Sharks 5-3 Sabres (3 Nov, 2021) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

5-3-1, 1-2-1 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	1	1	3
SJ	2	1	2	5

San Jose Sharks

6-3-0, 3-1-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Anders BjorkA. Bjork#96
Drake CaggiulaD. Caggiula#91
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Cody EakinC. Eakin#20
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
John HaydenJ. Hayden#15
Vinnie HinostrozaV. Hinostroza#29
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Arttu RuotsalainenA. Ruotsalainen#25
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Will ButcherW. Butcher#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Robert HaggR. Hagg#8
Colin MillerC. Miller#33
Mark PysykM. Pysyk#13

											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	2	0	0	1	1	0	23	21:35	1:27	0:00	20:08	1	3	25.0
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:18	0:00	0:00	9:18	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	13:29	0:00	0:07	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	14:18	1:09	0:00	13:09	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:40	0:00	0:00	13:40	6	13	31.6
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:43	1:09	0:29	14:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	12	8:17	0:00	0:00	8:17	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	15:45	0:00	0:07	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	20	15:54	1:09	0:29	14:16	1	3	25.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:13	0:00	0:00	8:13	2	3	40.0
2	0	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	22	20:11	1:27	0:00	18:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	23	22:07	1:27	0:00	20:40	4	8	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	18:26	1:09	0:29	16:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	24:45	1:27	0:00	23:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	25:12	1:27	0:00	23:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	20	16:17	0:00	0:07	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:22	1:09	0:29	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	21	16:58	0:00	0:07	16:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Craig AndersonC. Anderson#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	5	22	.815	19	2	1	0	0	57:30	0

San Jose Sharks


forwards
Rudolfs BalcersR. Balcers#92
Alexander BarabanovA. Barabanov#94
Nick BoninoN. Bonino#13
Andrew CoglianoA. Cogliano#11
Logan CoutureL. Couture#39
Jonathan DahlenJ. Dahlen#76
William EklundW. Eklund#72
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
John LeonardJ. Leonard#43
Nick MerkleyN. Merkley#10
Lane PedersonL. Pederson#18
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#88
Mario FerraroM. Ferraro#38
Santeri HatakkaS. Hatakka#61
Jaycob MegnaJ. Megna#24
Nicolas MelocheN. Meloche#53
Ryan MerkleyR. Merkley#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	3	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	23	17:37	0:00	1:30	16:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	16:27	0:00	0:00	16:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	16:40	0:20	0:39	15:41	8	6	57.1
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:43	0:00	0:59	14:44	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	23	17:53	0:36	1:44	15:33	9	6	60.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	14:55	0:36	0:00	14:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:06	0:06	0:00	13:00	1	0	100.0
2	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	16:22	0:00	0:20	16:02	11	2	84.6
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:54	0:00	0:00	9:54	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	10:30	0:00	0:00	10:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	14:11	0:00	0:00	14:11	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	32	26:59	0:36	0:36	25:47	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	35	28:48	0:06	1:37	27:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	7:41	0:10	0:00	7:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	23:58	0:00	1:31	22:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	2	30	19:14	0:00	1:28	17:46	0	0	0.0
1	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:36	0:00	0:00	13:36	0	0	0.0

goalies
James ReimerJ. Reimer#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	25	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	1	1	3
	Sharks	2	1	2	5

1st Period		BUF	SJ
7:25	Jonathan Dahlen (4) Assists: Brent Burns (5), William Eklund (4)	0	1
8:48	Jeff Skinner (2) Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (3), Robert Hagg (2)	1	1
12:49	Ryan Merkley (1) Assists: Alexander Barabanov (3), Tomas Hertl (2)	1	2

2nd Period			BUF	SJ
6:13		Tomas Hertl (4) Assists: Rudolfs Balcers (1)	1	3
13:33		Drake Caggiula (2) Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (4), Dylan Cozens (3)	2	3

3rd Period		BUF	SJ
6:02	Mario Ferraro (1) Assists: Nick Merkley (1), Jasper Weatherby (2)	2	4
11:46	Tomas Hertl (5) Assists: Rudolfs Balcers (2), Mario Ferraro (2)	2	5
18:13	Jeff Skinner (3) Assists: Rasmus Asplund (3), Tage Thompson (3)	3	5

Regular Season Series

SJ leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Sharks
5

Game 1

3/11

Sharks
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

7/1

SAP Center at San Jose

2:30 AM, 3 November 2021

San Jose, CA

Attendance: 10,059

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke

Linesmen:
Vaughan Rody
Andrew Smith

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	12	6	2	26
Calgary	11	6	3	25
Los Angeles	10	7	3	23
Edmonton	10	9	2	22
Vancouver	9	6	3	21
Seattle	10	9	1	21
Anaheim	8	8	2	18
San Jose	6	11	5	17

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