Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings — October 31, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on October 31, 2026. Tage Thompson had a 2-goal game. BUF got the two points, but LAK held a 2.43-1.56 expected goals edge at even strength. LAK had a big edge in high-danger chances, 13-8 over BUF at 5-on-5. Shots on goal: LAK 29, BUF 31.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings progressed on Oct 31, 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

BUF3 - 2LAK

Oct 31, 2026 · Regular Season

Strength:

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	21	21	50.0	11	16	40.7	6	12	33.3	16	12	57.1	5	2	71.4	0.58	0.63	47.8	0	1	0.0
	P2	36	20	64.3	24	13	64.9	14	12	53.8	28	15	65.1	8	5	61.5	1.77	0.85	67.6	1	1	50.0
	P3	23	21	52.3	13	12	52.0	9	7	56.3	15	15	50.0	6	4	60.0	0.90	1.00	47.4	1	1	50.0
	Total	80	62	56.3	48	41	53.9	29	31	48.3	59	42	58.4	19	11	63.3	3.24	2.47	56.7	2	3	40.0
BUF	P1	21	21	50.0	16	11	59.3	12	6	66.7	12	16	42.9	2	5	28.6	0.63	0.58	52.2	1	0	100.0
	P2	20	36	35.7	13	24	35.1	12	14	46.2	15	28	34.9	5	8	38.5	0.85	1.77	32.4	1	1	50.0
	P3	21	23	47.7	12	13	48.0	7	9	43.8	15	15	50.0	4	6	40.0	1.00	0.90	52.6	1	1	50.0
	Total	62	80	43.7	41	48	46.1	31	29	51.7	42	59	41.6	11	19	36.7	2.47	3.24	43.3	3	2	60.0

Win Probability

LAK Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

LAK

BUF

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

LAK Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

BUF ShootLAK Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

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	Ostlund	Krebs	McLeod	Kozak	Carrick	Norris	Benson	Malenstyn	Zucker	Quinn	Doan	Dahlin	Samuelsson	Power	Zellweger	Crevier	Metsa
Laughton	36	10	80	38	86	75	38	31	86	38	10	50	33	63	33	60	83	67
Helenius	0	17	0	0	67	100	0	0	67	0	17	17	33	0	40	0	0	50
Panarin	90	76	100	54	50	36	50	86	50	56	71	79	67	68	78	60	40	63
Moore	44	18	59	100	83	75	—	47	86	—	7	0	42	47	43	50	80	100
Haula	20	7	40	67	100	100	0	33	100	0	7	11	25	25	38	43	50	67
Lee	100	0	100	71	88	100	71	100	88	63	0	50	75	82	80	86	86	50
Laferriere	90	77	100	54	55	42	50	86	55	56	71	80	68	71	78	60	50	63
Byfield	58	18	61	100	100	100	100	59	100	100	0	0	52	48	56	54	50	100
Perry	65	33	67	100	100	100	—	68	100	—	17	17	70	59	57	64	80	100
Chromiak	80	74	—	73	44	30	70	67	44	88	67	76	64	71	78	64	25	57
Armia	45	25	80	60	100	100	60	33	100	50	25	75	55	79	33	67	88	75
Ward	0	11	0	0	50	100	0	0	50	0	11	11	17	0	25	0	0	40
Doughty	52	14	63	67	80	60	50	52	80	50	0	25	53	57	41	63	67	75
Edmundson	53	11	71	50	71	60	50	50	71	50	0	22	54	53	48	50	50	67
Clarke	64	56	70	69	88	57	64	64	89	75	50	57	65	65	74	65	56	75
Gustafsson	50	53	57	64	83	63	60	50	86	75	47	53	59	65	68	50	33	71
Anderson	33	40	50	50	60	67	50	25	60	33	32	62	35	58	57	43	75	69
Dumoulin	56	53	67	40	64	70	40	50	64	33	47	58	48	58	67	40	75	67