Final Mar 16
CAL 2 +160 o6.0
DET 5 -178 u6.0
Final OT Mar 16
BOS 3 +111 o6.5
NJ 4 -122 u6.5
Final Mar 16
LA 4 -103 o5.5
NYR 1 -108 u5.5
Final Mar 16
UTAH 6 +140 o6.0
DAL 3 -156 u6.0
Final Mar 16
PIT 7 +178 o6.5
COL 2 -200 u6.5
Buffalo 1st Atlantic41-20-6-0
San Jose 6th Pacific32-27-5-1

Sabres vs Sharks Game Overview

BUF vs SJRecords

BUF vs SJRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Buffalo logo BUF 26-16-4 25-21-0 22-23-1 10-10-2 16-6-2
San Jose logo SJ 24-19-3 31-15-0 26-19-1 11-10-0 13-9-3

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 10, '26 BUF  logo 6 - 3 BUF -205 o6.5 26 20 0-1 1-3
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

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BUF vs SJInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
C. Ellis G Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Ellis did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game versus the Maple Leafs.
T. Pearson LW Day To Day - Lower-Body( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Pearson did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) clash versus the Maple Leafs.
M. Samuelsson D Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Samuelsson did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game versus the Maple Leafs.
T. Kozak C Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Kozak did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game against the Maple Leafs.
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

San Jose's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Wennberg C Day To Day - Upper-Body( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Wennberg did not play in Sunday's (Mar. 15) game against the Senators.
I. Chernyshov LW Day To Day - Upper Body( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Chernyshov did not play in Sunday's (Mar. 15) game against the Senators.
Y. Askarov G Out - Lower-Body( Mar 13, '26) Mar 13, '26
Askarov is OUT for Saturday's (Mar. 14) game versus the Canadiens and Sunday's (Mar. 15) road matchup against the Senators, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
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
LW 92 Igor Chernyshov
C 96 Philipp Kurashev
Defense
POS # Player
D 3 John Klingberg
D 4 Nick Leddy
D 5 Vincent Desharnais
D 6 Sam Dickinson
D 9 Dmitry Orlov
G 30 Yaroslav Askarov
G 33 Alex Nedeljkovic
D 38 Mario Ferraro
D 85 Shakir Mukhamadullin
G 93 Laurent Brossoit

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
3.20
Save %
.864
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Lyon Mar 14, 2026 BUF 3 - TOR 2 (SO) W 2 18 .889 - W -240 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 12, 2026 BUF 1 - WAS 2 L 2 22 .909 - L -210 u6.5
A.Lyon Mar 10, 2026 BUF 6 - SJ 3 W 3 20 .850 - W -205 o6.5
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
W/L
2-2-1-0
GAA
3.40
Save %
.871
San Jose Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
L.Brossoit Mar 15, 2026 OTT 7 - SJ 4 L 6 23 .739 - L +172 o6.5
A.Nedeljkovic Mar 14, 2026 MON 2 - SJ 4 W 2 27 .926 - W +134 u6.5
A.Nedeljkovic Mar 12, 2026 BOS 2 - SJ 4 W 2 41 .951 - W +130 u6.5
Y.Askarov Mar 10, 2026 BUF 6 - SJ 3 L 5 25 .800 - L +168 o6.5
Y.Askarov Mar 7, 2026 SJ 1 - NYI 2 (OT) - 2 34 .941 - L +116 u6.0

BUF vs SJStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.33 Total 3.57
0.91 1st Period 1.15
1.24 2nd Period 1.22
1.04 3rd Period 1.13
0.07 OT 0.04

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.96 Total 30.80
8.50 1st Period 9.67
10.43 2nd Period 10.07
8.17 3rd Period 8.48
0.26 OT 0.37

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.12 Total 0.88
0.11 1st Period 0.88
0.12 2nd Period 0.88
0.13 3rd Period 0.87
0.25 OT 0.88

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
27 - 139 G/Att vs. GA/Att 33 - 145
19.42 PP % vs. PK % 77.24

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Colten Ellis 314 282 0.898 6-4-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 450 407 0.904 10-6-1
Alex Lyon 577 523 0.906 10-6-3

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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