Los Angeles Kings vs. Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Preview, and Odds
It’s an interconference battle on the ice between a pair of teams looking to gain ground in their respective playoff pictures in Western New York. The Los Angeles Kings are on the road as they travel to take on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Los Angeles comes in off a 4-0 blanking of Edmonton in their previous contest Saturday night at home. Buffalo was beaten 3-1 at home by St. Louis in their previous contest Saturday afternoon. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Sabres own a 6-4 advantage, including a 5-3 road win in the first meeting this season back on January 24.
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Los Angeles Kings Looking for Third Straight Win
Los Angeles has righted the ship, at least temporarily, as they shut out Edmonton to earn their second straight win Saturday night. The Kings entered Monday 24-15-10 on the season and stood fourth in the Pacific Division, 18 points behind Vancouver for the top spot. They were three points behind the Oilers for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Pacific Division and held the top wild-card spot. Los Angeles stands 15 in the league in goals per game as they score an average of 3.16 goals a night this season. The Kings are tied for 4 in goals against by allowing an average of 2.59 goals per contest. Los Angeles is 15 in the league in power play success as they convert 21.5% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Kings are solid in the penalty-killing department as they are 1 in the league in penalty-killing as they successfully navigated 87.7% of their shorthanded situations.
QB! 3 Point Night! On Super Bowl Weekend no less! pic.twitter.com/ZXfAwmgkp2
— LA Kings (@LAKings) February 11, 2024
Against Edmonton, Los Angeles was sharp defensively and got some timely scoring to put the game in the win column Saturday night. The Kings held a 10-5 advantage in shots on goal in the opening period of play with neither team scoring, keeping the game scoreless after 20 minutes of play. Los Angeles was outshot 11-8 in the second period but outscored Edmonton 2-0 to lead by that margin at the second intermission. Pierre-Luc Dubois opened the scoring with a power play goal, his 11 of the season, at 2:38 off assists from Jordan Spence and Trevor Moore. Less than a minute later, at 3:37, Trevor Lewis made it a 2-0 game with his seventh goal of the year off an assist from Quinton Byfield. In the third period, Los Angeles was outshot 10-8 and outscored the Oilers 2-0 to put the game away. Byfield extended to a 3-0 lead with his 15 goal of the season at 7:06 off assists from Vladislav Gavrikov and Matt Roy. Later in the period, Byfield scored his second of the night and 16 of the year, into an empty net, at 17:18 off assists from Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. David Rittich made 26 saves to record a shutout for the Kings in a game where the shots were even at 26. He’s likely to be between the pipes again for this contest.
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Buffalo Sabres Hoping to Prevail at Home
Buffalo dropped their second straight and fourth in the last six games as they were knocked off at home by the Blues Saturday night. The Sabres entered Monday night 22-25-4 and stood seventh in the Atlantic Division, 25 points behind the Bruins for the top spot in the division. They were 13 points behind the Lightning for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the division. The team stood 12 points behind the Red Wings for the second wild-card spot. For the season, Buffalo is tied for 23 in offense as they are averaging 2.90 goals per game on the season. The Sabres are 18 in the league in goals against as they allow 3.12 goals per contest this year. Buffalo is 29 in power play success as they cash in 14.1% of their chances with the man advantage. The Sabres are 17 in the league in penalty killing as they successfully get through 79.6% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Kyle Okposo working the front of the net ��#LetsGoBuffalopic.twitter.com/FRhHsDEzTU
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) February 10, 2024
Against St. Louis, Buffalo got solid goaltending but again failed to see their offense contribute, leading to another tough loss. The Sabres were outshot 11-9 in the opening period and trailed 1-0 on the scoreboard after the opening 20 minutes of play. Buffalo held a 14-4 edge in shots on goal in the second period with both teams scoring once, leaving the home team down 2-1 at the second intermission. Kyle Okposo tied the game with his 10 goal of the season at the 51-second mark, unassisted, but that was the high-water point for the Sabres. They gave up the go-ahead goal later in the period. In the third period, Buffalo saw the shots even at 11 but gave up the lone goal of the stanza to wind up with the loss. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves for the Sabres, who held a 34-26 advantage in shots on goal, in the loss. He’s slated to be between the pipes again for this contest.
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Los Angeles has won two straight games heading into this contest and they catch a Buffalo team that has struggled of late. The Sabres have dropped four of their last six games, scoring two goals or less in each of those four losses. While Buffalo had success downing the Kings and Sharks out west last month, the fact remains that they have had problems denting the twine with regularity. The Kings have a little momentum on their side with two straight wins and Rittich has been solid between the pipes. Look for Los Angeles to take advantage of Buffalo’s offensive struggles to skate away with a road victory in this contest.
Prediction: Los Angeles Kings -140
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Los Angeles has seen the under post a 29-18-2 mark in their 49 games this season entering Monday’s action. The Kings have an average total of 5.76 goals per game this season and that number climbs to an average of 5.96 goals per game on the road. Buffalo has seen the under post a 28-20-3 mark in their 51 games on the season entering Monday night, in part due to their offensive struggles and despite a series of injuries in net. Buffalo sees an average of 6.02 goals per game, a number that falls to 5.50 goals per game in their home contests. With the Sabres struggling offensively and the Kings playing well defensively, this game winds up short of the total.
Prediction: Under 6.5
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