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Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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Prime Video · MSG-B · KCOP-13

Game preview

The Anaheim Ducks visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video, MSG-B and KCOP-13.

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

Rest and travel

Ducks

Game 3 of a road trip: Ottawa and Montréal, now Buffalo.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: no game
  3. 42026-12-04: vs SEA
  4. 52026-12-05: no game
  5. 62026-12-06: vs WPG
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: at OTT
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at MTL
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~319 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,776 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: at CGY
  3. 42026-12-04: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 52026-12-05: no game
  5. 62026-12-06: at SEA
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: no game
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: vs EDM
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs ANA
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

ANABUF

Settled lines

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

ANA 62% (9th most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series