The Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres hit the ice at KeyBank Center on Thursday, October 10 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Prepare for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Our computer projections model for this game expects a final score of Sabres 4, Kings 3.

The Kings (44-27-11 overall) had an 8-11-19 record last season in games that needed overtime.
Los Angeles was 14-8-6 (34 points) in its 28 games decided by one goal.
In the 15 games last season the Kings scored just one goal, they finished 0-14-1.
Los Angeles took 18 points from the 19 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (7-8-4 record).
The Kings scored at least three goals 50 times, and went 38-6-6 in those games (to register 82 points).
In the 33 games when Los Angeles scored a lone power-play goal, it went 21-8-4 to record 46 points.
When it outshot its opponent, Los Angeles was 26-19-8 (60 points).
The Kings' opponent had more shots in 31 games last season. The Kings finished 16-12-3 in those contests (35 points).

The Sabres had a record of 39-37-6 last season and were 6-6-12 in overtime games.
In the 25 games Buffalo played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 23 points.
Last season the Sabres scored just one goal in 13 games, and they finished 0-12-1.
Buffalo accumulated nine points (3-13-3) when scoring exactly two goals last season.
The Sabres scored more than two goals 45 times, accumulating 74 points (36-7-2).
Last season Buffalo scored a lone power-play goal in 27 games and registered 31 points, with a record of 14-10-3.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Buffalo posted a record of 22-21-1 (45 points).
The Sabres were outshot by their opponents in 35 games last season, going 15-15-5 to record 35 points.

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