Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings — Oct 31, 2026

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Buffalo Sabres3 listed

Justin DanforthRW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Jiri KulichCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Noah OstlundCatcher · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Los Angeles Kings1 listed

Kevin FialaLW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Buffalo Sabres39 players

Forwards21

10Sam Carrick6' 0"34 yrs7 yr

45Riley Fiddler-Schultz6' 0"24 yrsRookie

94Konsta Helenius5' 11"20 yrsRookie

48Tyson Kozak5' 11"23 yrs2 yr

19Peyton Krebs6' 0"25 yrs5 yr

20Jiri Kulich6' 1"22 yrs2 yrInjured Reserve

61Trevor Kuntar6' 0"25 yrsRookie

71Ryan McLeod6' 3"26 yrs6 yr

9Josh Norris6' 2"27 yrs5 yr

86Noah Ostlund5' 10"22 yrsRookieOut

72Tage Thompson6' 6"28 yrs8 yr

6Zach Benson5' 10"21 yrs3 yr

29Beck Malenstyn6' 3"28 yrs4 yr

70Tanner Pearson6' 1"34 yrs13 yr

Jake Richard6' 1"22 yrsRookie

Conor Sheary5' 8"34 yrs10 yr

17Jason Zucker5' 11"34 yrs14 yr

15Justin Danforth5' 8"33 yrs4 yrInjured Reserve

91Josh Doan6' 2"24 yrs3 yr

Jason Polin6' 1"27 yrsRookie

22Jack Quinn6' 1"24 yrs4 yr

Defensemen15

46Louis Crevier6' 8"25 yrs3 yr

26Rasmus Dahlin6' 3"26 yrs8 yr

Dennis Gilbert6' 2"29 yrs5 yr

33Ryan Johnson6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

76Vsevolod Komarov6' 2"22 yrsRookie

Artem Kriukov6' 4"44 yrsRookie

Gavin McCarthy6' 2"21 yrsRookie

73Zach Metsa5' 9"27 yrsRookie

57Radim Mrtka6' 6"19 yrsRookie

25Owen Power6' 6"23 yrs4 yr

23Mattias Samuelsson6' 4"26 yrs6 yr

64Logan Stanley6' 7"28 yrs6 yr

Maxim Strbak6' 2"21 yrs

21Conor Timmins6' 3"27 yrs5 yr

Olen Zellweger5' 10"22 yrs3 yr

Goaltenders3

92Colten Ellis6' 1"25 yrsRookie

1Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen6' 5"27 yrs4 yr

34Alex Lyon6' 1"33 yrs5 yr

Los Angeles Kings34 players

Forwards19

34Kenny Connors6' 2"23 yrsRookie

82Cole Guttman5' 9"27 yrs3 yr

79Samuel Helenius6' 6"23 yrs2 yr

Jan Jenik6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

11Anze Kopitar6' 3"39 yrs20 yr

24Scott Laughton6' 1"32 yrs11 yr

Lane Pederson6' 0"29 yrs4 yr

15Alex Turcotte5' 11"25 yrs3 yr

22Kevin Fiala6' 0"30 yrs10 yrInjured Reserve

Erik Haula5' 11"35 yrs13 yr

12Trevor Moore5' 11"31 yrs8 yr

10Artemi Panarin6' 0"34 yrs11 yr

40Joel Armia6' 3"33 yrs11 yr

55Quinton Byfield6' 5"24 yrs5 yr

9Adrian Kempe6' 2"29 yrs10 yr

14Alex Laferriere6' 1"24 yrs3 yr

Corey Perry6' 3"41 yrs21 yr

52Taylor Ward6' 2"28 yrsRookie

Mats Zuccarello5' 8"38 yrs16 yr

Defensemen11

44Mikey Anderson6' 0"27 yrs6 yr

5Cody Ceci6' 3"32 yrs13 yr

92Brandt Clarke6' 2"23 yrs3 yr

8Drew Doughty6' 1"36 yrs18 yr

2Brian Dumoulin6' 4"34 yrs11 yr

6Joel Edmundson6' 5"33 yrs11 yr

Erik Gustafsson6' 1"34 yrs10 yr

27Joe Hicketts5' 8"30 yrs2 yr

78Kirill Kirsanov6' 1"23 yrsRookie

43Jacob Moverare6' 3"27 yrs4 yr

Scott Perunovich5' 10"28 yrs4 yr

Goaltenders4

31Anton Forsberg6' 3"33 yrs6 yr

40Carter George6' 1"20 yrsRookie

35Darcy Kuemper6' 5"36 yrs13 yr

Hampton Slukynsky6' 1"21 yrsRookie