ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jiri Kulich scored with 59.4 seconds remaining in extra time and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Geese 3-2 Friday evening.
Anaheim goaltender John Gibson stopped Buffalo defensemen Owen Energy on a 2-on-1 breakaway, however Kulich put the rebound into the higher proper nook of the online for his second aim of the season and snap the Geese three-game successful streak.
Peyton Krebs and Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo, which has gained two straight and three of its final 4. Energy had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves.
Anaheim’s targets have been scored by Drew Helleson and Isac Lundestrom. Gibson stopped 31 pictures.
Sabres: Middle Tage Thompson, who leads Buffalo with 11 targets and 18 factors, missed his fourth straight recreation resulting from a lower-body harm. Coach Lindy Ruff mentioned earlier than Friday’s recreation he’s hopeful Thompson can return to the lineup Saturday evening in San Jose.
Geese: Trevor Zegras has three assists prior to now two video games.
Krebs and Zucker scored in a 50-second span late within the second interval to even it at 2-all. It was the sixth time Buffalo has scored twice inside a minute. The Capitals, Canucks, Hurricanes and Golden Knights have performed it seven instances whereas the Kings have additionally completed it six instances.
Zucker, who scored with 33 seconds remaining, has targets in two straight video games. Alex Tuch, who had the primary help on Krebs’ aim, has some extent in 5 straight (one aim, six assists).
Buffalo had its seven-game, power-play aim streak snapped. It was the longest run of any crew this season.
Sabres go to San Jose on Saturday and Geese host Seattle on Monday.
