Sharks score 4 3rd-period goals to pull away for 6-2 win over Sabres

— Rookies Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini both scored in San Jose's four-goal third period as the Sharks pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Mar 5, 2025, 04:28 am - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodSJBUF
1:01Timothy Liljegren (6)
Assists: William Eklund (33), Jake Walman (25)
10
5:13JJ Peterka (18) (Power Play)
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (39), Jack Quinn (14)
11
18:22Nico Sturm (7)
Assists: Collin Graf (4), Klim Kostin (6)
21
3rd PeriodSJBUF
2:19William Eklund (13)
Assists: Tyler Toffoli (18), Shakir Mukhamadullin (4)
31
6:55Tage Thompson (30)
Assists: JJ Peterka (31), Connor Clifton (9)
32
7:58Macklin Celebrini (19)
Assists: Shakir Mukhamadullin (5), Will Smith (19)
42
12:49Will Smith (11)
Assists: Fabian Zetterlund (19)
52
18:01Tyler Toffoli (24) (Empty Net)
Assists: Jake Walman (26), Timothy Liljegren (6)
62

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Dylan Cozens hit Shakir Mukhamadullin
  • Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Nico Sturm
  • Jack Thompson shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Alexander Wennberg shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Connor Clifton hit Ty Dellandrea
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Ty Dellandrea
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Alex Tuch Batted saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Alex Tuch Deflected Hit Left Post
  • Dylan Cozens hit Mario Ferraro
  • Jordan Greenway Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Alexander Wennberg
  • Takeaway by Jacob Bryson
  • Alex Tuch Roughing against Macklin Celebrini
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Dylan Cozens High-sticking against William Eklund
  • Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Barclay Goodrow shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jordan Greenway hit Will Smith
  • Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
  • Sam Lafferty hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Barclay Goodrow
  • Jordan Greenway hit Jake Walman
  • Tage Thompson hit Jake Walman
  • Jordan Greenway hit Nico Sturm
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • JJ Peterka Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (39), Jack Quinn (14)
  • Connor Clifton hit Will Smith
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jack Thompson
  • Will Smith shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Connor Clifton hit Tyler Toffoli
  • Shakir Mukhamadullin shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Jake Walman shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Dylan Cozens Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jordan Greenway hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Rasmus Dahlin Roughing against Luke Kunin
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Jiri Kulich hit Alexander Wennberg
  • Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Tage Thompson hit Fabian Zetterlund
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Collin Graf
  • Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrap-around saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
  • Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Tage Thompson hit Mario Ferraro
  • Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Jiri Kulich hit Barclay Goodrow
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Connor Clifton hit Tyler Toffoli
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
  • Jordan Greenway hit William Eklund
  • Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Mario Ferraro
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Tage Thompson Goal (30) Slap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (31), Connor Clifton (9)
  • Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Jordan Greenway hit Shakir Mukhamadullin
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Takeaway by Jacob Bryson
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Alexander Wennberg
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Macklin Celebrini
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Jordan Greenway Tip-In Wide Right
  • Jack Quinn hit Klim Kostin
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  • Peyton Krebs hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jack Thompson
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Nico Sturm hit Jordan Greenway
  • Giveaway by Jack Thompson
  • Giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Klim Kostin
  • Ty Dellandrea hit Connor Clifton
  • Barclay Goodrow Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Barclay Goodrow hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Puck in Benches
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Nico Sturm hit Tage Thompson
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Off-side
  • Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jack Thompson Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Mario Ferraro hit Dylan Cozens
  • Klim Kostin hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Luke Kunin hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
  • Shakir Mukhamadullin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • TV Timeout
  • Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Collin Graf Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Klim Kostin Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Icing
  • Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • William Eklund Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Macklin Celebrini Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Macklin Celebrini Backhand Wide Right
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Fabian Zetterlund faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Timothy Liljegren shot blocked by Klim Kostin
  • Timothy Liljegren Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Klim Kostin
  • Giveaway by Klim Kostin
  • Giveaway by Klim Kostin
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Icing
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Luke Kunin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ty Dellandrea hit Owen Power
  • Ty Dellandrea Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Timothy Liljegren Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Jake Walman
  • Mario Ferraro hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Puck in Benches
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Timothy Liljegren Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (33), Jake Walman (25)
  • Video Review
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Jack Thompson
  • Icing
  • Luke Kunin hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Timothy Liljegren Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jake Walman Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Jake Walman
  • Jack Thompson Holding against Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Mario Ferraro
  • Ty Dellandrea hit JJ Peterka
  • Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Timothy Liljegren Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Will Smith faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
  • Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg
  • Off-side
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Jack Thompson
  • Luke Kunin Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against JJ Peterka
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Netting
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  • Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren
  • Timothy Liljegren hit JJ Peterka
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Klim Kostin hit Sam Lafferty
  • Jack Thompson hit Ryan McLeod
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Barclay Goodrow Interference against Beck Malenstyn
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Nico Sturm Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jake Walman Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Shakir Mukhamadullin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Icing
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Macklin Celebrini hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Icing
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Off-side
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mario Ferraro hit Connor Clifton
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
  • Takeaway by Mario Ferraro
  • Nico Sturm Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Collin Graf (4), Klim Kostin (6)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
  • William Eklund Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • William Eklund Deflected Wide Right
  • Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Fabian Zetterlund hit Bowen Byram
  • Giveaway by Jack Thompson
  • Giveaway by Jack Thompson
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
  • Tyler Toffoli hit Connor Clifton
  • Shakir Mukhamadullin shot blocked by William Eklund
  • William Eklund Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (18), Shakir Mukhamadullin (4)
  • Giveaway by Shakir Mukhamadullin
  • Will Smith Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Jake Walman
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by William Eklund
  • Icing
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mario Ferraro hit Sam Lafferty
  • Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Fabian Zetterlund hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
  • Mario Ferraro hit Jiri Kulich
  • Macklin Celebrini Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Shakir Mukhamadullin (5), Will Smith (19)
  • Icing
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini
  • Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Barclay Goodrow
  • Takeaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Timothy Liljegren Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Alexander Wennberg Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • Tyler Toffoli hit JJ Peterka
  • Icing
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Nico Sturm
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jack Thompson
  • Fabian Zetterlund hit Ryan McLeod
  • Will Smith Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (19)
  • Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Benches
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Tyler Toffoli Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Walman (26), Timothy Liljegren (6)
  • Ty Dellandrea hit Connor Clifton
  • Nico Sturm Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nico Sturm Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Klim Kostin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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