Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres — January 29, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on January 29, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 42.5% Corsi and generated 8.85 expected goals compared to 7.45 from the Los Angeles Kings at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Los Angeles Kings at 5-on-5. Alex Tuch recorded a hat trick with 3 goals. The Los Angeles Kings outshot the Buffalo Sabres 38-32 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Jan 29, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

LAK1 - 4BUF

Jan 29, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	18	20	47.4	10	17	37.0	8	12	40.0	15	11	57.7	4	1	80.0	2.41	3.04	44.3	2	0	100.0
	P2	22	26	45.8	18	22	45.0	14	19	42.4	15	17	46.9	7	4	63.6	6.17	3.66	62.8	1	1	50.0
	P3	12	22	35.3	11	14	44.0	10	7	58.8	8	14	36.4	0	2	0.0	1.32	2.55	34.1	1	0	100.0
	Total	52	68	43.3	39	53	42.4	32	38	45.7	38	42	47.5	11	7	61.1	9.90	9.24	51.7	4	1	80.0
LAK	P1	20	18	52.6	17	10	63.0	12	8	60.0	11	15	42.3	1	4	20.0	3.04	2.41	55.7	0	2	0.0
	P2	26	22	54.2	22	18	55.0	19	14	57.6	17	15	53.1	4	7	36.4	3.66	6.17	37.2	1	1	50.0
	P3	22	12	64.7	14	11	56.0	7	10	41.2	14	8	63.6	2	0	100.0	2.55	1.32	65.9	0	1	0.0
	Total	68	52	56.7	53	39	57.6	38	32	54.3	42	38	52.5	7	11	38.9	9.24	9.90	48.3	1	4	20.0

Win Probability

BUF Favored

LAK Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

BUF

LAK

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

LAK Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

LAK ShootBUF Shoot

Goal

Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (LAK) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = LAK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / LAK →	Helenius	Moore	Foegele	Kuzmenko	Malott	Fiala	Byfield	Kempe	Laferriere	Perry	Armia	Ward	Clarke	Doughty	Anderson	Edmundson	Ceci	Dumoulin
Thompson	56	82	82	50	53	63	67	71	73	75	60	60	67	64	64	58	56	100
Krebs	50	33	60	31	44	42	50	44	0	40	43	57	47	38	36	83	29	20
McLeod	50	25	40	43	100	44	38	40	57	36	67	100	27	45	50	57	71	60
Kozak	50	50	60	36	44	42	50	50	0	50	50	57	54	38	36	83	33	29
Ostlund	100	20	13	25	100	22	20	38	40	30	38	60	40	25	33	43	36	38
Helenius	100	10	14	22	100	25	13	44	40	36	25	60	42	17	25	40	31	37
Benson	56	67	73	56	53	67	67	70	57	67	60	53	68	46	55	61	64	100
Malenstyn	50	33	43	36	44	42	50	50	0	50	50	44	54	33	36	83	33	29
Zucker	0	44	29	100	—	67	38	43	56	50	75	—	25	56	56	43	57	50
Tuch	59	70	79	38	56	50	67	47	67	46	58	63	58	50	54	61	67	100
Doan	100	17	13	20	100	22	20	38	40	30	30	60	33	29	40	43	33	32
Quinn	50	22	36	75	100	67	38	55	50	57	57	50	38	45	56	50	63	50
Samuelsson	54	42	55	35	50	43	42	40	36	33	47	53	41	31	33	50	57	50
Dahlin	70	69	70	13	64	18	62	24	33	23	43	78	56	41	44	69	38	40
Power	71	35	44	33	71	50	40	64	73	69	46	71	48	52	62	67	50	40
Byram	50	35	48	50	60	55	47	60	50	56	57	43	52	43	50	55	67	57
Kesselring	100	0	0	42	86	42	0	71	67	71	43	100	92	60	60	70	8	31
Metsa	40	—	—	50	33	57	—	29	22	29	57	36	36	0	0	30	50	64