Adam Henrique scored twice and Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and two assists, helping the Anaheim Ducks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist for Anaheim, and Ryan Getzlaf scored the Ducks' first power-play goal of the season. Josh Manson added two assists and John Gibson made 31 saves.
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Adam Henrique scored twice and Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and two assists, helping the Anaheim Ducks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Henrique got the Ducks on the board with 1:20 remaining in the first period when he redirected Manson's shot past Linus Ullmark. He then got his third goal in the past two games with 13 seconds left in the second, making it 4-2 when he converted a feed into the slot from Max Comtois.
Buffalo entered with the league's best power play with nine goals in 21 opportunities, but was 1 for 7 with the man advantage.
Rakell tied it at 2 less than a minute into the second after a centering pass from Silfverberg, who forced a turnover deep in the Buffalo zone. Getzlaf then gave the Ducks the lead at 9:14 when he fired a one-timer after a cross-ice pass by Sam Steel. It was Anaheim's first power-play goal in 18 opportunities, ending its second-longest drought to start a season.
Sabres: Make the 30-mile trip north on I-5 to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Led by Henrique and Silfverberg, Anaheim rallied after Buffalo scored the first two goals.
Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson, center, stops a shot on goal by the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)
Henrique got the Ducks on the board with 1:20 remaining in the first period when he redirected Manson's shot past Linus Ullmark. He then got his third goal in the past two games with 13 seconds left in the second, making it 4-2 when he converted a feed into the slot from Max Comtois.
Silfverberg added an empty-net goal late in the third period to put it out of reach.
Victor Olofsson scored his team-leading sixth power-play goal for the Sabres, who absorbed their first regulation loss after a 5-0-1 start. Jack Eichel also scored for Buffalo, and Ullmark stopped 26 shots.
Buffalo Sabres' Jeff Skinner (53) celebrates after a goal by Victor Olofsson, not seen, past Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson, bottom right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)
Buffalo entered with the league's best power play with nine goals in 21 opportunities, but was 1 for 7 with the man advantage.
Eichel opened the scoring at 7:35 when he cut to the net and beat Gibson on his glove side. Eichel stole the puck from Manson near the Buffalo blue line, skated up the wing and then made a nifty move in front of the net for his seventh goal of the season.
Olofsson made it 2-0 nine minutes later when he took Sam Reinhart's pass and buried a wrist shot midway through Buffalo's power play. His first eight goals have come with the man advantage, which is an NHL record.
Buffalo Sabres' Jake McCabe, center, gets into a shoving match with Anaheim Ducks' Korbinian Holzer (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)
Rakell tied it at 2 less than a minute into the second after a centering pass from Silfverberg, who forced a turnover deep in the Buffalo zone. Getzlaf then gave the Ducks the lead at 9:14 when he fired a one-timer after a cross-ice pass by Sam Steel. It was Anaheim's first power-play goal in 18 opportunities, ending its second-longest drought to start a season.
NOTES: Sabres LW Jeff Skinner got the 200th assist of his 10-year career with the second assist on Olofsson's goal. ... Eichel has three goals and nine points in nine games against the Ducks along with a four-game point streak.
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Anaheim Ducks' Rickard Rakell (67) scores past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark, bottom center, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)
Sabres: Make the 30-mile trip north on I-5 to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Ducks: Continue their three-game homestand on Friday against Carolina.
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Anaheim Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf, second from left, celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period of their NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)