Buffalo 6, Anaheim 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees:
Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
19070
By Field Level Media
Victor Olofsson and Peyton Krebs scored two goals each for the Buffalo Sabres in a 6-3 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon.
Ilya Lyubushkin had three assists for his first NHL three-point game and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 33 saves for the Sabres, who have earned points in three straight games (2-0-1).
Trevor Zegras had two goals and an assist, Simon Benoit also scored and John Gibson made 33 saves for the Ducks, who were coming off a 5-3 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Olofsson scored on a one-timer off a centering pass from Lyubushkin for a 4-3 lead at 2:12 of the third period. He scored his 21st goal of the season on a breakaway to extend the lead to 5-3 at 8:07.
Krebs scored with a wrist shot to extend the lead to 6-3 at 13:40.
Dylan Cozens, who scored 12 seconds into overtime in a 3-2 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday, gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead when he faked a centering pass to get around Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg and scored from in close at 9:53 of the first period.
Buffalo, which came in 2-for-22 on the power play in the previous seven games, scored on its first man-advantage when Alex Tuch dropped the puck to Jeff Skinner in the high slot and he scored for a 2-0 lead at 17:39 of the first.
Zegras beat Luukkonen up high on the short side off a rush to cut the lead to 2-1 at 4:47 of the second. He tied it 2-2 at 8:14 of the second, hitting the top right corner of the net from the slot.
Zegras extended his point streak to a career-high five games (five goals, four assists).
The Sabres moved back ahead 3-2 at 10:49 of the second when Rasmus Dahlin's wraparound try went off the skate of Anaheim defenseman John Klingberg and Krebs scored off the deflection.
Benoit tied it 3-3 when he surprised Luukkonen with a wrist shot from above the right circle at 15:29 of the second.
Dahlin and Tuch had two assists each. Dahlin has 52 points (13 goals, 39 assists), second among NHL defensemen.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Buffalo |
|
Trevor Zegras 3 |
Points |
Ilya Lyubushkin 3 |
|
Trevor Zegras 2 |
Goals |
Peyton Krebs 2 |
|
Trevor Zegras 1 |
Assists |
Ilya Lyubushkin 3 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Jeff Skinner 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
John Gibson .846 |
Save Percentage |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen .919 |
|
John Gibson 33 |
Saves |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 34 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
37 |
3 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
9 |
28 |
| Buffalo
|
39 |
6 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
7 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Sabres have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .435 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Ducks have a W/L % of .231 after a win and .294 after a loss.
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