San Jose Sharks @ Buffalo Sabres

33-17-4, 15-10-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sharks SJ	2	1	1	0	4
Sabres BUF	1	0	3	1	5

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

22-21-10, 13-8-4 Home

San Jose Sharks


forwards
Mikkel BoedkerM. Boedker#89
Logan CoutureL. Couture#39
Micheal HaleyM. Haley#38
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Melker KarlssonM. Karlsson#68
Patrick MarleauP. Marleau#12
Timo MeierT. Meier#28
Joe PavelskiJ. Pavelski#8
Marcus SorensenM. Sorensen#20
Joe ThorntonJ. Thornton#19
Chris TierneyC. Tierney#50
Joel WardJ. Ward#42
defensemen
Justin BraunJ. Braun#61
Brent BurnsB. Burns#88
Brenden DillonB. Dillon#4
Paul MartinP. Martin#7
David SchlemkoD. Schlemko#5
Marc-Edouard VlasicM. Vlasic#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	15:15	1:59	0:54	12:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	17:02	3:06	1:04	12:52	3	6	33.3
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	8:49	0:00	0:00	8:49	6	2	75.0
0	0	-3	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	19:33	1:46	0:56	16:51	2	1	66.7
1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	23	12:22	0:00	1:24	10:58	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:48	3:26	0:00	12:22	2	0	100.0
0	0	1	6	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	14:22	0:00	0:58	13:24	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	6	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	19:44	3:49	0:05	15:50	7	4	63.6
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	7:54	0:00	0:00	7:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	18:51	3:39	0:00	15:12	1	4	20.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:52	0:00	1:46	12:06	8	1	88.9
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	18:05	2:19	1:37	14:09	3	4	42.9
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	30	22:05	0:00	2:33	19:32	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	30	24:17	3:54	1:24	18:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:57	0:00	1:05	14:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	17:04	0:00	0:35	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	12:58	1:21	0:09	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	30	24:55	1:46	2:58	20:11	0	0	0.0

goalies
Martin JonesM. Jones#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	5	31	.861	0	0	0	0	0	61:05	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin BaileyJ. Bailey#56
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Taylor FedunT. Fedun#38
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#77
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	18	12:25	0:00	0:00	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2:54	0:00	0:00	2:54	0	2	0.0
0	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	22	21:43	3:07	0:00	18:36	4	10	28.6
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	13	12:39	1:15	0:00	11:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	15:48	0:00	1:33	14:15	0	1	0.0
0	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	21	17:45	1:15	2:29	14:01	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	19	15:47	0:00	1:55	13:52	5	5	50.0
2	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	21:13	1:15	2:26	17:32	1	3	25.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7:04	1:15	0:00	5:49	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	21:07	3:07	2:27	15:33	12	11	52.2
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:02	3:07	0:00	14:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:33	3:07	0:00	11:26	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	18	10:16	0:00	0:00	10:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	27	19:48	1:15	1:05	17:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:28	0:00	3:40	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	27	22:35	0:00	0:32	22:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	32	18:47	0:00	1:21	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	29	28:56	3:07	4:12	21:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders NilssonA. Nilsson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	4	36	.900	0	0	0	0	0	61:05	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Sharks	2	1	1	0	4
	Sabres	1	0	3	1	5

1st Period		SJ	BUF
7:24	Matt Moulson (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brian Gionta (14), Tyler Ennis (4)	0	1
14:03	Joel Ward (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brent Burns (34), Paul Martin (14)	1	1
17:13	Logan Couture (19) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mikkel Boedker (13), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (15)	2	1

2nd Period			SJ	BUF
11:23		Melker Karlsson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Sorensen (1), Micheal Haley (7)	3	1

3rd Period		SJ	BUF
6:07	Joe Pavelski (18) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brent Burns (35), Patrick Marleau (12)	4	1
9:03	Ryan O'Reilly (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (27)	4	2
11:36	Evander Kane (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Cody Franson (13), Brian Gionta (15)	4	3
12:31	Kyle Okposo (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sam Reinhart (21), Ryan O'Reilly (22)	4	4

OT Summary			SJ	BUF
1:05		Evander Kane (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (13)	4	5

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sharks
4
Sabres
5

Game 1

8/2

Sabres
1
Sharks
4

Game 2

15/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 8 February 2017

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,462

Referees:
Marc Joannette

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	16	6	10	42
Anaheim	20	12	2	42
Edmonton	17	12	6	40
Los Angeles	15	10	9	39
San Jose	17	15	3	37
Calgary	14	17	4	32
Seattle	12	14	6	30
Vancouver	13	17	3	29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Ottawa	16	13	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35
Buffalo	15	14	4	34

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San Jose Sharks @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

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