Buffalo Sabres (26-21-4) vs. Los Angeles Kings (29-18-7)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a five-game Monday card and brings this interconference clash from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles California when the Buffalo Sabres take on the Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 p.m. ET.
These teams met back in Buffalo in December, a decisive 6-0 victory for the Sabres. They were the underdogs in that contest and the total was set at 6.5. The teams have split the last 10 meetings. Los Angeles is the favorite at -155 with the total set at 6.5.
The Buffalo Sabres are off to a tough start in February, losing to Calgary on Saturday, 7-2. The club has lost both of their first two games this month, outscored 12-3. They now head to the road for a three-game California road trip, starting in Los Angeles on Monday. Buffalo is 15-7-2 on the road.
Oddly enough, the Sabres jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, then watched Calgary score seven unanswered goals. Tage Thompson scored on the power play, his 35th goal of the year. He now has six points over his last five games and leads Buffalo with 35 goals and 69 points. Buffalo has one of the best power plays in the NHL, ranked fifth (25.4%), and is a very good team offensively, ranked third in goals per game (3.67).
“Within the context of this, get out of your own head. We don't want to overcomplicate it. It happened. You can't dwell on negative. You have to move forward, and I trust our guys to do that.”@Lexus | #LetsGoBuffalo
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) February 11, 2023
Defensively, this team is another story, ranked 24th in goals allowed per game (3.45) and they are 29th in penalty killing (73.2%). They gave up one power-play goal to Calgary on Saturday. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen gave up seven goals on 40 shots in the loss and is now 13-7-2 with a 3.47 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage.
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