Sabres vs Ducks Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 29, 2026)

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Buffalo Sabres logo

Sabres5-7 · 7-5 ATS9th in the East
FINAL7 – 6
Anaheim Ducks logo

Ducks5-7 · 6-6 ATS12th in the West

NHL · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 10:00 PM ET · Honda Center

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 T
Sabres 3 2 2 7
Ducks 3 0 3 6

How the bets settled

MoneylineSabres wonClosed at -162
SpreadDucks coveredDucks +1.5, by 0.5
TotalOver 6.513 scored, 6.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Buffalo beat Anaheim 7-6 on October 29, with the game swinging in the second period when the Sabres scored twice and the Ducks were held scoreless.

Tage Thompson led Buffalo with three goals and five points, while Cutter Gauthier scored twice for Anaheim and Leo Carlsson added three assists and three points. The Ducks won 59.7 percent of faceoffs, put 35 shots on goal and converted 75 percent of their power plays, but 21 giveaways and Buffalo’s 66.7 percent power play helped the Sabres hold on.

For bettors, Anaheim covered the closing 1.5 spread by 0.5, and the closing total of 6.5 went over by 6.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

DucksSabres
The score margin against the closing spread (Ducks +1.5). Blue: Ducks covering. Orange: Sabres covering.
+2.5Largest BUF cover
34%BUF covering
+3.5Largest ANA cover
66%ANA covering

Top performers

Sabres

  • GoalsTage Thompson3
  • AssistsPeyton Krebs3
  • PointsTage Thompson5

Ducks

  • GoalsCutter Gauthier2
  • AssistsLeo Carlsson3
  • PointsLeo Carlsson3

Team stats

SabresDucks
31Shots35
40.3%Faceoffs won59.7%
2Power play goals3
27Hits27
9Blocked shots9
3Takeaways5
13Giveaways21
8Penalty minutes6

Box score

Buffalo SabresAnaheim Ducks

Buffalo Sabres

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Zach Benson LW 1 2 0 3 3 19:30 27 1 1 0 0 2 0.0
Sam Carrick C 0 1 0 0 1 8:45 13 3 0 0 0 0 100.0
Josh Doan RW 0 0 0 3 0 14:00 20 0 0 1 0 0 50.0
Tyson Kozak C 1 0 0 1 0 12:14 19 3 1 0 0 2 22.2
Peyton Krebs C 0 3 0 1 3 15:55 24 5 0 0 0 0 53.3
Beck Malenstyn LW 0 0 0 0 1 13:11 20 3 0 0 2 0 50.0
Ryan McLeod C 0 0 0 1 -1 13:45 22 0 0 1 1 0 42.9
Josh Norris C 0 0 0 0 -1 13:51 22 2 0 0 1 0 45.5
Noah Ostlund C 1 0 0 5 -1 19:26 24 0 0 0 0 0 25.0
Jack Quinn RW 1 0 0 4 -1 18:28 24 1 0 0 2 0 0.0
Tage Thompson C 3 2 0 4 3 17:49 25 1 0 0 1 0 28.6
Jason Zucker LW 0 0 0 0 -1 11:04 16 2 2 0 0 0 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Louis Crevier D 0 0 0 0 1 12:39 19 0 2 0 1 0 0.0
Rasmus Dahlin D 0 2 0 4 3 26:00 23 2 0 1 0 0 0.0
Dennis Gilbert D 0 0 0 0 1 10:35 17 2 0 0 0 2 0.0
Owen Power D 0 0 0 2 -1 23:55 26 1 2 0 2 0 0.0
Mattias Samuelsson D 0 1 0 3 1 25:27 25 0 1 0 1 0 0.0
Olen Zellweger D 0 1 0 0 -1 18:14 23 1 0 0 2 2 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Colten Ellis G 6 35 0 0 29 .829 25 3 1 59:56 0 0

Anaheim Ducks

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Leo Carlsson C 0 3 0 5 -1 22:09 24 0 0 0 2 0 54.5
Judd Caulfield RW 0 1 0 0 0 13:38 19 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sam Colangelo RW 0 1 0 2 1 11:06 17 0 0 0 2 0 100.0
Cutter Gauthier LW 2 0 0 10 0 22:18 20 2 1 0 1 0 100.0
Mikael Granlund C 1 0 0 2 -1 23:14 22 0 0 0 1 0 56.5
A.J. Greer LW 0 0 0 1 0 13:33 18 5 0 0 1 0 100.0
Alex Killorn LW 0 0 0 1 1 13:00 18 1 0 1 0 0 0.0
Jeff Malott LW 0 0 0 2 -2 10:48 15 1 1 0 0 0 0.0
Roger McQueen C 1 0 0 2 0 13:44 17 2 0 0 1 0 50.0
Beckett Sennecke RW 1 1 0 2 0 21:13 21 2 0 0 1 2 0.0
Frank Vatrano RW 0 0 0 2 0 11:33 15 1 0 1 2 2 0.0
Tim Washe C 0 0 0 1 -1 16:09 24 1 2 0 2 0 61.1

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Tyson Hinds D 0 0 0 0 -3 15:18 20 1 1 0 1 2 0.0
Nick Jensen D 0 1 0 1 0 14:49 18 1 0 0 2 0 0.0
Jackson LaCombe D 0 2 0 1 -1 29:36 29 2 2 1 2 0 0.0
Tristan Luneau D 1 0 0 3 0 21:57 26 1 1 2 0 0 0.0
Travis Mitchell D 0 0 0 0 1 14:24 18 0 1 0 2 0 0.0
Noah Warren D 0 0 0 0 -2 14:45 22 2 0 0 1 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Ville Husso G 7 31 0 0 24 .774 20 4 0 53:34 0 0

Attendance 15,575 · Officials: Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Trent Knorr, Tom Chmielewski, Ryan Jackson

Recap: Tage Thompson has hat trick, 5 points in Sabres’ 7-6 win over Ducks (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

  • Sabres are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Sabres vs Ducks pre-game preview

Buffalo is priced as the -128 moneyline favorite, with Anaheim at +1.5 and the total at 6.5. The last meeting was March 22, 2026, when Buffalo lost 5-6 on the road. Buffalo is 5-7 straight up and 7-5 against the spread this season, and 4-6 straight up with a 7-3 ATS mark over its last 10; it most recently won 2-0 at San Jose on October 27. Anaheim is 5-7 straight up and 6-6 ATS this season, and 3-7 straight up with a 4-6 ATS mark over its last 10; it most recently lost 5-6 to Vancouver on October 27.

The useful angles are on defense and availability. Buffalo allows 3.33 goals per game (24th) and Anaheim allows 3.58 (29th), while both are near the bottom in points allowed at 9.42 (Buffalo 29th, Anaheim 28th). Anaheim also lists Ian Moore, Pavel Mintyukov, Troy Terry and Ryan Poehling on injured reserve. On props, Rasmus Dahlin’s over 2.5 shots on goal at -114 cleared in 8 of his last 10.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Buffalo Sabres

Jack Quinn R0.9 PTS · 2.8 SOG · 0.5 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/27 @ SJS 19:28 0 0 3 0
10/24 @ WSH 17:24 1 0 3 0
10/21 vs PHI 20:45 0 1 4 1
10/17 @ MTL 21:30 1 0 2 0
10/15 @ TOR 18:04 2 2 4 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs ANA
PTS 0.9 (12) 1.2 (6) 0.6 (95) 1.5 (2)
1 · 2
SOG 2.8 (12) 3.2 (6) 2.3 (95) 3.0 (2)
2 · 4

Owen Power D0.9 PTS · 1.3 SOG · 0.2 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/27 @ SJS 24:49 0 2 1 1
10/24 @ WSH 30:09 0 1 2 0
10/21 vs PHI 26:12 0 0 2 0
10/17 @ MTL 27:39 0 0 3 0
10/15 @ TOR 28:01 1 0 2 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs ANA
PTS 0.9 (12) 1.0 (6) 0.4 (94) 1.5 (2)
2 · 1
SOG 1.3 (12) 1.3 (6) 1.4 (94) 2.5 (2)
1 · 4

Tage Thompson C0.8 PTS · 4.3 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/27 @ SJS 17:10 0 1 6 0
10/24 @ WSH 17:00 0 0 0 0
10/21 vs PHI 20:06 0 0 3 0
10/17 @ MTL 19:19 1 0 5 1
10/15 @ TOR 21:11 0 1 6 3
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs ANA
PTS 0.8 (12) 0.5 (6) 1.0 (94) 1.0 (2)
0 · 2
SOG 4.3 (12) 3.7 (6) 3.4 (94) 1.5 (2)
0 · 3

Anaheim Ducks

Leo Carlsson C1.3 PTS · 1.3 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/27 vs VAN 16:10 1 1 1 0
10/24 @ PHI 20:26 1 1 2 0
10/22 @ NJD 19:13 0 0 1 0
10/20 @ NYI 20:44 0 2 2 0
10/19 @ NYR 15:09 0 0 2 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BUF
PTS 1.3 (12) 1.6 (5) 0.9 (82) 2.0 (2)
2 · 2
SOG 1.3 (12) 0.8 (5) 2.8 (82) 4.0 (2)
3 · 5

Jackson LaCombe D1.0 PTS · 0.6 SOG · 0.1 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/27 vs VAN 28:47 0 3 1 1
10/24 @ PHI 25:38 0 1 0 1
10/22 @ NJD 27:53 0 1 0 2
10/20 @ NYI 27:55 0 1 0 0
10/19 @ NYR 20:45 0 0 1 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BUF
PTS 1.0 (12) 1.2 (5) 0.7 (94) 1.5 (2)
2 · 1
SOG 0.6 (12) 0.4 (5) 1.9 (94) 1.0 (2)
1 · 1

Beckett Sennecke R0.8 PTS · 2.4 SOG · 0.6 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/27 vs VAN 17:57 1 0 1 0
10/24 @ PHI 18:29 1 0 2 1
10/22 @ NJD 20:14 0 0 1 1
10/20 @ NYI 24:44 0 0 3 1
10/19 @ NYR 15:37 0 0 4 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BUF
PTS 0.8 (12) 1.2 (5) 0.7 (94) 1.5 (2)
2 · 1
SOG 2.4 (12) 3.2 (5) 2.4 (94) 2.5 (2)
3 · 2

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Sabres 5-7 7-5 7-5 3-3 2-4
Ducks 5-7 6-6 5-7 1-4 4-3

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Sabres vs Ducks head-to-head

Sabres are 3-3, 2-2 ATS, O/U 4-0 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Sabres lost 5-6 on March 22, 2026.

Date Venue Sabres result ATS O/U
Mar 22, 26 Ducks home L 5-6 W +1.5 O 6.5
Jan 10, 26 Sabres home W 5-3 W -1.5 O 6.5
Feb 25, 25 Sabres home W 3-2 – –
Nov 22, 24 Ducks home W 3-2 – –
Feb 19, 24 Sabres home L 3-4 L -1.5 O 5.5
Jan 23, 24 Ducks home L 2-4 L -1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Buffalo Sabres: last 10 (4-6, 7-3 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 27, 26 @ SJ W 2-0 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 24, 26 @ WSH L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 21, 26 vs PHI L 1-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 17, 26 @ MTL L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 15, 26 @ TOR W 5-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 13, 26 @ MTL L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 12, 26 vs FLA W 5-3 W -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 10, 26 vs UTA L 1-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 8, 26 vs DAL L 0-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 6, 26 vs MIN W 3-2 W +1.5 U 6.5

Anaheim Ducks: last 10 (3-7, 4-6 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 27, 26 vs VAN L 5-6 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 24, 26 @ PHI W 5-4 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 22, 26 @ NJ L 1-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 20, 26 @ NYI L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 19, 26 @ NYR L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 16, 26 vs BOS L 2-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 13, 26 vs CGY L 2-4 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 10, 26 @ CGY W 4-2 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 9, 26 @ WPG W 5-1 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 7, 26 vs EDM L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5

Injury report

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth (R): Injured Reserve, Danforth
  • Konsta Helenius (C): Out, Upper Body
  • Alex Lyon (G): Injured Reserve, Lyon
  • Conor Timmins (D): Injured Reserve, Timmins
  • Jiri Kulich (C): Out, Kulich has been placed in concussion protocol, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Monday
  • Matt Grzelcyk (D): Injured Reserve, Grzelcyk

Anaheim Ducks

  • Ian Moore (D): Injured Reserve, Head coach Joel Quenneville said Friday that Moore
  • Pavel Mintyukov (D): Injured Reserve, Mintyukov
  • Troy Terry (R): Injured Reserve, Terry
  • Ryan Poehling (C): Injured Reserve, Poehling

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Sabres defense Ducks defense
Goals allowed per game 3.43 (23rd of 32) 3.79 (30th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 27.07 (14th of 32) 27.57 (16th of 32)
Points allowed per game 9.57 (28th of 32) 10.07 (30th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 3.43 (31st of 32) 2.79 (27th of 32)
Pace (possessions) 53.8 (20th) 51.2 (30th)

Venue and weather

Honda Center · Anaheim, CAIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Sabres vs Ducks odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Ducks spread +1.5 +1.5 –
Total 6.5 6.5 –
Sabres moneyline -122 -162 +6.9% win chance
Ducks moneyline +102 +136 -7.1% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Ducks spread +1.5 → +1.5
Total 6.5 → 6.5
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