Game 70: Ducks vs Sabres

Anaheim (38-27-4) vs Buffalo (44-20-6)

Pregame Show: DucksNPucks Podcast

TV: 5 PM, Victory+ / KCOP-13

Audio: Ducks Stream

Anaheim Outlook

The Ducks return home from Utah after beating the Mammoth 4-1 on Friday night. Anaheim got off to a slow start giving up the first goal once again. Ryan Poehling scored a shorthanded goal in the latter stages of the first period to tie the game. Alex Killorn scored the go ahead goal in the second period and the Ducks hung on to the one goal lead late into the game. The Ducks then scored two empty net goals to pull out the 4-1 win.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.20 Per Game
Goals Against: 3.43 Per Game
Power Play: 16.8%
Penalty Kill: 78.3%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 51.91%
Overall: 51.32%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 51.90%
Overall: 51.32%

Cutter Gauthier leads the team with 36 goals.

Team Injuries/News:

Radko Gudas will miss today’s game as his serves his fifth and final game of his suspension.

Ross Johnston is expected to be out 3-4 weeks with a lower body injury according to Head Coach Joel Quenneville.

Projected Lineup (Last Game)

Offense:
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Alex Killorn – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke
Jeffrey Viel – Ryan Poehling – Cutter Gauthier
Mikael Granlund – Tim Washe – Jansen Harkins

Defense:
Olen Zellweger – John Carlson
Jackson LaCombe – Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – Ian Moore

In Net:
Lukas Dostal 28-15-3 GAA 3.01 SV% .893 (Unconfirmed)

Buffalo Outlook 

The Sabres played the Los Angeles Kings last night beating them 4-1. The Kings led 1-0 after the first period, but then it was all Sabres after that. Buffalo has won 4 games in a row and is currently in first place in the Atlantic Division.

By The Numbers:

Goals For: 3.46 Per Game
Goals Against: 2.87 Per Game
Power Play: 20.7%
Penalty Kill: 83.1%

Corsi For %
Even Strength: 48.57%
Overall: 48.33%

Fenwick For %
Even Strength: 48.95%
Overall: 48.91%

Tage Thompson leads the team with 36 goals.

Projected Lineup 

Offense
Zach Benson – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod – Jack Quinn
Noah Ostlund – Joshua Norris – Josh Doan
Peyton Krebs – Sam Carrick – Beck Malenstyn

Defense
Mattias Samuelsson – Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power – Bowen Byram
Logan Stanley – Zach Metsa

In Net:
Alex Lyon 20-8-3 GAA 2546 SV% .915 (Unconfirmed)

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March 22nd, 2026