L.A. next stop on road trip

October 20, 2018

⏰ 3:30 p.m. ? MSG ? WGR550

BUF	Stats	ANA
24-23-8	Record	22-26-27
15-9-4	Home	12-10-3
9-14-4	Away	10-16-4
1-2	Shootouts	5-1
157	Goals For	143
173	Goals Against	171
22nd	PP Rank	31st
30th	PK Rank	23rd

Intro: The Sabres, who have lost two straight, will look to salvage their first road trip of the season in a matchup today against the Los Angeles Kings. Puck drop is slated for 3:30 PM ET.

Season series: This is the first of two meetings between these teams. The next matchup won’t be until December 11th at Key Bank Center. The last time the Sabres beat the Kings was a 6-3 victory in December of 2016, while the Kings are currently winners of three straight.

Date	H/A	Time	Winner	GWG
Sat, Oct. 20th	Away	4 p.m.	W 5-1	Jeff Skinner
Tues, Dec. 11th	Home	7 p.m.	W 4-3 (OT)	Jeff Skinner

Buffalo notes: After a strong performance in Arizona to kick off their road trip, the Sabres have floundered in the last two. They’ve only scored two goals in the last two games while giving up nine. Yesterday’s practice points to a shakeup today in both the forward lines and power-play units.

#	Top Scorers	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
9	Eichel	68	36	42	78
23	Reinhart	69	22	28	50
68	Olofsson	54	20	22	42
26	Dahlin	59	4	36	40
55	Ristolainen	69	6	27	33

Los Angeles notes: The Kings are off to a disappointing and sluggish start to their season. With a record of 2-4-1, they’re losers of three-straight, the last being a 7-2 blowout at the hands of the New York Islanders. Buffalo native Alex Iafallo is off to a hot start leading the team in points with two goals and four assists.