Matchup Index

Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings

Buffalo Sabres 69
Buffalo Sabres leads 69-50-18
18 ties
1970-71 to 2025-26
Buffalo Sabres have won 3 straight
Los Angeles Kings 50

Series timeline

▲ Buffalo Sabres ahead (peak +19) ▼ Los Angeles Kings ahead (peak +1)
1970-71: Los Angeles Kings 4-21970-71: Buffalo Sabres 4-31970-71: Tied 2-21970-71: Tied 3-31970-71: Buffalo Sabres 5-21970-71: Tied 3-31971-72: Buffalo Sabres 3-21971-72: Los Angeles Kings 4-21971-72: Los Angeles Kings 5-31971-72: Buffalo Sabres 2-01971-72: Tied 2-21971-72: Los Angeles Kings 5-31972-73: Buffalo Sabres 7-31972-73: Tied 3-31972-73: Los Angeles Kings 2-01972-73: Buffalo Sabres 5-31972-73: Tied 2-21973-74: Buffalo Sabres 6-21973-74: Buffalo Sabres 5-31973-74: Buffalo Sabres 2-11973-74: Los Angeles Kings 5-11973-74: Buffalo Sabres 4-21974-75: Los Angeles Kings 4-11974-75: Los Angeles Kings 7-21974-75: Los Angeles Kings 5-21974-75: Buffalo Sabres 5-01974-75: Tied 2-21975-76: Los Angeles Kings 8-31975-76: Los Angeles Kings 9-61975-76: Buffalo Sabres 4-31975-76: Buffalo Sabres 5-11975-76: Buffalo Sabres 4-21976-77: Buffalo Sabres 4-31976-77: Buffalo Sabres 4-21976-77: Los Angeles Kings 5-11976-77: Buffalo Sabres 7-21976-77: Los Angeles Kings 6-41977-78: Buffalo Sabres 7-31977-78: Tied 3-31977-78: Buffalo Sabres 5-01977-78: Tied 3-31977-78: Buffalo Sabres 6-21978-79: Los Angeles Kings 6-01978-79: Tied 3-31978-79: Buffalo Sabres 6-41978-79: Buffalo Sabres 3-21979-80: Buffalo Sabres 5-31979-80: Buffalo Sabres 4-21979-80: Buffalo Sabres 9-11979-80: Tied 2-21980-81: Buffalo Sabres 7-41980-81: Los Angeles Kings 5-21980-81: Tied 4-41980-81: Buffalo Sabres 3-11981-82: Buffalo Sabres 7-11981-82: Los Angeles Kings 4-31981-82: Buffalo Sabres 6-41982-83: Buffalo Sabres 5-21982-83: Buffalo Sabres 7-21982-83: Los Angeles Kings 7-21983-84: Tied 3-31983-84: Buffalo Sabres 4-01983-84: Buffalo Sabres 7-31984-85: Los Angeles Kings 3-21984-85: Los Angeles Kings 4-21984-85: Tied 4-41985-86: Los Angeles Kings 3-21985-86: Los Angeles Kings 5-31985-86: Buffalo Sabres 6-11986-87: Buffalo Sabres 8-51986-87: Buffalo Sabres 3-21986-87: Los Angeles Kings 5-31987-88: Buffalo Sabres 5-11987-88: Buffalo Sabres 5-41987-88: Los Angeles Kings 8-51988-89: Los Angeles Kings 5-41988-89: Los Angeles Kings 5-31988-89: Los Angeles Kings 5-41989-90: Buffalo Sabres 5-31989-90: Buffalo Sabres 4-21989-90: Los Angeles Kings 6-51990-91: Los Angeles Kings 4-21990-91: Los Angeles Kings 5-21990-91: Tied 4-41991-92: Tied 2-21991-92: Los Angeles Kings 5-41991-92: Buffalo Sabres 8-21992-93: Los Angeles Kings 5-21992-93: Los Angeles Kings 4-21993-94: Buffalo Sabres 2-01993-94: Buffalo Sabres 5-31995-96: Tied 2-21995-96: Buffalo Sabres 6-21996-97: Buffalo Sabres 6-21996-97: Los Angeles Kings 6-31997-98: Tied 2-21997-98: Buffalo Sabres 4-01998-99: Los Angeles Kings 4-21998-99: Buffalo Sabres 4-11999-00: Los Angeles Kings 5-31999-00: Buffalo Sabres 4-12000-01: Buffalo Sabres 5-32000-01: Los Angeles Kings 3-22001-02: Los Angeles Kings 4-22002-03: Los Angeles Kings 4-12003-04: Buffalo Sabres 5-12003-04: Buffalo Sabres 8-32005-06: Buffalo Sabres 10-12007-08: Los Angeles Kings 8-22008-09: Buffalo Sabres 5-02009-10: Los Angeles Kings 4-32010-11: Buffalo Sabres 4-22011-12: Buffalo Sabres 4-22013-14: Los Angeles Kings 2-02013-14: Buffalo Sabres 3-22014-15: Los Angeles Kings 2-02014-15: Buffalo Sabres 1-02015-16: Buffalo Sabres 2-12015-16: Los Angeles Kings 2-02016-17: Buffalo Sabres 6-32016-17: Los Angeles Kings 2-02017-18: Los Angeles Kings 4-22017-18: Los Angeles Kings 4-22018-19: Buffalo Sabres 5-12018-19: Buffalo Sabres 4-32019-20: Buffalo Sabres 3-02019-20: Buffalo Sabres 3-22021-22: Los Angeles Kings 3-22021-22: Los Angeles Kings 3-02022-23: Buffalo Sabres 6-02022-23: Los Angeles Kings 5-22023-24: Buffalo Sabres 5-32023-24: Buffalo Sabres 7-02024-25: Los Angeles Kings 3-12024-25: Buffalo Sabres 1-02025-26: Buffalo Sabres 4-12025-26: Buffalo Sabres 4-1

Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Buffalo Sabres 5 (1975-76–1976-77), Los Angeles Kings 4 (1987-88–1988-89). Current: Buffalo Sabres 3.

Splits

SplitBuffalo Sabres record
Regular season69-50-18
Hosted by Buffalo Sabres40-19-9
Hosted by Los Angeles Kings29-31-9
Last 10 seasons (2015-16 to 2025-26)12-8
Largest Buffalo Sabres win10-1 (2005-06)
Largest Los Angeles Kings win6-0 (1978-79)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (2-0) Jan 29, 2026 Buffalo Sabres 4-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 21, 2026 Buffalo Sabres 4-1 at Los Angeles Kings
2024-25 (1-1) Oct 10, 2024 Los Angeles Kings 3-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Nov 20, 2024 Buffalo Sabres 1-0 at Los Angeles Kings
2023-24 (2-0) Jan 24, 2024 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 13, 2024 Buffalo Sabres 7-0 at Buffalo Sabres
2022-23 (1-1) Dec 13, 2022 Buffalo Sabres 6-0 at Buffalo Sabres
Feb 13, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at Los Angeles Kings
2021-22 (0-2) Oct 31, 2021 Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 6, 2022 Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Buffalo Sabres
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (2-0) Oct 17, 2019 Buffalo Sabres 3-0 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 21, 2019 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Buffalo Sabres
2018-19 (2-0) Oct 20, 2018 Buffalo Sabres 5-1 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 11, 2018 Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Buffalo Sabres
2017-18 (0-2) Oct 14, 2017 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 17, 2018 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Buffalo Sabres
2016-17 (1-1) Dec 13, 2016 Buffalo Sabres 6-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 16, 2017 Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at Los Angeles Kings
2015-16 (1-1) Dec 12, 2015 Buffalo Sabres 2-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Feb 27, 2016 Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at Los Angeles Kings
2014-15 (1-1) Oct 23, 2014 Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 9, 2014 Buffalo Sabres 1-0 at Buffalo Sabres
2013-14 (1-1) Nov 7, 2013 Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at Los Angeles Kings
Nov 12, 2013 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Buffalo Sabres
2011-12 Oct 8, 2011 Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
2010-11 Nov 19, 2010 Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Buffalo Sabres
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 Jan 21, 2010 Los Angeles Kings 4-3 at Los Angeles Kings
2008-09 Dec 19, 2008 Buffalo Sabres 5-0 at Buffalo Sabres
2007-08 Dec 6, 2007 Los Angeles Kings 8-2 at Los Angeles Kings
2005-06 Jan 14, 2006 Buffalo Sabres 10-1 at Buffalo Sabres
2003-04 (2-0) Oct 23, 2003 Buffalo Sabres 5-1 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 13, 2004 Buffalo Sabres 8-3 at Buffalo Sabres
2002-03 Feb 21, 2003 Los Angeles Kings 4-1 at Buffalo Sabres
2001-02 Jan 17, 2002 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
2000-01 (1-1) Oct 7, 2000 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 11, 2001 Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (1-1) Jan 18, 2000 Los Angeles Kings 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 19, 2000 Buffalo Sabres 4-1 at Buffalo Sabres
1998-99 (1-1) Jan 7, 1999 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Jan 30, 1999 Buffalo Sabres 4-1 at Buffalo Sabres
1997-98 (1-0-1) Jan 8, 1998 Tie 2-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Apr 1, 1998 Buffalo Sabres 4-0 at Buffalo Sabres
1996-97 (1-1) Dec 20, 1996 Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 9, 1997 Los Angeles Kings 6-3 at Los Angeles Kings
1995-96 (1-0-1) Feb 14, 1996 Tie 2-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 13, 1996 Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1993-94 (2-0) Dec 17, 1993 Buffalo Sabres 2-0 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 12, 1994 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
1992-93 (0-2) Nov 7, 1992 Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 15, 1993 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Buffalo Sabres
1991-92 (1-1-1) Nov 14, 1991 Tie 2-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 9, 1992 Los Angeles Kings 5-4 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 19, 1992 Buffalo Sabres 8-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1990-91 (0-2-1) Nov 14, 1990 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Jan 10, 1991 Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 8, 1991 Tie 4-4 at Buffalo Sabres
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989-90 (2-1) Nov 5, 1989 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 16, 1990 Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 14, 1990 Los Angeles Kings 6-5 at Buffalo Sabres
1988-89 (0-3) Nov 19, 1988 Los Angeles Kings 5-4 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 4, 1989 Los Angeles Kings 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 1, 1989 Los Angeles Kings 5-4 at Buffalo Sabres
1987-88 (2-1) Oct 30, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 5-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Nov 4, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 5-4 at Los Angeles Kings
Nov 22, 1987 Los Angeles Kings 8-5 at Buffalo Sabres
1986-87 (2-1) Jan 10, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 8-5 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 11, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 26, 1987 Los Angeles Kings 5-3 at Buffalo Sabres
1985-86 (1-2) Jan 5, 1986 Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 15, 1986 Los Angeles Kings 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 23, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 6-1 at Buffalo Sabres
1984-85 (0-2-1) Nov 9, 1984 Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 24, 1985 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 10, 1985 Tie 4-4 at Los Angeles Kings
1983-84 (2-0-1) Oct 28, 1983 Tie 3-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 18, 1984 Buffalo Sabres 4-0 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 9, 1984 Buffalo Sabres 7-3 at Buffalo Sabres
1982-83 (2-1) Nov 20, 1982 Buffalo Sabres 5-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Jan 9, 1983 Buffalo Sabres 7-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Feb 10, 1983 Los Angeles Kings 7-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1981-82 (2-1) Nov 21, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 7-1 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 15, 1981 Los Angeles Kings 4-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 10, 1982 Buffalo Sabres 6-4 at Buffalo Sabres
1980-81 (2-1-1) Dec 20, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 7-4 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 31, 1980 Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 11, 1981 Tie 4-4 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 17, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 3-1 at Los Angeles Kings
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979-80 (3-0-1) Dec 20, 1979 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 16, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Jan 27, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 9-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 15, 1980 Tie 2-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1978-79 (2-1-1) Oct 26, 1978 Los Angeles Kings 6-0 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 7, 1978 Tie 3-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 8, 1979 Buffalo Sabres 6-4 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 24, 1979 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1977-78 (3-0-2) Dec 15, 1977 Buffalo Sabres 7-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Jan 11, 1978 Tie 3-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Feb 16, 1978 Buffalo Sabres 5-0 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 9, 1978 Tie 3-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 21, 1978 Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1976-77 (3-2) Nov 20, 1976 Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 11, 1976 Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 27, 1977 Los Angeles Kings 5-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 3, 1977 Buffalo Sabres 7-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 26, 1977 Los Angeles Kings 6-4 at Los Angeles Kings
1975-76 (3-2) Nov 29, 1975 Los Angeles Kings 8-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Jan 1, 1976 Los Angeles Kings 9-6 at Buffalo Sabres
Feb 4, 1976 Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 29, 1976 Buffalo Sabres 5-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 16, 1976 Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1974-75 (1-3-1) Oct 13, 1974 Los Angeles Kings 4-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Oct 24, 1974 Los Angeles Kings 7-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Jan 9, 1975 Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Feb 27, 1975 Buffalo Sabres 5-0 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 11, 1975 Tie 2-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1973-74 (4-1) Oct 18, 1973 Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Nov 10, 1973 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Nov 29, 1973 Buffalo Sabres 2-1 at Buffalo Sabres
Feb 6, 1974 Los Angeles Kings 5-1 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 14, 1974 Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Buffalo Sabres
1972-73 (2-1-2) Oct 11, 1972 Buffalo Sabres 7-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Nov 15, 1972 Tie 3-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 23, 1972 Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 1, 1973 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 6, 1973 Tie 2-2 at Los Angeles Kings
1971-72 (2-3-1) Oct 27, 1971 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Nov 11, 1971 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Nov 24, 1971 Los Angeles Kings 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 2, 1971 Buffalo Sabres 2-0 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 30, 1972 Tie 2-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 11, 1972 Los Angeles Kings 5-3 at Los Angeles Kings
1970-71 (2-1-3) Nov 1, 1970 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Los Angeles Kings
Dec 17, 1970 Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 10, 1971 Tie 2-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Jan 27, 1971 Tie 3-3 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 4, 1971 Buffalo Sabres 5-2 at Buffalo Sabres
Mar 3, 1971 Tie 3-3 at Los Angeles Kings

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.