Sharks score 4 3rd-period goals to pull away for 6-2 win over Sabres
— Rookies Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini both scored in San Jose's four-goal third period as the Sharks pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
San Jose Sharks
6
Buffalo Sabres
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs New York Islanders | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 11/7/26 | @ Dallas Stars | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 11/6/26 | @ Minnesota Wild | L 1-4 | NHL |
| 11/4/26 | @ Los Angeles Kings | L 2-7 | NHL |
| 11/2/26 | vs Calgary Flames | L 1-2 | NHL |
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Play by Play
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Missed 19:11 6-2
Nico Sturm Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 18:01 6-2
Tyler Toffoli Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Walman (26), Timothy Liljegren (6)
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Missed 14:04 5-2
Jordan Greenway Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 13:35 5-2
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 12:49 5-2
Will Smith Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (19)
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Missed 10:01 4-2
Alexander Wennberg Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 9:49 4-2
Timothy Liljegren Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:34 4-2
Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 7:58 4-2
Macklin Celebrini Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Shakir Mukhamadullin (5), Will Smith (19)
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Goal 6:55 3-2
Tage Thompson Goal (30) Slap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (31), Connor Clifton (9)
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Missed 6:09 3-1
Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 2:19 3-1
William Eklund Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (18), Shakir Mukhamadullin (4)
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Missed 1:30 2-1
Ryan McLeod Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 19:43 2-1
William Eklund Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 19:20 2-1
Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 18:22 2-1
Nico Sturm Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Collin Graf (4), Klim Kostin (6)
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Penalty 13:32 1-1
Barclay Goodrow Interference against Beck Malenstyn
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Penalty 9:16 1-1
Luke Kunin Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
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Penalty 9:16 1-1
Rasmus Dahlin Roughing against Luke Kunin
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Goal 5:13 1-1
JJ Peterka Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (39), Jack Quinn (14)
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Penalty 4:00 1-0
Jack Thompson Holding against Alex Tuch
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Missed 3:58 1-0
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:52 1-0
Jake Walman Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:26 1-0
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 1:01 1-0
Timothy Liljegren Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (33), Jake Walman (25)
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Missed 19:26 0-0
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 17:49 0-0
Luke Kunin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:46 0-0
Timothy Liljegren Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:39 0-0
Macklin Celebrini Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 14:54 0-0
Dylan Cozens High-sticking against William Eklund
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Missed 14:34 0-0
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:01 0-0
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 13:48 0-0
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 12:49 0-0
Klim Kostin Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 11:14 0-0
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 11:07 0-0
Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 10:49 0-0
Alex Tuch Roughing against Macklin Celebrini
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Missed 10:07 0-0
Shakir Mukhamadullin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:18 0-0
Jordan Greenway Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:54 0-0
Alex Tuch Deflected Hit Left Post
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Missed 6:09 0-0
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 4:49 0-0
Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:57 0-0
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 6-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 6-2
End of 3rd Period
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Shot 19:32 6-2
Klim Kostin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Face Off 19:26 6-2
Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 19:26 6-2
Puck in Netting
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Shot 19:25 6-2
Nico Sturm Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Face Off 19:13 6-2
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
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Stoppage 19:13 6-2
Goalie Stopped
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Missed 19:11 6-2
Nico Sturm Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Hit 18:39 6-2
Ty Dellandrea hit Connor Clifton
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Hit 18:10 6-2
Beck Malenstyn hit Jack Thompson
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Hit 18:08 6-2
Peyton Krebs hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
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Face Off 18:01 6-2
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
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Goal 18:01 6-2
Tyler Toffoli Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Walman (26), Timothy Liljegren (6)
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Blocked 17:39 5-2
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
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Blocked 17:33 5-2
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jake Walman
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Face Off 17:30 5-2
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
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Stoppage 17:30 5-2
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 17:29 5-2
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jake Walman
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Face Off 17:23 5-2
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
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Stoppage 17:23 5-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:22 5-2
Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
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Face Off 16:46 5-2
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 16:46 5-2
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 16:44 5-2
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
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Giveaway 16:26 5-2
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
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Blocked 16:18 5-2
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
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Blocked 15:56 5-2
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
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Face Off 15:36 5-2
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
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Stoppage 15:36 5-2
Puck in Benches
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Face Off 15:20 5-2
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
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Stoppage 15:20 5-2
Off-side
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Hit 14:49 5-2
Jack Quinn hit Klim Kostin
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Missed 14:04 5-2
Jordan Greenway Tip-In Wide Right
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Giveaway 14:01 5-2
Giveaway by William Eklund
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Giveaway 13:54 5-2
Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev
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Giveaway 13:38 5-2
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
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Missed 13:35 5-2
Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Face Off 12:49 5-2
Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
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Goal 12:49 5-2
Will Smith Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (19)
Showing the last 40 of 341 events.
Team Stats
SJ
BUF
21
Blocked Shots
14
24
Hits
29
9
Takeaways
3
28
Shots
22
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
33
48.4
Faceoff Win Percent
51.6
16
Giveaways
14
3
Total Penalties
3
6
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
San Jose Sharks
- Igor Chernyshov Injured Reserve
- Quentin Musty Injured Reserve
- Kyle Keyser Injured Reserve
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