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Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres prediction

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Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Anaheim Ducks

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line9 min together
    17LWKillornAlex91CCarlssonLeo45RWSenneckeBeckett
  2. 2nd line6 min together
    61LWGauthierCutter64CGranlundMikael13RWNesterenkoNikita
  3. 3rd line10 min together
    18LWGreerA.J.42CWasheTim12RWColangeloSam
  4. 4th line6 min together
    40LWKlepovNikita95CMcQueenRoger77RWVatranoFrank

Defence

  1. 1st pair14 min together
    2DLaCombeJackson67DLuneauTristan
  2. 2nd pair10 min together
    55DHindsTyson47DWarrenNoah
  3. 3rd pair7 min together
    14DHellesonDrew4DJensenNick

Goalies

Buffalo Sabres

Last game: Oct 21

Forwards

  1. 1st line9 min together
    6LWBensonZach
    86COstlundNoah
    22RWQuinnJack
  2. 2nd line9 min together
    20LWKulichJiri
    72CThompsonTage
    91RWDoanJosh
  3. 3rd line5 min together
    17LWZuckerJason
    9CNorrisJosh
    94RWHeleniusKonsta
  4. 4th line5 min together
    29LWMalenstynBeck
    71CMcLeodRyan
    19RWKrebsPeyton

Defence

  1. 1st pair15 min together
    26DDahlinRasmus
    23DSamuelssonMattias
  2. 2nd pair12 min together
    25DPowerOwen
    8DZellwegerOlen
  3. 3rd pair4 min together
    73DMetsaZach
    46DCrevierLouis

Goalies

  • 1ProjectedLuukkonenUkko-Pekka
  • 92BackupEllisC.

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Alex Killorn: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0; Leo Carlsson: Pwinger, CC BY-SA 4.0; Beckett Sennecke: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0; Cutter Gauthier: Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mikael Granlund: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0; A.J. Greer: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Sam Colangelo: Mike Zitek/AHL, CC BY 2.0; Frank Vatrano: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0; Jackson LaCombe: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Nick Jensen: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Lukas Dostal ANA

.881 save percentage

3.16 GAA · 3–4–0 · 7 starts

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF

.864 save percentage

3.53 GAA · 3–3–2 · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Lukas Dostal: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

Anaheim DucksThis seasonBuffalo Sabres

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (10 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Leo Carlsson: Pwinger, CC BY-SA 4.0; Beckett Sennecke: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Anaheim Ducks

L1–4L2–3L2–5L2–4L2–4

Buffalo Sabres

L1–3OTL3–4W5–4OTL3–4W5–3

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

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