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Anaheim Ducks 3, Buffalo Sabres 5 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Anaheim Ducks 3, Buffalo Sabres 5. Shots on goal: ANA 36, BUF 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 ANA 0-1 BUF; P2 ANA 0-1 BUF; P3 ANA 3-3 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 02:03 Jack Quinn (assists: Ryan McLeod, Zach Benson) to make it ANA 0-1 BUF; P2 07:22 Tage Thompson (assists: Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan) to make it ANA 0-2 BUF; P3 07:09 Bowen Byram (assists: Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs) to make it ANA 0-3 BUF; P3 15:16 Olen Zellweger (assists: Jackson LaCombe, Mikael Granlund) to make it ANA 1-3 BUF; P3 16:00 Jack Quinn (assists: Zach Benson, Owen Power) to make it ANA 1-4 BUF; P3 18:02 Leo Carlsson (assists: Ian Moore) to make it ANA 2-4 BUF; P3 19:12 Mason McTavish (assists: Leo Carlsson, Beckett Sennecke) to make it ANA 3-4 BUF; P3 19:49 Josh Norris (assists: Alex Tuch) to make it ANA 3-5 BUF. Top skaters: Jack Quinn (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Leo Carlsson (ANA) 1 G, 1 A; Peyton Krebs (BUF) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 31 saves on 34, decision W; Lukas Dostal (ANA) 27 saves on 31, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· BUF
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 13:41 TOI
Goals Β· ANA
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG Β· 20:03 TOI
Goaltending Β· BUF
31 saves on 34 shots (.912) Β· W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

ANA 0 largest lead Never led Β· 2-0 run, P3 18:02–P3 19:12
BUF 3 largest lead P3 7:09 (ANA 0, BUF 3) Β· 3-0 run, P1 2:03–P3 7:09
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:03 Jack Quinn (Ryan McLeod, Zach Benson) BUF Β· wrist shot Β· ANA 0, BUF 1
  • P2 7:22 Tage Thompson (Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan) BUF Β· tip-in shot Β· ANA 0, BUF 2
  • P3 7:09 Bowen Byram (Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs) BUF Β· snap shot Β· ANA 0, BUF 3
  • P3 15:16 Olen Zellweger (Jackson LaCombe, Mikael Granlund) ANA Β· backhand shot Β· ANA 1, BUF 3
  • P3 16:00 Jack Quinn (Zach Benson, Owen Power) BUF Β· snap shot Β· ANA 1, BUF 4
  • P3 18:02 Leo Carlsson (Ian Moore) ANA Β· wrist shot Β· ANA 2, BUF 4
  • P3 19:12 Mason McTavish (Leo Carlsson, Beckett Sennecke) ANA Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· ANA 3, BUF 4
  • P3 19:49 Josh Norris (Alex Tuch) BUF Β· Empty net Β· backhand shot Β· ANA 3, BUF 5

Linescore

123 T
ANA 003 3
BUF 113 5

Shots on goal: ANA 34, BUF 32

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

ANABUF
36Shots on goal32
63Shot attempts67
36Faceoff wins31
29Hits10
7Blocked shots22
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways4
19Giveaways19
13Penalty minutes13
87.1%Save %91.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA8141436
BUF1211932

🎯 Shot Map

Anaheim Ducks3 G Β· 52 attempts
Mikael Granlund: missed the netRyan Poehling: missed the netJackson LaCombe: saved (wrist)Cutter Gauthier: missed the netRyan Poehling: saved (backhand)Olen Zellweger: missed the netOlen Zellweger: missed the netCutter Gauthier: saved (wrist)Nikita Nesterenko: saved (wrist)Ryan Poehling: saved (tip-in)Olen Zellweger: saved (snap)Alex Killorn: saved (wrist)Radko Gudas: saved (slap)Ryan Poehling: missed the netMikael Granlund: saved (snap)Beckett Sennecke: saved (backhand)Olen Zellweger: saved (wrist)Ryan Poehling: missed the netRyan Strome: missed the netLeo Carlsson: saved (snap)Alex Killorn: saved (slap)Leo Carlsson: missed the netCutter Gauthier: saved (snap)Ryan Poehling: saved (slap)Mikael Granlund: saved (wrist)Pavel Mintyukov: saved (slap)Mason McTavish: missed the netLeo Carlsson: saved (snap)Beckett Sennecke: saved (tip-in)Drew Helleson: saved (slap)Cutter Gauthier: saved (snap)Pavel Mintyukov: saved (snap)Tim Washe: missed the netMikael Granlund: missed the netAlex Killorn: missed the netMason McTavish: saved (snap)Radko Gudas: missed the netMikael Granlund: missed the netLeo Carlsson: saved (snap)Radko Gudas: saved (slap)Leo Carlsson: saved (snap)Radko Gudas: saved (tip-in)Alex Killorn: saved (wrist)Olen Zellweger: saved (wrist)Mikael Granlund: saved (deflected)Olen Zellweger: goal (backhand)Cutter Gauthier: missed the netCutter Gauthier: saved (wrist)Alex Killorn: saved (wrist)Leo Carlsson: goal (wrist)Mikael Granlund: saved (slap)Mason McTavish: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 33Saved63% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net31% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres5 G Β· 43 attempts
Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJack Quinn: goal (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netZach Benson: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Jacob Bryson: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netJordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (tip-in)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (slap)Zach Metsa: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: goal (snap)Zach Benson: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: saved (backhand)Noah Ostlund: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: goal (snap)Bowen Byram: missed the netJosh Norris: goal (backhand)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 27Saved63% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net26% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

ANA skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Leo Carlsson C 112051020:03
Olen Zellweger D 101040219:51
Mason McTavish C 101-222016:57
Jackson LaCombe D 011+210321:05
Mikael Granlund C 011040019:34
Beckett Sennecke R 011022019:25
Ian Moore D 011+100014:24
Pavel Mintyukov D 000-321020:58
Radko Gudas D 000-134019:29
Drew Helleson D 000-312118:58
Alex Killorn L 000044018:54
Chris Kreider L 000002015:29
Cutter Gauthier L 000-121015:03
Ryan Poehling C 000030013:55
Ryan Strome C 000-102012:31
Nikita Nesterenko C 000-111010:47
Tim Washe C 000-102110:18
Ross Johnston L 000005009:33
ANA goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Lukas Dostal L 273187.1458:46
BUF skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Quinn R 202+240013:41
Tage Thompson C 112032019:49
Peyton Krebs C 022+110015:48
Zach Benson L 022050013:51
Bowen Byram D 101+220225:56
Josh Norris C 101040315:12
Owen Power D 011+140122:03
Alex Tuch R 011-121219:10
Ryan McLeod C 011+200017:18
Josh Doan R 011+200115:09
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-130525:37
Mattias Samuelsson D 000011123:59
Jason Zucker L 000-111016:39
Jordan Greenway L 000+112311:04
Noah Ostlund C 000001110:32
Jacob Bryson D 000000210:07
Zach Metsa D 000+210010:05
Beck Malenstyn L 000002110:00
BUF goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 313491.2360:00

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