Buffalo Sabres @ San Jose Sharks

28-30-12, 11-18-6 Away

Final

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

San Jose SharksSharksSJ

42-20-7, 23-8-4 Home

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
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	13:50	0:00	0:00	13:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	15	10:25	0:00	0:00	10:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:06	0:53	0:00	13:13	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	17	10:32	1:07	0:00	9:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	14:49	0:00	1:24	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	23	19:01	1:07	2:03	15:51	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	2	18	15:08	0:00	1:12	13:56	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	19:00	0:53	1:39	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	10:51	1:07	0:00	9:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	26	20:19	0:53	1:52	17:34	12	16	42.9
0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:35	0:53	0:00	13:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:17	0:00	1:30	11:47	2	5	28.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	16:22	0:00	0:34	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	1	0	25	17:43	0:00	1:10	16:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	21	18:05	1:07	0:36	16:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	25	19:19	0:00	3:40	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	28	22:00	1:07	0:00	20:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	28	25:48	0:53	3:40	21:15	0	0	0.0

goalies
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	4	37	.902	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

San Jose Sharks


forwards
Mikkel BoedkerM. Boedker#89
Logan CoutureL. Couture#39
Joonas DonskoiJ. Donskoi#27
Micheal HaleyM. Haley#38
Jannik HansenJ. Hansen#36
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Patrick MarleauP. Marleau#12
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
Dylan DeMeloD. DeMelo#74
Brenden DillonB. Dillon#4
Paul MartinP. Martin#7
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	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	21	16:54	0:29	1:06	15:19	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	20	16:10	3:00	0:31	12:39	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:46	1:14	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	12:24	0:00	0:00	12:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	14:24	0:36	0:31	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	16:03	1:44	0:23	13:56	3	9	25.0
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	16:17	2:54	0:00	13:23	3	1	75.0
2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	14:47	3:00	0:00	11:47	5	5	50.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	12:02	0:00	0:00	12:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	15:07	2:37	0:00	12:30	5	2	71.4
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:52	0:36	1:06	14:10	11	3	78.6
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:40	1:20	0:23	13:57	5	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	3	0	4	1	2	5	0	2	24	19:59	0:14	0:00	19:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	8	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:45	3:17	0:54	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	18	16:34	1:33	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	17:18	0:00	1:06	16:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:33	0:00	0:54	17:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	22:25	1:36	1:06	19:43	0	0	0.0

goalies
Martin JonesM. Jones#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	1	22	.957	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Sabres	1	0	0	1
	Sharks	0	2	2	4

1st Period			BUF	SJ
1:10		Jack Eichel (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Moulson (15), Josh Gorges (4)	1	0

2nd Period			BUF	SJ
11:47		Joe Pavelski (27) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Logan Couture (26), Joe Thornton (40)	1	1
19:10		Micheal Haley (2) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	SJ
5:28		Joe Pavelski (28) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dylan DeMelo (5), Joe Thornton (41)	1	3
14:57		Logan Couture (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joel Ward (19), Patrick Marleau (17)	1	4

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sharks
4
Sabres
5

Game 1

8/2

Sabres
1
Sharks
4

Game 2

15/3

SAP Center at San Jose

2:30 AM, 15 March 2017

San Jose, CA

Attendance: 17,386

Referees:
Tom Kowal

Linesmen:
Shane Heyer
Kiel Murchison

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

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

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Buffalo Sabres @ San Jose Sharks

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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