{"time":1793460997841,"blocks":[{"id":"69i5s7NpwT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Game 14 - 10/31/26 - 4:00 pm at Crypto.Com Arena, Los Angeles, CA"}},{"id":"v2c_-P8viC","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo – 6-4-3 | - 15 points – 7th place in the Atlantic Division"}},{"id":"pPMOvFdwAN","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Los Angeles – 4-6-2 | - 10 points – 7th place in the Pacific Division"}},{"id":"z0QV1ngtcC","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"uH7SA2vL8O","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Special Teams"}},{"id":"26PsoD5mMc","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo"}},{"id":"F3df0xfB9Z","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Power Play – 13.6% (28th)"}},{"id":"Rh_yluY5r2","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Penalty Kill – 67.4% (T-27th)"}},{"id":"I0SFE0iDkf","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Los Angeles"}},{"id":"cQfqgl9KBu","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Power Play – 17.5% (T-23rd)"}},{"id":"eJ0PoFicqN","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Penalty Kill - 64.9% (31st)"}},{"id":"-vhnsov9Dq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"Z7S5CfkpQb","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Top Scorers"}},{"id":"i-T4rusyGW","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo"}},{"id":"VJ3Fzk7fpq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tage Thompson: 13 GP, 8 G, 7 A, 15 PTS"}},{"id":"mTIq1wCVw0","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jack Quinn: 13 GP, 7 G, 5 A, 12 PTS"}},{"id":"eDHGJ3-f8O","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Zach Benson: 13 GP, 2 G, 9 A, 11 PTS"}},{"id":"NV2OAtEPub","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Los Angeles"}},{"id":"fFSIZTigUN","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Artemi Panarin: 12 GP, 8 G, 5 A, 13 PTS"}},{"id":"BDTpLCDVwQ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Brandt Clarke: 12 GP, 3 G, 6 A, 9 PTS"}},{"id":"0E6gqODLws","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Alex Laferriere: 12 GP, 2 G, 7 A, 9 PTS"}},{"id":"Xer0dczQFJ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"Imiczw2bgd","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Starting Goalies"}},{"id":"KAP9YBN6Ln","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (3-3-3, 3.56 GAA, .866 Sv %)"}},{"id":"XUluMynsBb","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Los Angeles – Anton Forsberg (0-3-1, 2.39 GAA, .902 Sv %)"}},{"id":"u5iB1VnmQQ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Other Sabres Stories"}},{"id":"lBBMXawmb6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Mrtka Looking To Take The Next Step Towards The NHL "}},{"id":"ef8801af-45d6-4eb8-9569-f460ca35e4bf","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/dee5bc73-f1d5-4364-b7d9-2ba718c8f3f0/mp4","caption":"Is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen still the Sabres goalie of the future?","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/dee5bc73-f1d5-4364-b7d9-2ba718c8f3f0/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"dee5bc73-f1d5-4364-b7d9-2ba718c8f3f0","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/dee5bc73-f1d5-4364-b7d9-2ba718c8f3f0/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/dee5bc73-f1d5-4364-b7d9-2ba718c8f3f0/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/dee5bc73-f1d5-4364-b7d9-2ba718c8f3f0/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"6SdfXS-XOt","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Sabres Line Combinations and Pairings (estimated)"}},{"id":"aG2wkIQ2bc","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Forwards"}},{"id":"egXzCZRbS0","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Zach Benson - Peyton Krebs - Tage Thompson "}},{"id":"9WlfMjwNds","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Josh Doan - Noah Ostlund - Jack Quinn "}},{"id":"mqcHVdBV5w","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jason Zucker - Josh Norris - Ryan McLeod"}},{"id":"DTqb4hGSxN","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tyson Kozak- Sam Carrick - Beck Malenstyn "}},{"id":"0LatADw1lZ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Defense"}},{"id":"wfJAz-ViG7","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin "}},{"id":"2RVWudbc3a","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Olen Zellweger - Owen Power "}},{"id":"myhHabpR8Z","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Zach Metsa - Louis Crevier "}},{"id":"YZJJbiU-dE","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ex. Dennis Gilbert"}},{"id":"3vLK58mUK8","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Goaltenders"}},{"id":"IjI-lsZ4jd","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen"}},{"id":"_3Ur-DVB6Q","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Colten Ellis"}},{"id":"kXvzNpFdae","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Notes"}},{"id":"-6rnebKafq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Sabres have earned five wins in their last six matchups with the Kings, including wins in three straight against Los Angeles. "}},{"id":"9psr2fv1id","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"A win today would give Buffalo its first winning streak of at least four games against the Kings since Oct. 20, 2018 to Dec. 21, 2019 (four games). Buffalo went 13-2-1 against the Pacific Division last season, including a 6-1-1 record on the road. "}},{"id":"iMCJTbSRz7","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Sabres are 2-0-0 against the Pacific Division this season with wins against San Jose (Oct. 27) and Anaheim (Oct. 29). "}},{"id":"e4Q43WYqHN","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In his last eight games, Zach Benson has registered 10 points (2+8). Benson is riding a three-game point streak (2+3) and he would match the second-longest point streak of his career (thrice) with a point in today’s game. With a goal today, Benson would match the longest goal streak of his career (March 21 to 25, 2026; three games). "}},{"id":"_DCxer1Eyh","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tage Thompson has registered six points (3+3) in his last two games. His six points in those two games were the most by a Sabres skater in any two-game span since Thompson notched six points (3+3) from Jan. 15 to 17, 2026. "}},{"id":"mWvkx0FhOU","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jack Quinn has recorded 10 points (5+5) in his last eight games. "}},{"id":"nMqXxsDWJv","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Olen Zellweger has tallied a point in each of his last three games (1+2). With a point tonight, he would match the longest point streak of his career (Nov. 22 to 30, 2025; four games; 3+1). "}},{"id":"k3rOoOB8w9","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Peyton Krebs recorded three assists in Buffalo’s win over Anaheim on Oct. 29, which brought his point total to seven (0+7) on the season. It marks the most assists and points he has recorded in the first 13 games of a season in his career. Krebs is two assists away from 100 in his NHL career. "}},{"id":"0jHPwfCpny","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power have recorded three assists in his last three games."}},{"id":"fhNzqJIOQ6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"ruIMmQCmNT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Injuries"}},{"id":"RRM-v2-BnT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Alex Lyon (upper body, Oct. 1; injured reserve) – 13 "}},{"id":"wpI5ctOSj4","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Conor Timmins (lower body, Oct. 1; injured reserve) – 13 "}},{"id":"1cBtxfK6F0","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jack Rathbone (lower body, Oct. 1; injured reserve) – 13 "}},{"id":"JCiGesusLX","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Matt Grzelcyk (lower body, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 7 "}},{"id":"0FGZyLy3Ro","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Jiri Kulich (concussion protocol, Oct. 24) – 3 "}},{"id":"8FvK_IzqM2","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Konsta Helenius (upper body, Oct. 29) – 1 "}},{"id":"P5kX0Rpzzd","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Justin Danforth (undisclosed, Oct. 29; injured reserve) – 1 "}},{"id":"gJKjYSwcb6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Follow Michael on X, Instagram @MikeInBuffalo"}},{"id":"x_K_LUQq8C","type":"image","data":{"caption":"THN.com/Free","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"size":"full","alignment":"center","linkUrl":"","file":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/8a3066d1-7100-484a-b8bc-d6e40b568796.jpeg"}}}],"version":"2.31.6"}

Former Buffalo Sabres Prospect Finds New Home