National Hockey League
Buffalo 7, Anaheim 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Steve Kozari, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 15165

Casey Mittelstadt broke a tie late in the second period, and the visiting Buffalo Sabres went on to a 7-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.

Mittelstadt, Tyson Jost, Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch and Dylan Cozens each had a goal and an assist, and Rasmus Dahlin and Jack Quinn each had two assists for the Sabres, who snapped a four-game slide (0-3-1). Eric Comrie made 19 saves.

Cam Fowler scored twice, Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist, and Lukas Dostal made 37 saves for the Ducks, who have been outscored 20-8 in a three-game losing streak.

Jost gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead at 6:08 of the first period. Dostal stopped a Dahlin point shot but directed the rebound to the right of the net in Jost's direction, and the Sabres forward backhanded a shot from the goal line under the bottom of the goalie's left pad.

An uncovered Tage Thompson connected in the final seconds of a power play, blasting a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from Dahlin to make it 2-0 at 15:58.

Shattenkirk got Anaheim on the board at 6:37 of the second period. Trevor Zegras carried the puck into the left circle and sent a cross-ice pass over to an open Shattenkirk to cut it to 2-1.

Fowler tied it 2-2 just over a minute later when he fired a shot from high in the zone through traffic past a screened Comrie at 7:48.

He then gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead at 13:08. Comrie sprawled to try to make a save amid traffic in front, but the loose puck squirted out to a pinching and uncovered Fowler on the doorstep at the right post.

The Sabres responded 35 seconds later when Quinn won a puck battle at the goal line and fed Krebs coming into the slot to tie it 3-3 at 13:43.

Mittelstadt put Buffalo in front 4-3 at 18:03, holding onto a pass from Krebs into the right circle before unleashing a wrist shot that went in off the crossbar.

Tuch, fresh out of the penalty box, scored far side from the left circle to push it to 5-3 at 6:13 of the third period.

Zemgus Girgensons extended it to 6-3 at 11:46 from the inner hashmarks of the left circle, and Cozens made it 7-3 from in front at 18:53.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Buffalo   Anaheim
Dylan Cozens 2 Points Cam Fowler 2
Dylan Cozens 1 Goals Cam Fowler 2
Rasmus Dahlin 2 Assists Derek Grant 2
Tage Thompson 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Eric Comrie .864 Save Percentage Lukas Dostal .841
Eric Comrie 19 Saves Lukas Dostal 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Buffalo 44 7 1-5 2-2 18 24
Anaheim 22 3 0-2 4-5 24 33
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Ducks have a W/L % of .294 after a win and .316 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Sabres have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .407 after a loss.