Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings — March 21, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on March 21, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (LAK 6.08, BUF 5.80), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Los Angeles Kings created 8 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Quinton Byfield was the most dangerous skater with 2.03 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the Los Angeles Kings 33-27 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings progressed on Mar 21, 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

BUF4 - 1LAK

Mar 21, 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	%
LAK	P1	16	22	42.1	13	17	43.3	8	13	38.1	11	14	44.0	1	3	25.0	0.85	1.23	40.8	1	0	100.0
	P2	24	10	70.6	17	8	68.0	13	7	65.0	16	3	84.2	4	0	100.0	1.13	0.30	78.8	0	1	0.0
	P3	14	26	35.0	7	18	28.0	6	14	30.0	11	18	37.9	6	4	60.0	0.73	1.10	39.8	0	3	0.0
	Total	54	58	48.2	37	43	46.3	27	34	44.3	38	35	52.1	11	7	61.1	2.70	2.64	50.6	1	4	20.0
BUF	P1	22	16	57.9	17	13	56.7	13	8	61.9	14	11	56.0	3	1	75.0	1.23	0.85	59.2	0	1	0.0
	P2	10	24	29.4	8	17	32.0	7	13	35.0	3	16	15.8	0	4	0.0	0.30	1.13	21.2	1	0	100.0
	P3	26	14	65.0	18	7	72.0	14	6	70.0	18	11	62.1	4	6	40.0	1.10	0.73	60.2	3	0	100.0
	Total	58	54	51.8	43	37	53.8	34	27	55.7	35	38	47.9	7	11	38.9	2.64	2.70	49.4	4	1	80.0

Win Probability

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Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Shot on Net

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Attempt Blocked

Hit

Player Matchup Grid

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

Rows = LAK players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the LAK 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:

LAK ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	Krebs	Carrick	McLeod	Norris	Ostlund	Malenstyn	Zucker	Benson	Tuch	Quinn	Doan	Dahlin	Power	Byram	Samuelsson	Stanley	Metsa
Kopitar	0	50	67	92	60	60	57	100	50	67	100	50	73	69	64	67	74	67
Laughton	0	0	0	86	67	67	0	83	0	33	83	80	75	14	43	88	33	17
Helenius	25	25	25	0	0	0	25	0	25	33	0	0	17	0	0	25	50	25
Panarin	0	57	82	90	55	55	57	100	67	64	100	50	63	60	64	63	82	75
Moore	60	47	40	100	0	20	25	100	67	52	100	20	63	18	20	69	67	75
Malott	17	17	25	0	0	0	25	0	25	20	0	0	17	0	0	25	50	25
Laferriere	57	50	70	86	20	33	33	100	80	62	100	33	67	42	40	63	80	75
Kempe	0	40	47	90	60	60	30	100	20	70	100	50	50	69	64	50	65	45
Byfield	52	42	50	100	0	20	40	100	75	48	100	20	61	23	23	67	80	75
Armia	0	0	0	86	80	80	0	83	0	50	83	80	75	25	43	78	40	20
Wright	0	0	0	86	67	67	0	83	0	50	83	80	86	17	43	88	50	25
Ward	17	20	75	0	0	0	67	50	50	20	50	0	40	0	0	50	67	50
Doughty	63	50	46	100	17	17	25	100	71	58	100	17	50	25	46	56	69	60
Clarke	0	14	56	89	55	58	33	100	20	53	100	50	86	44	38	80	62	38
Anderson	59	42	17	100	17	17	17	100	75	59	100	17	47	33	33	50	71	56
Dumoulin	38	14	29	67	60	60	22	78	33	40	78	75	64	27	29	67	57	40
Ceci	43	17	43	67	50	50	38	78	50	40	78	60	69	30	25	73	71	43
Edmundson	0	14	43	100	56	60	20	100	20	33	100	50	80	25	31	88	43	43