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Sabres vs Sharks Results, Match Player Stats & Records
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | In Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUF
Buffalo
|
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Alex Lyon |
SJ
San Jose
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alex Nedeljkovic |
Player Stats
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
BUF
Buffalo
|
-142 | 6.5o | -1.5 (3.5) |
|
SJ
San Jose
|
+118 | 6.5u (1.5) | +1.5 |
Scoring Summary
| Scoring - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No Scoring | ||
| Scoring - Period 2 | ||
| 9:05 | |
N. Ostlund
Assisted by:
L. Stanley
,
J. Doan
|
| 9:41 | |
S. Carrick |
| 10:48 | |
R. Dahlin
Assisted by:
M. Samuelsson
,
J. Zucker
|
| Scoring - Period 3 | ||
| 0:40 | |
T. Thompson |
| 16:54 | |
S. Carrick
Assisted by:
Z. Metsa
,
L. Stanley
|
Penalty Summary
| Penalties - Period 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10:56 |
|
A. Wennberg (2:00) High Sticking |
| 16:09 |
|
J. Zucker (2:00) High Sticking |
| Penalties - Period 2 | ||
| 4:38 |
|
O. Power (2:00) Holding |
| Penalties - Period 3 | ||
| 13:40 |
|
B. Goodrow (2:00) Slashing |
Shots On Goal
Team Statistics
Goaltending
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lyon | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 60:00 |
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 60:00 |
Player Stats
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | B. Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 24:07 | 19:01 | 2:36 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | LW | Z. Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11:59 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | C | J. Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14:54 | 13:36 | 1:10 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53 |
| 10 | C | S. Carrick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13:27 | 11:51 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 89 |
| 17 | LW | J. Zucker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14:08 | 12:51 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 19 | C | P. Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14:17 | 13:42 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | RW | J. Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14:55 | 12:18 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 23 | D | M. Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18:36 | 16:56 | 0:09 | 1:31 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 25 | D | O. Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20:47 | 19:38 | 0:06 | 1:03 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 | D | R. Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19:15 | 17:15 | 1:28 | 0:32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | LW | B. Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13:54 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 64 | D | L. Stanley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18:06 | 15:41 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 71 | C | R. McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:58 | 11:24 | 2:43 | 1:51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| 72 | C | T. Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16:50 | 15:27 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 73 | D | Z. Metsa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:48 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 86 | C | N. Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16:06 | 13:29 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 89 | RW | A. Tuch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17:36 | 13:34 | 2:32 | 1:30 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 91 | RW | J. Doan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15:17 | 13:49 | 1:22 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 34 | G | A. Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 60:00 | 52:00 | 4:00 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| # | POS | Player | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PPG | SHG | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | C | W. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 20:29 | 17:58 | 2:31 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4 | D | N. Leddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18:15 | 17:25 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | D | V. Desharnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19:51 | 16:41 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6 | D | S. Dickinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19:02 | 16:39 | 1:33 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9 | D | D. Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19:15 | 16:48 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 21 | C | A. Wennberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17:42 | 15:22 | 1:54 | 0:26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
| 23 | C | B. Goodrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11:36 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | D | M. Ferraro | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23:06 | 19:52 | 0:04 | 3:10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 44 | LW | K. Sherwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20:43 | 16:22 | 2:06 | 2:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 100 |
| 51 | RW | C. Graf | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17:27 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 100 |
| 63 | C | Z. Ostapchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11:40 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 71 | C | M. Celebrini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21:33 | 18:13 | 2:57 | 0:23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 67 |
| 72 | LW | W. Eklund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15:54 | 13:52 | 1:55 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | C | T. Toffoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3:41 | 2:43 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 77 | C | M. Misa | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14:20 | 13:18 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80 |
| 81 | RW | A. Gaudette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10:54 | 9:51 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | LW | P. Regenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14:16 | 12:46 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 100 |
| 85 | D | S. Mukhamadullin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16:16 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 33 | G | A. Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 60:00 | 52:00 | 4:00 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Game Info
Location SAP Center at San Jose
Referees Tom Chmielewski , Corey Syvret
Linesmen Travis Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
Attendance 17,435 attendance
BUF vs SJRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
7-3-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | HSOG | ASOG | HPP | APP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, '26 | BUF |
6 - 3
|
BUF -205 | o6.5 | 26 | 20 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Mar 04, '25 | BUF |
6 - 2
|
SJ +182 | o6.5 | 22 | 28 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Nov 23, '24 | SJ |
4 - 2
|
BUF -146 | o5.5 | 33 | 31 | 0-5 | 0-2 |
| Jan 27, '24 | SJ |
5 - 2
|
BUF -202 | o6.5 | 26 | 36 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Jan 15, '24 | BUF |
3 - 0
|
BUF -275 | u6.5 | 35 | 28 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Feb 18, '23 | SJ |
4 - 2
|
BUF -114 | u7.0 | 35 | 31 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Dec 04, '22 | BUF |
6 - 3
|
BUF -158 | o6.5 | 38 | 29 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Jan 06, '22 | BUF |
3 - 2
|
SJ -126 | u6.0 | 39 | 21 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Nov 02, '21 | SJ |
5 - 3
|
SJ -142 | o5.5 | 27 | 28 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Oct 22, '19 | BUF |
4 - 3 (OT)
|
BUF -111 | o6.5 | 29 | 28 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
BUF vs SJ Preview
Last Meeting ( Mar 10, 2026 ) San Jose 3, Buffalo 6
The Buffalo Sabres are feeling quite at home on the road and will look to keep that going when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday for the second game of a four-game road trip.
The Sabres (42-20-6, 90 points) are 20-11-3 as the visitors this season. On Tuesday, they set a franchise record for longest road point streak with a 2-0 win against the Vegas Golden Knights that marked 11 straight games (10-0-1) with at least point.
It's quite the turnaround for Buffalo, which began the season 0-5-2 away from home. The team collected its first road triumph in dramatic fashion on Nov. 15 against the Detroit Red Wings, turning a 4-1 deficit late in the second period into a 5-4 overtime win.
"I think we just simplified," Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen said. "We're able to fight through those kind of sticky first periods we sometimes have. We don't dig too deep of a hole for ourselves in the first part of the games, and we're able to just kind of stick around."
The road success has helped the Sabres' ascent to the top of the Atlantic Division. And despite the Carolina Hurricanes' Wednesday night win against the Pittsburgh Penguins, first place in the Eastern Conference is still attainable.
Now two points off the pace, the Sabres have the edge over Carolina in both regulation wins and regulation/overtime wins.
"We're still in one heck of a battle when you look at where the conference is at, where division standings are sitting," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "And a lot of guys haven't been there. You wonder how they're gonna handle the pressure points inside the game.
"There's some real good signs and I think they're believing how we need to play, how we need to play with a lead. We've proven that we can win a lot of games."
The Sharks (32-28-6, 70 points), meanwhile, will be looking to get back on track and potentially move back into a playoff spot. San Jose has lost two in a row and five of its past seven games (2-3-2) after a three-game winning streak and sits one point behind the Seattle Kraken for the second Western Conference wild card with a game in hand.
The upstart team is coming off a 5-3 road setback against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. The Sharks trailed 3-1 after the first period and then scored twice in the second to tie it before Edmonton tallied the last two to pull away.
"Every game is a playoff game now. Every game matters," San Jose goalie Alex Nedeljkovic said. "We need to be at our best or close to our best every single night that we can here. If we're not picking up points, someone else is. ... I think the big-picture message is every game is a playoff game for us at this point."
Sharks forward Will Smith has been held off the scoresheet in four straight. Before this stretch, the 21-year-old hadn't gone more than two games in a row without a point this season.
--Field Level Media
BUF vs SJInjury report
Buffalo's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Stanley | D | Day To Day - Illness( Apr 29, '26) | Apr 29, '26 | |
| The Sabres said that Stanley is dealing with an illness that kept him off the ice on Thursday (Apr. 30) practice, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550. | ||||
| N. Ostlund | C | Out - Lower Body( Apr 28, '26) | Apr 28, '26 | |
| The Sabres said that Ostlund is expected to miss some time after being hurt in Tuesday's (Apr. 28) Game 5 against the Bruins, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550. | ||||
| S. Carrick | C | Out - Arm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Sabres said on Thursday (Apr. 16) that Carrick will not return for the team's first-round series versus Boston, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550. | ||||
| 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. Danforth | RW | Out For Season - Kneecap( 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. | ||||
San Jose's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Reaves | RW | Out For Season - Hand( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Sharks said that Reaves didn't participate in Monday's (Mar. 23) practice and is week-to-week, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. | ||||
GoaltendersLast 5
W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
2.80
Save %
.880
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.Luukkonen | Mar 17, 2026 | VEG 0 - BUF 2 | W | 0 | 29 | 1.00 | - | W +116 | u6.5 |
| 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 |
W/L
2-3-0-0
GAA
4.00
Save %
.856
| Date | Score | W/L | GA | SA | SV% | SO | ML | O/U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Nedeljkovic | Mar 17, 2026 | EDM 5 - SJ 3 | L | 5 | 37 | .865 | - | L +132 | o7.0 |
| 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 |
BUF vs SJStats
Offense vs Defense
Goals
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 3.49 | Total | 3.55 |
| 1.04 | 1st Period | 1.08 |
| 1.24 | 2nd Period | 1.15 |
| 1.10 | 3rd Period | 1.23 |
| 0.04 | OT | 0.08 |
Shots
| OFFENSE |
Stat | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|
| 28.12 | Total | 30.38 |
| 7.91 | 1st Period | 9.20 |
| 9.19 | 2nd Period | 9.59 |
| 7.41 | 3rd Period | 8.70 |
| 0.26 | OT | 0.35 |
Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
| SHOOTING |
Stat | SAVE PCT. |
|---|---|---|
| 0.12 | Total | 0.88 |
| 0.13 | 1st Period | 0.88 |
| 0.13 | 2nd Period | 0.88 |
| 0.15 | 3rd Period | 0.86 |
| 0.17 | OT | 0.78 |
Power Play vs Penalty Kill
| POWERPLAY |
Stat | PENALTY KILL |
|---|---|---|
| 42 - 205 | G/Att vs. GA/Att | 43 - 203 |
| 20.49 | PP % vs. PK % | 78.82 |
Goaltenders
| Buffalo Goaltenders |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | S | SV | SV% | WL | ||
| Colten Ellis | 367 | 329 | 0.896 | 7-4-1 | ||
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 726 | 659 | 0.908 | 16-8-2 | ||
| Alex Lyon | 899 | 820 | 0.912 | 19-8-3 | ||