Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction: Exceptionally modest in scoring game

Prediction for the NHL Los Angeles Kings vs Buffalo Sabres match which will take place on January 25th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Los Angeles has been struggling with results lately. Until the last few days of December, the Kings were looking perfect and claiming the top place in the league, but everything fell apart overnight, resulting in an 8-game losing streak. Todd McLellan's team broke the streak and beat Carolina 5:2. Then they lost to Dallas and Nashville - 1:5 and 1:2, and suffered a victory over the Rangers - 2:1, but the day before, they managed to lose to the struggling San Jose - 3:4. Such a weak stretch led to leaving the group of leaders of the Western Conference standings, moving to the seventh line.

Buffalo has stagnated this season. They looked particularly weak in the first few months of the regular season, but after that, they started to pick up points. Getting them into contention for the Cup Final Eight is insufficient. They've had two exemplary games recently, beating San Jose and Chicago 3:0, but Don Granato's wards are still far off the top 8 in the Eastern Conference standings.

Los Angeles is in bad shape, but the Kings must get some points. Otherwise, they will soon leave the top eight of the Western Conference. They even managed to lose to San Jose the day before, but after that, they have a day off on the calendar to catch their breath and return to the battle with Buffalo with renewed energy. The current regular season is also going badly for the Sabres, who are among the Eastern Conference's underdogs and are unlikely to be able to offer the Californians any resistance.

The confrontation between Los Angeles and Buffalo in recent years is exceptionally modest in scoring. In the six previous meetings, the teams have combined for only 29 pucks (4.83 average per game), which is very low by NHL standards. Moreover, the Kings have combined for 25 pucks (4.17 average per game) in their last six home games, and the Sabres have been held scoreless in three of their previous five contests.