Kyle Okposo has 1 goal and 1 assist for Buffalo
By Dan Arritt / NHL.com Correspondent
ANAHEIM, CA. — Kyle Okposo had a goal and an assist to help the Buffalo Sabres rally for a 4-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Sunday.
Forwards Jeff Skinner and Patrik Berglund and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen also scored for Buffalo, which went 3-2-0 on a five-game road trip. Forward Sam Reinhart had two assists and goalie Carter Hutton made 26 saves.
Rookie forwards Sam Steel and Kiefer Sherwood scored for the Ducks. Defenseman Brandon Montour had two assists and goalie Ryan Miller made 41 saves.
Anaheim (5-3-1) led 2-0 before giving up four straight goals over the final 24 minutes.
Ristolainen scored a power-play goal at 3:57 of the third period to give Buffalo (5-4-0) a 3-2 lead, and Berglund scored into an empty net at 19:43.
The Sabres scored two goals 1:28 apart in the second period to tie the game 2-2.
Sherwood gave Anaheim a 2-0 lead at 13:32 of the second period, but center Ryan Getzlaf was called from tripping Sabres center Jack Eichel on the ensuing faceoff.
The Ducks nearly killed the penalty, but Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues passed to Reinhart below the goal line and he centered a quick pass to Okposo, who beat Miller with five seconds left on the power play at 16:03 to make it 2-1. It was Okposo’s first goal of the season.
Skinner tied the game when he took a centering pass from forward Jason Pominville and backhanded a shot past Miller at 17:31 for his fourth goal in the past two games.
Steel’s first NHL goal gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead at 16:42 of the first period.
The Ducks retired Paul Kariya’s No. 9 before the game.
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The Sabres return home to face the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night.