San Jose Sharks @ Buffalo Sabres

17-37-9, 8-19-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sharks SJ	0	2	4	6
Sabres BUF	0	1	1	2

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

24-30-6, 15-14-3 Home


Shots	28	22
Hits	24	29
Faceoffs Won	31	33
Faceoff Win Percent	48.4	51.6
Power Play Opportunities	2	2
Power Play Goals	0	1
Power Play Percentage	0.0	50.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	3	3
Penalty Minutes	6	6
Blocked Shots	21	14
Takeaways	9	3
Giveaways	16	14

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
4
Sharks
2

Game 1

24/11

Sharks
6
Sabres
2

Game 2

5/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	17	8	11	45
Anaheim	21	15	2	44
Edmonton	19	14	6	44
Los Angeles	16	12	9	41
San Jose	18	17	3	39
Seattle	16	14	6	38
Calgary	16	18	4	36
Vancouver	15	19	3	33

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	6	40

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San Jose Sharks @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Will SmithC - SJ

William EklundLW - SJ

JJ PeterkaRW - BUF

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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