BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
43-20-6 · W3 · L10: 9-1-0
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final
4—1
2026-03-21 · Crypto.com Arena
LAK
LAK
Los Angeles Kings
28-24-16 · OT1 · L10: 5-3-2
SO
W
L
W
OT
W
L
W
L
W
BUF dominated expected goals 2.9 to 1.9 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
2.91
ACTUAL
4 — 1
LAK xG
1.92

Scoring Timeline

0.10
MED xG
LAK1P 10:48Power Play
Artemi Panarin
10
Artemi Panarin(24)
L · LAK · #10
Anze Kopitar (22), Adrian Kempe (33)
BUF 0 - 1 LAK
0.30
HIGH xG
BUF2P 04:05Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(36)
C · BUF · #72
Peyton Krebs (24), Mattias Samuelsson (27)
BUF 1 - 1 LAK
0.12
HIGH xG
BUF3P 11:12Even Strength
Sam Carrick
10
Sam Carrick(9)
C · BUF · #10
Zach Benson (24), Zach Metsa (4)
BUF 2 - 1 LAK
0.05
MED xG
BUF3P 12:11Power Play
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin(15)
D · BUF · #26
BUF 3 - 1 LAK
0.81
HIGH xG
BUF3P 17:35Power PlayEN
Zach Benson
9
Zach Benson(8)
L · BUF · #9
Josh Norris (15), Beck Malenstyn (6)
BUF 4 - 1 LAK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
26/27 saves, .962 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
Anton Forsberg
31
Anton Forsberg
G · LAK · #31
30/32 saves, .937 SV%, -0.9 GSAx
★3
Zach Benson
9
Zach Benson
L · BUF · #9
1G, 1A, 1 SOG

Team Stats

BUFLAK
33Shots27
2.91xGF1.92
54.3CF%45.7
34.5FO%65.5
1/1PP1/3
15Hits27
16Blocks15
10Giveaways11
7Takeaways4
6PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGLAK SOGBUF xGLAK xG
1st1370.890.56
2nd6130.410.85
3rd1161.610.51
Total30262.911.92

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 09:53
BUF
Jack Quinnhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Adrian Kempe
2P 11:15
BUF
Mattias Samuelssontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Joel Armia
2P 18:05
BUF
Zach Metsatripping (2 min)
Drawn by Scott Laughton
3P 11:12
LAK
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)