San Jose Sharks @ Buffalo Sabres

18-16-1, 9-9-0 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

10-18-6, 6-10-2 Home

Sharks end two-game skid with 3-2 win over Sabres

— Adin Hill made 37 saves, Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose Sharks ended a two-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

Jan 7, 2022, 03:44 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Sharks	3	0	0	3
	Sabres	0	1	1	2

1st Period		SJ
12:27	Matt Nieto (3) Assists: Andrew Cogliano (8), Nick Bonino (2)	1
13:44	Timo Meier (14) Assists: Mario Ferraro (9), Tomas Hertl (11)	2
17:24	Tomas Hertl (17) Assists: Alexander Barabanov (14)	3

2nd Period			SJ	BUF
7:56		Jeff Skinner (11) Assists: Victor Olofsson (15)	3	1

3rd Period			SJ	BUF
18:15		Zemgus Girgensons (7) (Power Play) Assists: Tage Thompson (11), Rasmus Dahlin (16)	3	2

SHARKS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

SJ wins 2-0

Sabres
3
Sharks
5

Game 1

3/11

Sharks
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

7/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	17	8	10	44
Anaheim	21	14	2	44
Edmonton	19	13	6	44
Los Angeles	15	12	9	39
San Jose	17	17	3	37
Seattle	15	14	6	36
Calgary	15	18	4	34
Vancouver	15	18	3	33

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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San Jose Sharks @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Tomas HertlC - SJ

Adin HillG - SJ

Jeff SkinnerLW - BUF

Game Information

Sharks end two-game skid with 3-2 win over Sabres

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

SJ wins 2-0

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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