Sabres Vs Kings Game Preview: Kings

The Kings are coming off a nail-biting 6-5 overtime win that saw them go from up 5-1 to 5-5, ending with a game-winning overtime goal by Quinton Byfield. While the Kings won that game, they showed many issues they need to work on tonight. Buffalo is coming into this game having won their last 2 games, so they will be looking to make it 3 in a row. 

Here are the projected lines for the Kings tonight: 

Artemi Panarin - Alex Laferriere - Adrian Kempe

Trevor Moore - Quinton Byfield - Corey Perry

Erik Haula - Scott Laughton - Joel Armia

Andre Lee - Samuel Helenius - Taylor Ward

Erik Gustafsson - Brandt Clarke

Joel Edmundson - Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson - Brian Dumoulin

Darcy Kuemper

Anton Forsberg

Here are the projected lines for the Sabres tonight: 

Peyton Krebs - Tage Thompson - Zach Benson

Josh Doan - Noah Ostlund - Jack Quinn

Jason Zucker - Ryan McLeod - Josh Norris

Tyson Kozak - Sam Carrick - Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin

Olen Zellweger - Owen Power

Dennis Gilbert - Louis Crevier

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Colten Ellis

The Kings are still without Alex Turcotte (undisclosed), Kevin Fiala (leg surgery), and Mats Zuccarello (upper body). Brandt Clarke, who left last game after leaving in the second period of a 6-5 overtime win, practiced today and looks set to play. The Kings have also scratched Martin Chromiak and Cody Ceci. 

The Sabres are without Jiri Kulich (concussion protocol), Justin Danforth (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body), Alex Lyon (upper body), Conor Timmins (lower body), and Konsta Helenius (upper body). They have also scratched Zach Metsa for tonight's game. 

For the starting goaltenders, it looks to be Darcy Kuemper for the Kings and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for the Sabres. Kuemper looks to bounce back after allowing 5 goals on 22 shots, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen looks to get his 1st win in his last 3 starts. 

Puck drop is 4 PM ET tonight.