Thursday, January 29, 2026
- Expected goals, LAK–BUF
- 2.9–2.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 50.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 38–32
- LAK–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Kings 4-1. Expected goals had it close, 2.9 to 2.8. Hat trick for Alex Tuch. Jack Quinn had three points, three assists. Mattias Samuelsson scored the winner.
- Alex TuchHat trick
Hat trick for Alex Tuch. He has now scored in 3 straight. He put 7 shots on goal, against an average of 2.4. The Sabres beat the Kings 4-1.
- Jack QuinnBig night
Jack Quinn had three points, three assists. He has 34 points in 53 games this season. He played 14:47 and had one shot on goal. The Sabres beat the Kings 4-1.
- Adrian KempeStreak
Adrian Kempe has a point in 5 straight games. That was his 18th goal of the season. He played 16:49 and had four shots on goal. The Kings fell 4-1 to the Sabres.
- Mattias SamuelssonStreak
Mattias Samuelsson has a point in 5 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 9 goals this season. The Sabres beat the Kings 4-1.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
5 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Los Angeles Kings
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Doughty D | 22:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Brandt Clarke D | 21:04 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| Mikey Anderson D | 19:30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.30 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| Cody Ceci D | 18:52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| Joel Edmundson D | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Alex Laferriere R | 17:40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.42 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| Kevin Fiala L | 17:23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Adrian Kempe R | 16:49 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.28 | 3 | 0 | 77 |
| Joel Armia R | 16:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | 16:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Trevor Moore L | 16:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Quinton Byfield R | 15:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko L | 15:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Corey Perry R | 15:27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| Warren Foegele L | 14:27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Taylor Ward R | 11:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Samuel Helenius C | 10:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| Jeff Malott L | 9:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 6 | 1 | 44 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 25:53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 23:24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Owen Power D | 22:24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Bowen Byram D | 20:40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Zach Benson L | 18:26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| Tage Thompson C | 18:04 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Alex Tuch R | 17:57 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Jason Zucker L | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 16:30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Jack Quinn R | 14:47 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Josh Doan R | 14:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 14:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 13:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 13:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 12:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 12:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 11:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Zach Metsa D | 9:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
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