The Sabres arrive at Honda Center with a narrow points edge and a stronger recent run, while Anaheim looks to reverse a slide.
Buffalo has 13 points to Anaheim’s 11 through 12 games, and the Sabres sit 24th in the power index while the Ducks are 27th. Buffalo is 2-3 over its last five and comes off a 2-0 win over San Jose; Anaheim is 1-4 in that span after falling 6-5 to Vancouver. The key matchup is Buffalo’s +1.3 shots-per-game differential against Anaheim’s -4.2, with Leo Carlsson leading the Ducks at 14 points and Jack Quinn topping Buffalo with 11. Anaheim’s 15.7 blocks per game to Buffalo’s 12.3 offer a defensive counter, but the Ducks need to improve their shot differential to blunt Buffalo’s edge.