Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Anaheim Ducks 4:3 after ot. The match was played in NHL 2021. League standings: Anaheim Ducks #13, Buffalo Sabres #11.

Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres Head to Head Results

Anaheim Ducks and Buffalo Sabres have met 29 times — Anaheim Ducks won 16, Buffalo Sabres won 13, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2009. Anaheim Ducks leads the head-to-head with 16 victories from 29 meetings. A combined 170 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.86 per match (86 for the home side, 84 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 24 matches (83%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 26 games (90%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2026.

Anaheim Ducks

Drawn

Buffalo Sabres

Goals: 86Goals: 84

Recent Meetings (29)

23 Mar 2026Anaheim Ducks6 – 5Buffalo SabresNHL

11 Jan 2026Buffalo Sabres5 – 3Anaheim DucksNHL

26 Feb 2025Buffalo Sabres3 – 2Anaheim DucksNHL

23 Nov 2024Anaheim Ducks2 – 3Buffalo SabresNHL

19 Feb 2024Buffalo Sabres3 – 4Anaheim DucksNHL

24 Jan 2024Anaheim Ducks4 – 2Buffalo SabresNHL

16 Feb 2023Anaheim Ducks3 – 7Buffalo SabresNHL

21 Jan 2023Buffalo Sabres6 – 3Anaheim DucksNHL

8 Dec 2021Buffalo Sabres0 – 2Anaheim DucksNHL

9 Feb 2020Buffalo Sabres2 – 3Anaheim DucksNHL

More results

Standings

Anaheim Ducks sit #13 and Buffalo Sabres are #11 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
4St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
5Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
6Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
7Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
8Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
9Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
10Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
11Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
12San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
13Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
14Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
15Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60
16Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
3Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
4New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
5Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
6Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
8Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
9New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
10Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
11Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
12Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
13Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
14New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
15Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61
16Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
4Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
5Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
6Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
7Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
8Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
4Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
5Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
6Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
7Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
8Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
2Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
3Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
4Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
5Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
6San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
7Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
8Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
2New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
3Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
4Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
5New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
6Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
7New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026