Tuch's short-handed goal helps the Sabres rally for a 4-2 win over the Sharks
— Alex Tuch scored a short-handed goal early in the third period to give Buffalo its first lead and the Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
4
San Jose Sharks
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| SJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Vegas Golden Knights | L 1-4 | NHL |
| 11/6/26 | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 11/4/26 | vs Ottawa Senators | L 1-2 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ Los Angeles Kings | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Anaheim Ducks | W 7-6 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 19:59 4-2
Rasmus Dahlin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 19:44 3-2
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:53 3-2
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 17:02 3-2
Jack Thompson Tripping against Zach Benson
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Missed 16:07 3-2
Jake Walman Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:00 3-2
Will Smith Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 15:16 3-2
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 14:03 3-2
Too many men/ice served by Jason Zucker
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Missed 13:18 3-2
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 12:22 3-2
Peyton Krebs Hooking against Will Smith
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Missed 9:05 3-2
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 6:58 3-2
Zach Benson Hooking against Carl Grundstrom
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Penalty 6:58 3-2
Carl Grundstrom Holding the stick against Zach Benson
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Goal 5:27 3-2
Alex Tuch Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 4:57 2-2
Tyler Toffoli Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Penalty 4:42 2-2
Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking against Alexander Wennberg
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Goal 2:07 2-2
Dylan Cozens Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (13), Bowen Byram (10)
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Missed 0:36 1-2
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 19:29 1-2
Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:49 1-2
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 17:15 1-2
Carl Grundstrom Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:15 1-2
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 15:12 1-2
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:14 1-2
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:10 1-2
Jiri Kulich Slap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 12:08 1-2
Timothy Liljegren Holding against JJ Peterka
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Missed 9:33 1-2
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 9:12 1-2
Luke Kunin Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 8:17 1-2
Fabian Zetterlund Deflected Wide Right
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Penalty 6:32 1-2
Connor Clifton Cross-checking against Ty Dellandrea
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Missed 6:28 1-2
Ty Dellandrea Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 5:50 1-2
Jan Rutta Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:46 1-2
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 4:07 1-2
Luke Kunin Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Tyler Toffoli (7), Alexander Wennberg (7)
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Missed 1:21 1-1
JJ Peterka Backhand Wide Left
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Penalty 19:19 1-1
Sam Lafferty Roughing against Luke Kunin
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Penalty 19:19 1-1
Sam Lafferty Cross-checking against Luke Kunin
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Penalty 19:19 1-1
Luke Kunin Roughing against Sam Lafferty
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Penalty 19:19 1-1
Luke Kunin Cross-checking against Sam Lafferty
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Missed 16:04 1-1
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 11:03 1-1
Peyton Krebs Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (9)
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Goal 9:59 0-1
Fabian Zetterlund Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Walman (11), William Eklund (13)
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Missed 7:22 0-0
Jake Walman Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:14 0-0
William Eklund Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 5:27 0-0
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:14 0-0
Bowen Byram Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:09 0-0
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 2:04 0-0
Connor Clifton Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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End of Game 20:00 4-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 4-2
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:59 4-2
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Carl Grundstrom
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Goal 19:59 4-2
Rasmus Dahlin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Hit 19:49 3-2
Mikael Granlund hit Owen Power
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Missed 19:44 3-2
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 19:28 3-2
Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
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Blocked 19:16 3-2
Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Owen Power
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Face Off 19:10 3-2
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 19:10 3-2
Hand Pass
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Missed 18:53 3-2
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Face Off 18:37 3-2
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 18:37 3-2
Puck in Benches
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Giveaway 18:34 3-2
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
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Blocked 17:48 3-2
William Eklund shot blocked by Cody Ceci
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Giveaway 17:15 3-2
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
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Face Off 17:07 3-2
William Eklund faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 17:07 3-2
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Face Off 17:02 3-2
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
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Stoppage 17:02 3-2
Timeout - Visitor
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Penalty 17:02 3-2
Jack Thompson Tripping against Zach Benson
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Face Off 16:51 3-2
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
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Stoppage 16:51 3-2
Off-side
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Face Off 16:34 3-2
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Luke Kunin
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Stoppage 16:34 3-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 16:32 3-2
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
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Hit 16:19 3-2
Connor Clifton hit Fabian Zetterlund
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Missed 16:07 3-2
Jake Walman Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:00 3-2
Will Smith Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Shot 15:43 3-2
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
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Face Off 15:41 3-2
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
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Stoppage 15:41 3-2
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 15:39 3-2
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Owen Power
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Missed 15:16 3-2
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Shot 15:05 3-2
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
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Blocked 15:00 3-2
Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
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Hit 14:30 3-2
Tyler Toffoli hit Ryan McLeod
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Face Off 14:24 3-2
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 14:24 3-2
Off-side
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Shot 14:14 3-2
Will Smith Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Team Stats
BUF
SJ
16
Blocked Shots
13
20
Hits
45
5
Takeaways
12
31
Shots
33
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
5
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
51
Faceoffs Won
26
66.2
Faceoff Win Percent
33.8
25
Giveaways
15
8
Total Penalties
5
16
Penalty Minutes
10
Head to Head
BUF leads series 1-0
Injuries
San Jose Sharks
- Igor Chernyshov Injured Reserve
- Quentin Musty Injured Reserve
- Kyle Keyser Injured Reserve
Buffalo Sabres
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
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