ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jiri Kulich scored with 59.4 seconds left in overtime and the Buffalo Sabers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night.

Anaheim goalie John Gibson stopped Buffalo defenseman Owen Power on a 2-on-1 breakaway, but Kulich put the rebound into the upper right corner of the net for his second goal of the season and put end the Ducks’ three-game winning streak.

Peyton Krebs and Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo, which has won two in a row and three of its last four. Power had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves.

Anaheim’s goals were scored by Drew Helleson and Isac Lundestrom. Gibson stopped 31 shots.

Takeaways

Sabres: Center Tage Thompson, who leads Buffalo with 11 goals and 18 points, missed his fourth straight game with a lower-body injury. Coach Lindy Ruff said before Friday’s game that he hoped Thompson could return to the lineup Saturday night in San Jose.

Ducks: Trevor Zegras has three assists in the last two games.

Key moment

Krebs and Zucker scored in a 50-second span late in the second period to tie the game at 2. It was the sixth time Buffalo had scored twice in one minute. The Capitals, Canucks, Hurricanes and Golden Knights have done it seven times while the Kings have also accomplished it six times.

Zucker, who scored with 33 seconds left, has scored in two straight games. Alex Tuch, who had the first assist on Krebs’ goal, has a point in five straight games (one goal, six assists).

Key statistic

Buffalo had its seven-game power play streak snapped. This is the longest streak of any team this season.

To be continued

The Sabers visit San Jose on Saturday and the Ducks host Seattle on Monday.

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