Today at 3 p.m. ET, the Anaheim Ducks (1-1-0, three points) and Buffalo Sabres (0-2-0, zero points) faceoff in Columbus Day matinee action live from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. The game can be live streamed here. Anaheim fans can hear all of the action on KLAA 830 while Buffalo fans can do the same on WGR 550.
Anaheim plays its third straight road game to start the season and is coming off of a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday while Buffalo is in search of its first win after dropping their season-opener 3-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets last Thursday and falling to the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 Saturday.
The Ducks 1-2 punch of 2013-14 Hart Trophy finalist Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry has gotten off to a fast start as each of them has four points. Perry has three goals and an assist while Getzlaf has two tallies and two helpers, and scored the game-winner against Detroit with 23.6 seconds remaining in the game.
"Just one of those plays where the puck turned up and I was able to take it to the net," Getzlaf told Fox Sports. "I closed my eyes and put it upstairs."
Ryan Kesler has made an early impact with his new team as he's tied with Perry and Getzlaf atop the Anaheim score sheet with four points off of a goal and three assists
The Sabres are hopeful to get going as they have a game against the Carolina Hurricanes lurking on Tuesday.
Zemgus Girgensons has two goals through the first two games for Buffalo while Drew Stafford has two helpers and Tyler Ennis has the lone other tally for the Sabres.
Buffalo is looking for a bounce-back effort after allowing Chicago to score four goals in the final 15 minutes Saturday night.
"Old habits are hard to break," said coach Ted Nolan via The Buffalo News. "It was almost like we were content to keep it close. In the third period there, their star players turned it up a notch and we didn't."
Frederik Andersen may get the nod in net for Anaheim after winning his only game and yielding two goals on 29 shots while Jhonas Enroth will likely man the crease for Buffalo. Enroth is 0-2-0 and has allowed nine goals on 87 shots through two games.
The Ducks and Sabres clash in a Columbus Day afternoon game live from the First Niagara Center this afternoon in Buffalo.
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