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LA 2 +142 o6.0
CLB 1 -158 u6.0
CAL +165 o5.5
WAS -185 u5.5
NYR +121 o5.5
PHI -134 u5.5
UTAH -223 o6.0
CHI +198 u6.0
OTT -222 o6.5
VAN +196 u6.5
San Jose 5th Pacific30-25-5-1
Buffalo 1st Atlantic39-19-6-0

Sharks vs Sabres Game Overview

SJ vs BUFRecords

SJ vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
San Jose logo SJ 30-25-6 39-22-0 29-30-2 13-15-1 17-10-5
Buffalo logo BUF 39-19-6 36-28-0 30-31-3 19-11-3 20-8-3

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
7-3-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Mar 04, '25 BUF logo 6 - 2 SJ +182 o6.5 22 28 1-2 0-2
Nov 23, '24 SJ logo 4 - 2 BUF -146 o5.5 33 31 0-5 0-2
Jan 27, '24 SJ logo 5 - 2 BUF -202 o6.5 26 36 0-2 0-2
Jan 15, '24 BUF logo 3 - 0 BUF -275 u6.5 35 28 1-2 0-2
Feb 18, '23 SJ logo 4 - 2 BUF -114 u7.0 35 31 0-1 0-1
Dec 04, '22 BUF logo 6 - 3 BUF -158 o6.5 38 29 2-4 1-1
Jan 06, '22 BUF logo 3 - 2 SJ -126 u6.0 39 21 1-3 0-1
Nov 02, '21 SJ logo 5 - 3 SJ -142 o5.5 27 28 0-1 0-2
Oct 22, '19 BUF logo 4 - 3 (OT) BUF -111 o6.5 29 28 1-4 0-2
Oct 19, '19 SJ logo 4 - 3 BUF +145 o6.0 32 35 2-4 0-4

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SJ vs BUFInjury report

San Jose logoSan Jose's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
T. Dellandrea C Out - Lower Body( Feb 26, '26) Feb 26, '26
The Sharks said that Dellandrea skated by himself while wearing equipment on Friday's (Feb. 28) team practice, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

San Jose Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
C 2 Will Smith
C 21 Alexander Wennberg
C 23 Barclay Goodrow
LW 44 Kiefer Sherwood
RW 51 Collin Graf
C 63 Zack Ostapchuk
C 71 Macklin Celebrini
LW 72 William Eklund
C 73 Tyler Toffoli
RW 75 Ryan Reaves
C 77 Michael Misa
RW 81 Adam Gaudette
LW 84 Pavol Regenda
C 96 Philipp Kurashev
Defense
POS # Player
D 3 John Klingberg
D 5 Vincent Desharnais
D 6 Sam Dickinson
D 7 Nolan Allan
D 9 Dmitry Orlov
G 30 Yaroslav Askarov
G 33 Alex Nedeljkovic
D 38 Mario Ferraro
D 85 Shakir Mukhamadullin

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
T. Kozak C Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 08, '26) Mar 08, '26
Kozak did not play on Sunday's (Mar. 8) contest against the Lightning.
J. Kulich C Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26) Mar 05, '26
The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
J. Greenway LW Out - Abdomen( Feb 24, '26) Feb 24, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Jordan Greenway on injured reserve on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Feb 17, '26) Feb 17, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Wednesday (Feb. 18) that Timmins is now skating but not in day-to-day status.
J. Danforth RW Day To Day - Lower Body( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 6 Zach Benson
C 9 Josh Norris
C 10 Sam Carrick
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 44 Josh Dunne
C 48 Tyson Kozak
LW 70 Tanner Pearson
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
C 86 Noah Ostlund
RW 89 Alex Tuch
RW 91 Josh Doan
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 5 Luke Schenn
D 8 Michael Kesselring
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 34 Alex Lyon
D 64 Logan Stanley
D 73 Zach Metsa
G 92 Colten Ellis

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-0-2-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.877
San Jose Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
Y.Askarov Mar 7, 2026 SJ 1 - NYI 2 (OT) - 2 34 .941 - L +116 u6.0
A.Nedeljkovic Mar 6, 2026 SJ 2 - STL 3 (OT) - 3 14 .786 - L -146 u6.5
Y.Askarov Mar 3, 2026 SJ 7 - MON 5 W 5 36 .861 - W +108 o6.5
A.Nedeljkovic Mar 1, 2026 SJ 2 - WIN 1 (OT) W 1 28 .964 - W +100 u6.0
Y.Askarov Feb 28, 2026 SJ 5 - EDM 4 W 4 24 .833 - W +134 o7.0
W/L
5-0-0-0
GAA
2.80
Save %
.903
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Mar 8, 2026 BUF 8 - TB 7 W 7 28 .750 - W -102 o6.5
A.Lyon Mar 7, 2026 BUF 3 - NAS 2 W 2 25 .920 - W -176 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 5, 2026 PIT 1 - BUF 5 W 1 28 .964 - W -113 u6.5
A.Lyon Mar 3, 2026 BUF 3 - VEG 2 W 2 29 .931 - W -140 u6.0
U.Luukkonen Feb 28, 2026 TB 2 - BUF 6 W 2 38 .947 - W +198 o6.5

SJ vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.10 Total 3.02
0.98 1st Period 0.94
1.03 2nd Period 0.89
0.89 3rd Period 1.09
0.16 OT 0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
26.02 Total 30.00
8.18 1st Period 8.42
8.23 2nd Period 9.27
6.95 3rd Period 9.06
0.46 OT 0.33

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.12 Total 0.90
0.12 1st Period 0.89
0.13 2nd Period 0.90
0.13 3rd Period 0.88
0.36 OT 0.71

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
41 - 207 G/Att vs. GA/Att 30 - 174
19.81 PP % vs. PK % 82.76

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
San Jose Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Yaroslav Askarov 1120 994 0.888 19-16-3
Justin Kowalkoski 0 0 0.000 0-0-0
Alex Nedeljkovic 717 645 0.900 11-9-3

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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