Saturday’s NHL games include the Buffalo Sabres (43-20-6) visiting the Los Angeles Kings (28-24-16) at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings are underdogs (+102 on the moneyline) against the Sabres (-122) ahead of the contest, which begins at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Sabres vs. Kings Betting Lines

• Favorite: Sabres (-122)
• Underdog: Kings (+102)
• Over/under: 6.5

Sabres vs. Kings Quick Facts

• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 31 of 69 games this season.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over 6.5 goals in 25 of 68 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.1, is 0.4 less than Saturday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.7 more than the 5.8 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Sabres Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sabres Season Stat Insights

• The Sabres’ 238 goals this season make them the fifth-best scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Buffalo is one of the best squads in league action, conceding 200 total goals to rank ninth.
• The squad has the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +38 this season.
• Buffalo’s 42 power-play goals this season (15th in the NHL) have come on 207 chances.
• The Sabres’ offense has the league’s 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.29%).
• Buffalo’s offense has scored 10 shorthanded goals this season (second among all teams).
• The Sabres’ 83.33% penalty-kill success rate is currently third-best in the NHL.
• With a 45.3% faceoff win rate, the Sabres have the 32nd-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Buffalo converts 12.4% of its shots, ranking fourth in the NHL.
• The Sabres have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Moneyline

• Buffalo has won 21 of the 32 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Sabres have a record of 15-8 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -122.
• The moneyline odds say Buffalo has a 55.0% chance of winning this game.

Sabres Leaders

• Tage Thompson: 35 goals and 36 assists
• Rasmus Dahlin: 14 goals and 48 assists
• Alex Tuch: 27 goals and 30 assists
• Alex Lyon: 20-8-3 record, .915 save percentage, 79 goals given up

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Kings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kings Season Stats Insights

• The Kings’ 179 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles’ 198 total goals conceded (2.9 per game) are the seventh-fewest in the league.
• They have a -19 goal differential, which ranks 22nd in the league.
• Los Angeles has recorded 34 power-play goals this season (on 196 chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
• The Kings have a 17.35% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 24 percentage.
• Los Angeles has scored seven shorthanded goals this season (sixth among all NHL squads).
• The 75.47% penalty-kill percentage the Kings have put totgether is the league’s 29th-ranked rate.
• The Kings have the league’s 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage (48.6%).
• The 9.6% shooting percentage Los Angeles has amassed ranks 30th in the league.
• The Kings have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Kings Moneyline Insights

• This season the Kings have 10 wins in the 26 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Los Angeles has gone 9-12 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +102 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Kings, implied from the moneyline, is 49.5%.

Kings Leaders

• Artemi Panarin: 23 goals and 49 assists
• Adrian Kempe: 26 goals and 32 assists
• Kevin Fiala: 18 goals and 22 assists
• Darcy Kuemper: 17-13-11 record, .897 save percentage, 109 goals conceded