The Buffalo Sabres host the Anaheim Ducks after Rasmus Dahlin's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Sabres' 8-2 win.

Anaheim, California, USA; Vancouver Canucks center Filip Chytil (72) moves in for a shot against Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) during the third period at Honda

The Buffalo Sabres host the Anaheim Ducks after Rasmus Dahlin's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Sabres' 8-2 win.

The Buffalo Sabres are coming off a win over the New York Rangers where it scored a season-high eight goals. Buffalo hosts the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. ET. How to watch: Sabres vs.

New York Islanders (29-26-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (27-28-7, in the Pacific Division)

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The Islanders trail the Ducks in the season series 0-1-0 after a 3-1 loss at UBS Arena on Oct. 29. Mathew Barzal scored the lone goal for the Islanders with a power play tally, but it wasn’t enough to combat Anaheim’s offense with Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry potting power play goals of their own and Frank Vatrano burying the empty-net goal.

The Ducks received 19-year-old prospect Herman Traff and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft in exchange for defenseman Brian Dumoulin.

There have been a flurry of deals during the trade deadline. However, the New York Rangers have inked Urho Vaakanainen to a two-year contract extension worth $3.1 for the life of the deal.

The Rangers are caught in a sort of gray area ahead of this year’s trade deadline, which is Friday at 3 p.m. Management has maintained hope these Rangers can make the playoffs this season, especially after watching them claw from the basement of the Metropolitan Division to just below the second wild-card spot over the past 2 ¹/₂ months.

Just seven hours after Friday’s NHL trade deadline, the Ducks will welcome back a beloved player whom they dealt earlier this season, defenseman Cam Fowler, and his new club, the St. Louis Blues.