Buffalo Sabres – Anaheim Ducks Game Preview
11/22/24 – 10:00 pm EST at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA
Record
Buffalo – 9-9-1 | 19 points – 5th place in the Atlantic Division
Anaheim – 8-8-2 | 18 points – 7th place in the Pacific Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 18.6% (18th)
Penalty Kill – 78.8% (18th)
Anaheim
Power Play – 15.3% (27th)
Penalty Kill – 68.8% (31st)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Tage Thompson: 16 GP, 11 G, 7 A, 18 PTS
Alex Tuch: 19 GP, 5 G, 13 A, 18 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 19 GP, 5 G, 12 A, 17 PTS
Anaheim
Troy Terry: 18 GP, 6 G, 6 A, 12 PTS
Leo Carlsson: 18 GP, 6 G, 4 A, 10 PTS
Ryan Strome: 18 GP, 4 G, 5 A, 9 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (7-4-1, 2.57 GAA, .910 save %)
Anaheim – John Gibson (3-0-0, 2.67 GAA, .906 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Buffalo
Forwards
JJ Peterka - Ryan McLeod - Alex Tuch
Zach Benson - Dylan Cozens - Sam Lafferty
Jason Zucker - Jiri Kulich - Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn - Peyton Krebs – Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin - Bowen Byram
Owen Power - Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson - Connor Clifton
Ex. Dennis Gilbert
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Injuries
Tage Thompson (IR – lower-body)
Jordan Greenway (week – to - week – middle body)
Mattias Samuelsson (IR – lower body)
Notes
The Sabres have recorded 11 power-play goals in their last 11 games, including at least one in each of their last seven games. A power-play goal in tonight’s game would give Buffalo its longest power-play goal streak since Oct. 27 to Nov. 10, 2022 (eight games). Buffalo’s current seven-game power-play goal streak is the longest such streak of any NHL team this season.
Rasmus Dahlin has notched 15 points (5+10) in his last 11 games, including at least one point in seven straight games (4+6). If Dahlin records a point in today’s game, he will match the longest point streak of his career (Oct. 14 to 29, 2023; eight games; 2+7).
JJ Peterka has registered eight points (3+5) in his last seven games. In his last seven games,
Alex Tuch has posted nine points (2+7), including at least one point in each of his last four games (1+5).
Jason Zucker has notched one point in back-to-back games (1+1) and he has recorded one point in three straight road games. Dylan Cozens is expected to play in his 300th NHL game tonight.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed two or fewer goals in five of his last six starts. In that span, he has earned four wins and he has made 144 saves on 154 shots (.935). Luukkonen ranks tied for ninth in save percentage (.935), tenth in goals-against average (1.75) and he is tied for seventh in wins (4) among all NHL goaltenders in November (Min. three games played). In the month of November, Luukkonen has recorded an even-strength save percentage of .942. Luukkonen has allowed two or fewer goals in eight games this season and Buffalo is 6-2-0 in those contests.
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