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Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Indoor
Sat 21 Mar 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Buffalo Sabres
VS
Los Angeles Kings

Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 5 markets for Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings and backs Buffalo Sabres 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $162.

5
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Buffalo Sabres
with a 1.5-goal head start
Buffalo Sabres 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$16.21Best price-161
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win72.7%
The price says61.7%

The model graded 5 markets for Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $162 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sat 21 Mar 2026, 4:00 PM ET at Crypto.com Arena.

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The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Buffalo Sabres 1.5 High73% chance -161
Moneyline Members only High65% chance Members
Spread Members only High79% chance Members
Puck Lines Members only High99% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings last met on Sat 21 Mar 2026: Buffalo Sabres won 4-1. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Spread
Buffalo Sabres
+1.5
-161
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth RWDay-to-day
  • Jiri Kulich COut
  • Sam Carrick COut
  • Alex Lyon GOut
  • Matt Grzelcyk DOut
  • Conor Timmins DOut
  • Jack Rathbone DOut

Los Angeles Kings

  • Mats Zuccarello RWOut
  • Quinton Byfield RWDay-to-day
  • Alex Turcotte COut
  • Jakub Dvorak DOut
  • Jan Jenik COut
  • Kevin Fiala LWOut
Availability updated Oct 26, 3:19PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 13 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability13 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Buffalo SabresNo line posted
1-4last 5 record
GF/G3.0GA/G3.6Shots/G25.2vs Kings4-1

Buffalo Sabres @ Los Angeles Kings moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineLos Angeles Kings +1.5No line posted
2-3last 5 record
GF/G2.2GA/G3.0Shots/G26.4vs Sabres3-2

Buffalo Sabres @ Los Angeles Kings puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Buffalo Sabres @ Los Angeles Kings total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Buffalo Sabres @ Los Angeles Kings — what the model found

Our model graded 5 betting markets for Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings — 5 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 5 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings — recent results

Los Angeles Kings have won 2 of their last 5 games; Buffalo Sabres have won 1 of their last 5.

Los Angeles Kings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–3NJAway
W3–2NYIAway
W5–2WSHAway
L1–4BOSHome
L1–4EDMHome
Buffalo Sabres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L3–4WSHAway
L1–3PHIHome
L3–4MTLAway
W5–4TORAway
L3–4MTLAway

Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Los Angeles Kings won 0, Buffalo Sabres won 2.

DateLos Angeles KingsBuffalo SabresWinner
Mar 2114Buffalo Sabres
Jan 3014Buffalo Sabres

Who’s out or in doubt

13 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Los Angeles Kings
PlayerStatus
Mats Zuccarello RWOUT
Quinton Byfield RWDAY-TO-DAY
Alex Turcotte COUT
Jakub Dvorak DOUT
Jan Jenik COUT
Kevin Fiala LWOUT
Buffalo Sabres
PlayerStatus
Justin Danforth RWDAY-TO-DAY
Jiri Kulich COUT
Sam Carrick COUT
Alex Lyon GOUT
Matt Grzelcyk DOUT
Conor Timmins DOUT
Jack Rathbone DOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Sabres vs Kings, or as Kings vs Sabres. The most recent game between them was Saturday 21 March 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. The model has generated 5 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings head-to-head record

Final scores · 2 meetings on record
Buffalo Sabres 2–0 across the last 2 meetings

Last meeting: Sat 21 Mar 2026, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings: the Sabres won 4-1.

DateGameScoreWinner
21 Mar 2026Buffalo Sabres @ Los Angeles Kings1–4Buffalo Sabres
30 Jan 2026Los Angeles Kings @ Buffalo Sabres4–1Buffalo Sabres

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