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Thu, Oct 29, 2026

Sabres 7 Ducks 6

Deserved to win

BUF 46%54% ANA

BUF 3.88 xG excl. empty net on 43 attempts, ANA 4.13 xG on 47, empty nets left out. How it works →

14%BUF 3+
11%BUF 2
14%BUF 1
15%Tied
15%ANA 1
12%ANA 2
19%ANA 3+
Replayed: final margins. Dark bar = actual result.

Scoring

Every goal, all situations, with the score after it (away–home).

  1. Period 1

    1. 1:57ANAMikael Granlund (1)PPJackson LaCombe, Leo Carlsson0–1
    2. 2:54ANACutter Gauthier (1)PPBeckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson0–2
    3. 10:03BUFTyson Kozak (1)Sam Carrick, Mattias Samuelsson1–2
    4. 10:38ANARoger McQueen (1)Sam Colangelo, Nick Jensen1–3
    5. 11:39BUFNoah Ostlund (1)PPZach Benson, Tage Thompson2–3
    6. 15:32BUFTage Thompson (1)Zach Benson, Peyton Krebs3–3

  2. Period 2

    1. 18:36BUFTage Thompson (2)Peyton Krebs4–3
    2. 18:51BUFTage Thompson (3)Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs5–3

  3. Period 3

    1. 1:57BUFJack Quinn (1)PPTage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin6–3
    2. 6:37BUFZach Benson (1)Olen Zellweger7–3
    3. 7:26ANACutter Gauthier (2)PPJackson LaCombe, Leo Carlsson7–4
    4. 18:52ANATristan Luneau (1)6v5Judd Caulfield7–5
    5. 19:29ANABeckett Sennecke (1)6v5Unassisted7–6

Goalies

Saves on shots on goal (the NHL's boxscore), all situations; GSAx is expected goals against minus goals against on unblocked attempts while he was in.

Teams

TeamTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
BUF
6048.753.852.54.564.1322.682.9105.4
ANA
6051.346.247.54.134.5617.177.494.6

Flow

Unblocked attempts, running total · BUF 45, ANA 47

BUFANA goal

Shots

Cutter Gauthier, P2 7:18, wrist, on goal, 0.36 xGJack Quinn, P3 18:38, snap, missed, 0.35 xGLeo Carlsson, P1 9:02, wrist, on goal, 0.35 xGJack Quinn, P3 15:47, wrist, missed, 0.33 xGTage Thompson, P2 15:52, wrist, missed, 0.23 xGMattias Samuelsson, P3 1:05, snap, on goal, 0.20 xGTage Thompson, P2 6:35, slap, on goal, 0.18 xGJosh Doan, P2 19:35, snap, on goal, 0.18 xGLeo Carlsson, P3 15:27, snap, on goal, 0.17 xGTim Washe, P2 16:55, snap, on goal, 0.16 xGJack Quinn, P3 1:38, snap, on goal, 0.15 xGJack Quinn, P2 9:15, snap, missed, 0.15 xGCutter Gauthier, P1 1:03, snap, on goal, 0.15 xGBeckett Sennecke, P1 0:42, wrist, missed, 0.15 xGNoah Ostlund, P1 8:01, snap, on goal, 0.13 xGJeff Malott, P1 8:12, wrist, on goal, 0.13 xGJack Quinn, P2 10:16, tip-in, missed, 0.13 xGA.J. Greer, P3 6:45, snap, on goal, 0.12 xGRoger McQueen, P3 15:54, deflected, on goal, 0.12 xGNoah Ostlund, P1 6:34, snap, on goal, 0.12 xGCutter Gauthier, P1 2:17, wrist, missed, 0.12 xGRasmus Dahlin, P3 1:04, snap, on goal, 0.12 xGJack Quinn, P2 10:13, deflected, on goal, 0.10 xGJosh Doan, P2 15:00, tip-in, on goal, 0.10 xGJosh Doan, P2 14:49, bat, missed, 0.10 xGFrank Vatrano, P3 17:18, wrist, on goal, 0.10 xGJack Quinn, P2 3:45, snap, on goal, 0.10 xGNoah Ostlund, P2 19:46, slap, on goal, 0.09 xGCutter Gauthier, P1 1:39, slap, on goal, 0.09 xGTristan Luneau, P1 10:47, wrist, on goal, 0.09 xGZach Benson, P2 11:54, snap, on goal, 0.09 xGBeckett Sennecke, P2 15:11, snap, on goal, 0.09 xGBeckett Sennecke, P1 2:53, wrist, missed, 0.09 xGA.J. Greer, P2 7:17, backhand, missed, 0.09 xGRyan McLeod, P2 10:23, snap, on goal, 0.08 xGTyson Kozak, P2 4:35, tip-in, missed, 0.08 xGFrank Vatrano, P2 3:51, wrist, on goal, 0.07 xGOwen Power, P2 13:00, slap, on goal, 0.07 xGNoah Ostlund, P1 6:36, backhand, missed, 0.07 xGJudd Caulfield, P3 17:15, tip-in, missed, 0.07 xGCutter Gauthier, P3 14:44, snap, on goal, 0.07 xGCutter Gauthier, P1 16:51, wrist, on goal, 0.06 xGCutter Gauthier, P3 13:29, snap, on goal, 0.06 xGRasmus Dahlin, P3 1:17, slap, on goal, 0.06 xGSam Colangelo, P3 11:10, between-legs, on goal, 0.06 xGNoah Ostlund, P1 6:36, backhand, on goal, 0.05 xGJeff Malott, P1 8:39, snap, on goal, 0.05 xGLeo Carlsson, P1 18:51, wrist, on goal, 0.05 xGRasmus Dahlin, P2 8:40, snap, on goal, 0.04 xGZach Benson, P2 15:54, snap, missed, 0.04 xGMikael Granlund, P3 18:03, wrist, missed, 0.04 xGJosh Doan, P1 3:29, poke, on goal, 0.04 xGOwen Power, P1 5:48, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGPeyton Krebs, P1 6:57, tip-in, on goal, 0.00 xGRasmus Dahlin, P1 9:53, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGNick Jensen, P1 10:34, wrist, missed, 0.02 xGTristan Luneau, P1 12:33, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGOlen Zellweger, P1 13:33, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGZach Benson, P2 0:53, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGTyson Hinds, P2 1:08, snap, missed, 0.02 xGA.J. Greer, P2 2:04, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGMattias Samuelsson, P2 2:37, slap, on goal, 0.02 xGNick Jensen, P2 8:46, wrist, on goal, 0.00 xGFrank Vatrano, P2 10:34, snap, missed, 0.02 xGAlex Killorn, P2 11:37, wrist, on goal, 0.02 xGLouis Crevier, P2 14:35, backhand, missed, 0.02 xGMattias Samuelsson, P2 14:55, wrist, missed, 0.02 xGRasmus Dahlin, P2 15:51, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGJason Zucker, P2 16:29, wrist, missed, 0.02 xGMattias Samuelsson, P2 19:41, snap, on goal, 0.04 xGJackson LaCombe, P3 4:38, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGSam Colangelo, P3 5:18, wrist, on goal, 0.02 xGCutter Gauthier, P3 16:22, snap, missed, 0.01 xGTristan Luneau, P3 17:26, slap, missed, 0.02 xGLeo Carlsson, P3 17:41, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGMikael Granlund, P3 18:20, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGLeo Carlsson, P3 19:00, wrist, on goal, 0.00 xGCutter Gauthier, P3 19:27, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGCutter Gauthier, P3 19:38, deflected, on goal, 0.04 xGCutter Gauthier, P1 2:54, slap, goal, 0.24 xGMikael Granlund, P1 1:57, snap, goal, 0.21 xGNoah Ostlund, P1 11:39, snap, goal, 0.18 xGRoger McQueen, P1 10:38, snap, goal, 0.18 xGZach Benson, P3 6:37, snap, goal, 0.18 xGTage Thompson, P2 18:51, wrist, goal, 0.17 xGTage Thompson, P2 18:36, wrist, goal, 0.15 xGTage Thompson, P1 15:32, wrist, goal, 0.15 xGJack Quinn, P3 1:57, snap, goal, 0.15 xGTristan Luneau, P3 18:52, snap, goal, 0.15 xGBeckett Sennecke, P3 19:29, snap, goal, 0.11 xGCutter Gauthier, P3 7:26, slap, goal, 0.10 xGTyson Kozak, P1 10:03, wrist, goal, 0.01 xG
End
BUF ← 7 G · 31 SOG · 45 unblocked · 4.56 xG goal on goal miss47 unblocked · 35 SOG · 6 G · 4.12 xG → ANA
Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Buffalo Sabres skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
Rasmus Dahlin
D
2672.2100.081.22.940.6820.8100.0120.8
Mattias Samuelsson
D
2545.337.550.32.502.4718.878.397.0
Owen Power
D
2426.216.718.80.522.2420.072.292.2
Zach Benson
F
2065.785.772.21.980.7640.087.5127.5
Noah Ostlund
F
1953.166.761.82.431.5012.593.8106.3
Jack Quinn
F
1857.166.766.12.861.4711.893.3105.1
Olen Zellweger
D
1845.833.350.10.880.8816.780.096.7
Tage Thompson
F
1868.685.774.42.200.7637.587.5125.0
Peyton Krebs
F
1666.780.067.81.600.7640.085.7125.7
Josh Doan
F
1452.8–48.21.251.340.0100.0100.0
Josh Norris
F
1428.00.022.00.411.430.066.766.7
Ryan McLeod
F
1433.30.034.00.541.050.060.060.0
Beck Malenstyn
F
1329.433.312.50.120.8550.075.0125.0
Louis Crevier
D
1335.3100.049.70.780.7950.0100.0150.0
Tyson Kozak
F
1231.650.061.30.800.5050.080.0130.0
Jason Zucker
F
1146.70.064.80.710.390.050.050.0
Dennis Gilbert
D
1128.6100.027.70.461.1950.0100.0150.0
Sam Carrick
F
975.0100.064.80.140.0850.0100.0150.0

Anaheim Ducks skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
Jackson LaCombe
D
3051.550.043.92.353.0020.078.998.9
Mikael Granlund
F
2360.457.150.02.182.1720.076.996.9
Cutter Gauthier
F
2267.371.474.92.680.9025.071.496.4
Leo Carlsson
F
2273.857.159.82.271.5320.057.177.1
Tristan Luneau
D
2262.850.050.11.561.5611.875.086.8
Beckett Sennecke
F
2171.171.462.02.331.4323.875.098.8
Tim Washe
F
1635.10.040.91.061.540.083.383.3
Tyson Hinds
D
1550.00.054.31.010.850.057.157.1
Nick Jensen
D
1533.350.023.40.300.9725.085.7110.7
Noah Warren
D
1520.00.013.50.261.680.076.976.9
Travis Mitchell
D
1445.550.055.00.900.7314.387.5101.8
Roger McQueen
F
1464.750.054.70.560.4625.075.0100.0
Judd Caulfield
F
1459.150.047.50.790.8714.366.781.0
A.J. Greer
F
1441.950.052.61.221.0912.588.9101.4
Alex Killorn
F
1342.950.032.80.711.4616.785.7102.4
Frank Vatrano
F
1250.050.040.80.480.7033.383.3116.7
Sam Colangelo
F
1150.0100.033.60.470.9420.0100.0120.0
Jeff Malott
F
1138.90.041.10.430.620.066.766.7