The Kings kill 87.12% of opponent power plays, the top penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Kings win 50.5% of their faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
- The Kings have a 9.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 24th in the league.
- The Kings have shut out opponents three times this season. They average 16.8 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Kings Key Players
- One of Los Angeles’ top offensive options this season is Kevin Fiala, who has recorded 41 points in 44 games.
- Having scored 15 goals and adding 25 assists, Adrian Kempe is excelling for Los Angeles through 44 games.
- Los Angeles’ offensive effort is aided by Anze Kopitar’s 40 points. He’s contributed 25 assists.
- Across 30 games played, Cam Talbot has a goaltending record of 14-11-5. During those games, he’s allowed 72 goals while recording 776 saves.
Kings Injuries
Pheonix Copley: Knee (Out For Season),
Viktor Arvidsson: Back (Out),
Blake Lizotte: Lower Body (Out)
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres’ 136 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank them 22nd in the league.
- The Sabres concede 3.2 goals per game (149 in total), 20th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -13, they are 23rd in the league.
- The Sabres have 20 power-play goals (on 136 chances), 25th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have the NHL’s 25th-ranked power-play percentage (14.71).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres have three.
- The 80% penalty-kill percentage of the Sabres is 17th in the league.
- At 46.7%, the Sabres have the league’s 29th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.3%, the Sabres are 25th in the league.
- This season, the Sabres have shut out their opponents three times.
Sabres Key Players
- Casey Mittelstadt has recorded 12 goals and 28 assists in 47 games for Buffalo, good for 40 points.
- Rasmus Dahlin is one of the impact players on offense for Buffalo with 38 total points (0.8 per game), with 13 goals and 25 assists in 46 games.
- Jeff Skinner has 33 points so far, including 17 goals and 16 assists.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 11-11-2 in 25 games this season, conceding 61 goals (2.6 goals against average) with 603 saves and a .908 save percentage (25th in the league).
Sabres Injuries
Jeff Skinner: Upper Body (Questionable),
Erik Johnson: Upper Body (Questionable)
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