Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Bill Christy | in NHL Picks
The 1st meeting between the Los Angeles Kings (22-16-13) and the Buffalo Sabres (30-17-5) will take place Thursday night at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.
The Kings are currently on a 3-game winning streak after winning their last game on Tuesday over Detroit 3-1. They have been scoring at an average of 4 goals per game, which has been the difference between these 3 games and the previous 4 that they had lost. In those losses, they had scored just 6 total goals over that stretch. Anton Forsberg was great in the net once again. He has not allowed just 4 goals on 89 shots over his last 3 starts.
Buffalo has been hot lately as well. They are on a 4-game winning streak and have won 9 of their last 12 games. The Sabres have been lighting the lamp at an incredible rate. They have scored 21 goals over this 4-game win streak, including the 7 they put in on Tuesday in their latest win over the Maple Leafs.
Anton Forsberg is set to start once again for the Kings, which might make it tricky for the Sabres to continue their high-scoring ways. Either way, one team’s winning streak will be snapped when they meet on Thursday evening in Buffalo.
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Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings Form
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Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings Latest Matches
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Buffalo Sabres against Los Angeles Kings : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
C. Ellis
A. Lyon
B. Byram
M. Kesselring
M. Samuelsson
O. Power
R. Dahlin
Z. Metsa
P. Krebs
J. Quinn
Z. Benson
K. Helenius
N. Ostlund
T. Kozak
J. Doan
R. McLeod
J. Zucker
B. Malenstyn
T. Thompson
A. Tuch
A. Forsberg
D. Kuemper
B. Clarke
M. Anderson
C. Ceci
B. Dumoulin
D. Doughty
J. Edmundson
C. Perry
A. Laferriere
S. Helenius
Q. Byfield
T. Ward
J. Malott
K. Fiala
A. Kempe
J. Armia
A. Kuzmenko
T. Moore
W. Foegele
Most goals and assists
Buffalo Sabres
Los Angeles Kings
T. Thompson
(45 Goals)
A. Kempe
(37 Goals)
R. Dahlin
(65 Assists)
Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings Key Points
- Buffalo is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games.
- Buffalo is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home.
- Buffalo is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing as the favorite.
- Los Angeles is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Buffalo.
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Our Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction
Forsberg has looked incredible lately, but this is going to be a tall task in keeping the red-hot Sabres in check on the road. Buffalo is now 5th in the league in total goals scored, but more importantly, they are 3rd in the league in goals allowed. We believe they will continue their win streak here at home while the Kings will see their streak come to an end.
Our prediction for Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings: Buffalo to win
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