Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks

Friday, March 17, 2017, 10:00 PM ET Honda Center, Anaheim Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Anaheim Ducks 2–1 in a shootout on Friday, March 17, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	33-37-12
at Anaheim Ducks	1	46-23-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	0	1	2
Anaheim Ducks	1	0	0	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	7	15	1	0	31
Anaheim Ducks	9	17	11	3	0	40

Three stars

J. Bernier, Anaheim Ducks (goaltender)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
C. Fowler, Anaheim Ducks (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:48	Anaheim Ducks	Rickard Rakell (31)	Cam Fowler (23), Brandon Montour (2)	Even strength	BUF 0, ANA 1
2nd	15:35	Buffalo Sabres	Ryan O'Reilly (17)	Jake McCabe (15), Jack Eichel (29)	Even strength	BUF 1, ANA 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Anaheim Ducks	Jakob Silfverberg	Saved
1	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Saved
2	Anaheim Ducks	Ryan Getzlaf	Goal
2	Buffalo Sabres	Ryan O'Reilly	Goal
3	Anaheim Ducks	Rickard Rakell	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel	Saved
4	Anaheim Ducks	Corey Perry	Saved
4	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	Saved
5	Anaheim Ducks	Patrick Eaves	Saved
5	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane	Saved
6	Anaheim Ducks	Cam Fowler	Saved
6	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Moulson	Saved
7	Anaheim Ducks	Antoine Vermette	Saved
7	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Gionta	Saved
8	Anaheim Ducks	Ryan Kesler	Saved
8	Buffalo Sabres	Evan Rodrigues	Saved
9	Anaheim Ducks	Brandon Montour	Goal
9	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Goal
10	Anaheim Ducks	Nick Ritchie	Saved
10	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Anaheim Ducks
Shots on goal	31	40
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	5	7
Hits	20	23
Blocked shots	14	22
Giveaways	17	12
Takeaways	6	4
Faceoffs won	20/57 (35.1%)	37/57 (64.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	50%	21:32
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:57
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	3	20%	23:19
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	20%	13:08
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		08:04
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	40%	15:44
Number 52 H. Fasching	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		14:36
Number 56 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:04
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:17
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	44.4%	15:31
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:50
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	42.1%	22:04
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		23:51
Number 6 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		16:13
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2		24:27
Number 38 T. Fedun	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:22
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	1	1		23:27
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		30:02

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Nilsson	40	39	1	.975	64:32	Win

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		17:07
Number 10 C. Perry	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		16:58
Number 15 R. Getzlaf	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	45.5%	24:44
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	61.9%	21:18
Number 18 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	2		18:01
Number 21 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	33.3%	09:19
Number 33 J. Silfverberg	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1		18:40
Number 37 N. Ritchie	L	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	1		11:31
Number 40 J. Boll	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		07:12
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	08:37
Number 50 A. Vermette	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	83.3%	12:13
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1		22:12
Number 2 K. Bieksa	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2		18:15
Number 4 C. Fowler	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	3		25:12
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		19:53
Number 45 S. Vatanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3		22:01
Number 47 H. Lindholm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	100%	23:01
Number 71 B. Montour	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2		16:46

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Bernier	31	30	1	.968	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
3rd	03:15	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:15	Anaheim Ducks	Nick Ritchie	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:31	Anaheim Ducks	Kevin Bieksa	Holding	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Anaheim Ducks head coach: Randy Carlyle
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Derek Amell
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Kyle Okposo, Justin Falk, Dmitry Kulikov, Nicolas Deslauriers
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Korbinian Holzer, Logan Shaw, John Gibson, Ondrej Kase

2016-2017 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Anaheim Ducks game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 9, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 17, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 17

Other NHL games on Friday, March 17, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 17, 2017
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Mar 17, 2017
Dallas Stars 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Fri, Mar 17, 2017