Sabres vs Ducks Score & Box Score — Thu, Oct 29, 2026

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7@6

BUF rest: 1dANA rest: 1d

Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Sabres beat Ducks 7–6

Z. Benson scored the game-winner at 6:37 of the third.
The Sabres came back from a 2-goal deficit.
C. Ellis stopped 29 of 35 shots (.829) for the win.
Power play: BUF 2/3, ANA 3/4.
T. Thompson recorded a hat trick and 2 assists.
HabsMetrics model had the Sabres as 53% favourites — it called this one.

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice.

Three stars

1st star
T. Thompson
BUF · 3G 2A
2nd star
C. Gauthier
ANA · 2G 0A
3rd star
P. Krebs
BUF · 0G 3A

Scoring summary

Period by Period

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Team Stats

BUFANA

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	27	27
Blocked	9	9
Power Play	2/3	3/4
Faceoff %	40.3	59.7
Corsi %	48.6	51.4
xG	4.45	3.80
Giveaways	13	21
Takeaways	3	5

Anaheim Ducks

Player statistics for Anaheim Ducks
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Leo CarlssonC	0	3	3	-1	4	22:09
Cutter GauthierLW	2	0	2	0	10	22:18
Jackson LaCombeD	0	2	2	-1	2	29:36
Beckett SenneckeRW	1	1	2	0	2	21:13
Sam ColangeloRW	0	1	1	+1	2	11:06
Judd CaulfieldRW	0	1	1	0	0	13:38
Mikael GranlundC	1	0	1	-1	2	23:14
Roger McQueenC	1	0	1	0	2	13:44
Nick JensenD	0	1	1	0	1	14:49
Tristan LuneauD	1	0	1	0	3	21:57
Ville HussoG	--	--	35/42	--	.833	53:34
Lukas DostalG	--	--	23/30	--	.767	00:00

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Tage ThompsonC	3	2	5	+3	4	17:49
Zach BensonLW	1	2	3	+3	3	19:30
Peyton KrebsC	0	3	3	+3	1	15:55
Rasmus DahlinD	0	2	2	+3	4	26:00
Sam CarrickC	0	1	1	+1	0	08:45
Jack QuinnRW	1	0	1	-1	4	18:28
Tyson KozakC	1	0	1	0	1	12:14
Noah OstlundC	1	0	1	-1	5	19:26
Olen ZellwegerD	0	1	1	-1	0	18:14
Mattias SamuelssonD	0	1	1	+1	2	25:27
Colten EllisG	--	--	40/46	--	.870	59:56
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	--	--	29/35	--	.829	00:00

BUFaway

53%

ANAhome

47%

Win probability6-pt gap

Model pick

BUF · 53% to win

Key signals

Team Defense (Goal Model)Home IceMarket Consensus BlendTeam Offense (Goal Model)Projected Goaltending

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice

Game Analysis

Projected score

BUF

3.3

–

ANA

3.1

Most likely final: ANA 2–3 BUF · Actual: 6–7

ANA win: 47%
BUF win: 53%
Goes to OT/SO: 23%

Likeliest scorelines

ANA 2 – 3 BUF8%
ANA 3 – 2 BUF7%
ANA 3 – 4 BUF7%
ANA 4 – 3 BUF7%
ANA 1 – 2 BUF4%

Goal totals & margins

6+ total goals: 59%
7+ total goals: 49%
ANA by 2+: 23%
BUF by 2+: 27%

Key factors (goal margin, + favors home)

Team DefenseANA allowing +10% vs league average, BUF +0%.-0.27
Home IceLeague-wide home scoring edge of +5% applied to ANA.+0.15
Market ConsensusBlended 35% toward the consensus market.-0.13
Team OffenseANA scoring +0% vs league average, BUF -1% (time-weighted goal model).+0.04
Projected GoaltendingProjected starters vs an average goalie, shrunk by shots faced: Lukas Dostal (ANA) -0.08 g/gm; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) -0.09 g/gm.+0.01
InjuriesANA without Ian Moore, Pavel Mintyukov, Ryan Poehling; BUF without Konsta Helenius, Jiri Kulich, Conor Timmins.+0.01