Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen started the first game of the back-to-back set, which could line up James Reimer to make his Sabres debut in goal. Reimer was reacquired by the Sabres off waivers from Anaheim on Nov. 13.

Jake Neighbours scored the lone shootout goal, Jordan Binnington denied all three San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 3-2 victory Thursday night.

The Ducks came in riding a three-game winning streak, while the Sabres came in fresh off a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. Ducks' head coach Greg Cronin iced an identical lineup to the one that earned the Ducks a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

Ducks goalie John Gibson made a save on a 2-on-1 break, but Kulich scored off the rebound. Peyton Krebs and Jason Zucker also scored, Owen Power had three assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves for the Sabres (10-9-1), who have won three of four.

Jiri Kulich scored in the last minute of overtime to give the Sabres a 3-2 victory on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Alex Tuch and Jason Zucker had goals within a minute late in the second period as Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit.