This was a battle between two teams with seasons heading in the opposite direction. The Ducks entered Saturday winless in their previous eight games and had only won two of their last 14 games. The Sabres came into this game looking to extend their winning streak to three games and having won 12 of their last 13 games.

Buffalo led 3-0 with less than five minutes to play in the game. Olen Zellweger put the Ducks on the board with 4:44 left on the clock, after which Quinn scored his second of the night to restore the Sabres’ two-goal lead.

Jack Quinn scored twice, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 for their 13th win in 14 games.

That type of play has become commonplace for Doan. He has 30 points through 43 games, but he brings so much more to Buffalo’s lineup than just scoring. Among forwards with at least 500 five-on-five minutes, Doan’s 58-percent on-ice expected goal share is eighth in the NHL, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Anaheim hopes to finish the road trip strong in a tangle with red-hot Buffalo (4 p.m. PT on Victory+ and KCOP-13)

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Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, Peyton Krebs and Zach Benson each had two assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves for the Sabres (24-15-4), who won their third straight game and have won 13 of 14 for the first time in their history.