A couple of statement wins has shown the deserving playoff standings for the Los Angeles Kings (22-16-13) and head coach Jim Hiller this regular season in the West going into Thursday's road trip tilt vs. the Buffalo Sabres (30-17-5). We saw this past Tuesday night earlier this week on Jan. 27 that the Kings can take on some of the best competition in the league in the NHL this regular season vs. Detroit.
The Kings and Hiller are riding a three-game winning streak in the West and a six-game point streak in this past couple of weeks as the team works to jostle for playoff positioning in the postseason. Tonight will be a good test to see if the Kings goalies stay hot and if the team's top nine forward lines core group can continue to produce at a high level scoring the puck offensively vs. a good Buffalo team on the road.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Sabres on the road amid this East road trip in New York late this week at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, on Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres
Money line: Kings +138, Sabres -125
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-235)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -118, Under +112)
The Kings are underdogs on the road this evening in Buffalo vs. the Sabres at KeyBank Center in the pregame betting spread and the money line (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Buffalo Sabres
Kings
Forwards
Kempe – Laferriere– Perry
Moore – Byfield – Foegele
Fiala – Armia – Kuzmenko
Malott – Helenius – Ward
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Dumoulin – Clarke
Moverare – Ceci
*Edmundson
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
Sabres
Forwards
Benson – Thompson – Tuch
Zucker – McLeod – Quinn
Doan – Ostlund – Helenius
Kozak – Krebs – Malenstyn
Defensemen
Samuelsson – Dahlin
Byram – Power
Metsa – Kesselring
Goalies
Lyon
Luukkonen
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -300
To win the Pacific Division: +700
To win the Stanley Cup: +4000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.