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Buffalo Sabres vs Anaheim Ducks

Regular season · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Honda Center

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Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, Disney+ and SN+.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 3 of a road trip: Washington and San Jose, now Anaheim.

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: no game
  3. 212026-10-21: vs PHI
  4. 222026-10-22: no game
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: at WSH
  7. 252026-10-25: no game
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: at SJS
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: at ANA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~332 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,041 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Ducks

Another game at home.

  1. 192026-10-19: at NYR
  2. 202026-10-20: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: at NJD
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: at PHI
  7. 252026-10-25: no game
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: vs VAN
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Anaheim DucksDucksTue, Oct 13 vs CGY
  1. L1NewKillorn#17Carlsson#91Sennecke#45
    11:31 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewGranlund#64Nesterenko#13Colangelo#12
    8:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3Malott#39Washe#42Caulfield#28
    7:39 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreer#18McQueen#95Vatrano#77
    6:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1LaCombe#2Warren#47
    14:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHelleson#14Mintyukov#98
    12:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Hinds#55Luneau#67
    12:26 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Granlund CCarlsson CCaulfield RSennecke RLaCombe D4:36
  2. 2Killorn LMcQueen CVatrano RColangelo RLuneau D0:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Granlund CHelleson DMintyukov D0:51
  2. 2Washe CLaCombe DWarren D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFANA

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)ANA 62% (9th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)ANA 1:55 left (12th earliest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)ANA 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)ANA 26% (6th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series