Sabres at Ducks preview: October 29, 2026
The Buffalo Sabres (5-4-3) visit the Anaheim Ducks (5-6-1) at Honda Center on October 29, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 5-4-3 | 2-3 (2.8-3) | 2-1-3 (3.2-3.7) | 3-3-0 (2.3-3.2) |
| Anaheim Ducks | 5-6-1 | 1-4 (3-4.4) | 4-3-0 (3.3-3.1) | 1-3-1 (2.8-4.2) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| BUF | ANA | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 2.8 (24th) | 3.1 (16th) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.4 (8th) | 3.6 (4th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 27.5 (16th) | 23.5 (29th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 26.3 (22nd) | 27.7 (17th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.4 (26th) | 0.6 (19th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 1 (3rd) | 1 (3rd) |
| Hits per game | 17.4 (27th) | 25.7 (2nd) |
| Hits allowed per game | 27 (2nd) | 18.4 (28th) |
| Blocked shots per game | 12.2 (27th) | 15.8 (4th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 14.3 (15th) | 13.7 (18th) |
Recent form
Buffalo Sabres
- Oct 27, 2026: W 2-0 at SJS
- Oct 24, 2026: L 3-4 at WSH
- Oct 21, 2026: L 1-3 vs PHI
- Oct 17, 2026: L 3-4 at MTL
- Oct 15, 2026: W 5-4 at TOR
Anaheim Ducks
Head-to-head
4 earlier meetings stored: Ducks 1, Sabres 3. Full Ducks vs Sabres head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | 2025-26 | ANA 6, BUF 5 (at ANA) |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 2025-26 | ANA 3, BUF 5 (at BUF) |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2024-25 | ANA 2, BUF 3 (at BUF) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 2024-25 | ANA 2, BUF 3 (at ANA) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | RW | 12 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Owen Power | D | 12 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Tage Thompson | C | 12 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 12 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Points |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 9 | 22.3 Saves/g, 25.8 SA/g, 3.4 GA/g | 29 Saves/g | Saves |
| Colten Ellis | G | 4 | 18.5 Saves/g, 20.5 SA/g, 2 GA/g | 19.8 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Carlsson | C | 12 | 1.3 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Jackson LaCombe | D | 12 | 1 Pts/g, 0.1 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Beckett Sennecke | RW | 12 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 0.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Mikael Granlund | C | 11 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 0 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Lukas Dostal | G | 9 | 23.4 Saves/g, 26.9 SA/g, 3.4 GA/g | 25.4 Saves/g | Saves |
| Ville Husso | G | 4 | 19.5 Saves/g, 22 SA/g, 2.5 GA/g | 19 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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