Anaheim Ducks @ Buffalo Sabres

21-21-3, 9-13-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Ducks ANA	0	0	3	3
Sabres BUF	1	1	3	5

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

24-15-4, 14-5-2 Home

Anaheim Ducks


forwards
Leo CarlssonL. Carlsson#91
Cutter GauthierC. Gauthier#61
Mikael GranlundM. Granlund#64
Ross JohnstonR. Johnston#44
Alex KillornA. Killorn#17
Chris KreiderC. Kreider#20
Mason McTavishM. McTavish#23
Nikita NesterenkoN. Nesterenko#13
Ryan PoehlingR. Poehling#25
Beckett SenneckeB. Sennecke#45
Ryan StromeR. Strome#16
Tim WasheT. Washe#42
defensemen
Radko GudasR. Gudas#7
Drew HellesonD. Helleson#14
Jackson LaCombeJ. LaCombe#2
Pavel MintyukovP. Mintyukov#98
Ian MooreI. Moore#74
Olen ZellwegerO. Zellweger#51

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	23	20:03	2:21	0:00	17:42	10	10	50.0
0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:03	1:39	0:00	13:24	2	0	100.0
0	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:34	2:28	1:50	15:16	4	9	30.8
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	14	9:33	0:00	0:00	9:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	24	18:54	1:41	0:45	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	21	15:29	1:32	0:00	13:57	1	0	100.0
1	0	-2	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	16:57	2:19	0:00	14:38	6	5	54.5
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	10:47	0:00	0:14	10:33	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:55	0:00	1:23	12:32	3	5	37.5
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	24	19:25	2:30	0:00	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	7	2	0	1	18	12:31	1:30	0:00	11:01	5	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	10:18	0:00	0:24	9:54	4	2	66.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	24	19:29	0:00	2:03	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	28	18:58	0:00	0:50	18:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	27	21:05	1:40	1:07	18:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	30	20:58	2:20	1:32	17:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	20	14:24	0:00	0:03	14:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	26	19:51	0:00	0:14	19:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Lukas DostalL. Dostal#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	4	27	.871	22	3	2	0	0	58:46	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:51	0:54	0:26	12:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	1	2	7	0	1	0	20	15:09	2:03	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	18	11:04	0:00	1:37	9:27	0	1	0.0
0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	15:48	0:00	0:00	15:48	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	10:00	0:00	1:11	8:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	23	17:18	0:50	2:02	14:26	10	7	58.8
1	0	0	4	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	20	15:12	2:02	0:00	13:10	8	9	47.1
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	10:32	0:00	0:42	9:50	3	8	27.3
2	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	13:41	0:38	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	19:49	2:15	0:06	17:28	8	6	57.1
0	1	-1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	24	19:10	0:51	1:56	16:23	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	20	16:39	1:59	0:00	14:40	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:07	0:00	0:48	9:19	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	25:56	0:38	3:12	22:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	5	1	2	0	1	1	27	25:37	2:15	1:00	22:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	10:05	0:00	0:00	10:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	22:03	0:00	1:25	20:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	28	23:59	0:00	1:35	22:24	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	3	31	.912	26	5	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Ducks	0	0	3	3
	Sabres	1	1	3	5

1st Period			ANA	BUF
2:03		Jack Quinn (8) Assists: Ryan McLeod (17), Zach Benson (14)	0	1

2nd Period			ANA	BUF
7:22		Tage Thompson (22) Assists: Peyton Krebs (12), Josh Doan (16)	0	2

3rd Period		ANA	BUF
7:09	Bowen Byram (10) Assists: Tage Thompson (19), Peyton Krebs (13)	0	3
15:16	Olen Zellweger (6) Assists: Jackson LaCombe (22), Mikael Granlund (10)	1	3
16:00	Jack Quinn (9) Assists: Zach Benson (15), Owen Power (11)	1	4
18:02	Leo Carlsson (18) Assists: Ian Moore (5)	2	4
19:12	Mason McTavish (11) Assists: Leo Carlsson (26), Beckett Sennecke (20)	3	4
19:49	Josh Norris (6) (Empty Net) Assists: Alex Tuch (22)	3	5

Mason McTavish nets goal for Ducks

0:47

Josh Norris lights the lamp for Sabres

0:49

Jack Quinn lights the lamp

0:43

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Ducks
3
Sabres
5

Game 1

11/1

Sabres
Ducks

Game 2

23/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 11 January 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Riley Brace
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	20	11	12	52
Edmonton	22	16	7	51
San Jose	23	18	3	49
Seattle	20	15	8	48
Los Angeles	19	15	10	48
Anaheim	21	21	3	45
Calgary	19	22	4	42
Vancouver	16	23	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	27	15	4	58
Tampa Bay	27	13	3	57
Montreal	25	14	6	56
Buffalo	24	15	4	52
Toronto	22	15	7	51
Boston	24	19	2	50
Florida	23	18	3	49
Ottawa	20	19	5	45

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