San Jose SharksvsBuffalo Sabres — Mar 9, 2026

Mar 9, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
J. Quinn
BUF logo

J. Quinn

BUF • #22 • R
G 3A 1PTS 4SOG 4
Second Star
J. Zucker
BUF logo

J. Zucker

BUF • #17 • L
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 1
Third Star
B. Malenstyn
BUF logo

B. Malenstyn

BUF • #29 • L
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 2

Linescore

Team123Total
SJS1113
BUF2226

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
SJS58720
BUF812626

Goals

1st Period

J. Quinn
BUF

J. Quinn(13th)

4:12(EV)

Assisted by J. Zucker and R. McLeod

A. Tuch
BUF

A. Tuch(28th)

5:39(EV)

Assisted by R. Dahlin and M. Samuelsson

M. Celebrini
SJS

M. Celebrini(33rd)

12:54(EV)

Assisted by W. Smith

2nd Period

B. Malenstyn
BUF

B. Malenstyn(6th)

4:59(EV)

Assisted by P. Krebs and R. Dahlin

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(20th)

8:51(EV)

Assisted by J. Quinn and O. Power

K. Sherwood
SJS

K. Sherwood(20th)

19:29(EV)

Assisted by M. Ferraro and A. Wennberg

3rd Period

J. Quinn
BUF

J. Quinn(14th)

0:42(EV)

Assisted by R. McLeod and R. Dahlin

A. Wennberg
SJS

A. Wennberg(13th)

6:56(PP)

Power play goal assisted by T. Toffoli

J. Quinn
BUF

J. Quinn(15th)

17:14(EV)

Empty net assisted by R. McLeod

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

20

Shots On Goal

26

49.1

Faceoff %

50.9

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

24

Penalty Minutes

18

23

Hits

21

16

Blocked Shots

14

17

Giveaways

14

4

Takeaways

7

Box Score

22J. Quinn314+400101040.015:09
71R. McLeod033+400004010.617:02
17J. Zucker112+420010010.012:56
19P. Krebs011+100320130.013:58
29B. Malenstyn101+150500020.011:31
89A. Tuch101-100020110.016:00
6Z. Benson000020301020.016:25
9J. Norris000-100001000.914:02
10S. Carrick000+100221100.513:33
72T. Thompson000020110020.216:41
86N. Ostlund000000000030.415:29
91J. Doan000-100010020.015:07
26R. Dahlin033+400001120.020:07
23M. Samuelsson011+100132100.022:25
25O. Power011+300011110.022:49
4B. Byram000+100300100.021:40
8M. Kesselring000-100101020.015:09
64L. Stanley000070110000.015:51
34A. Lyon.8502017313/1524/510/0060:00
92C. Ellis-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
21st
SJS
189212-233-4-3OT266
5th
BUF
225193+328-1-1W784
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatSJS
3.47Goals/Game3.08
3.00Goals Against/Game3.48
28.1Shots/Game26.0
20.6%Power Play %20.3%
82.7%Penalty Kill %79.3%
45.2%Faceoff %47.5%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

18-8-3

GAA

2.65

EV%

.917

PK%

.926

SV%

.914

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

15-8-2

GAA

2.71

EV%

.908

PK%

.933

SV%

.905

SJS

1
Yaroslav Askarov

Yaroslav Askarov

5 GP

Record

19-17-3

GAA

3.56

EV%

.887

PK%

.842

SV%

.886

2
Alex Nedeljkovic

Alex Nedeljkovic

5 GP

Record

12-9-3

GAA

2.80

EV%

.889

PK%

.000

SV%

.902

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

2

A

7

P

9

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.80

2
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

3

A

5

P

8

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

3
A. Tuch

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

2

P/G

1.20

SJS

1
M. Celebrini

M. Celebrini

C | 5GP

G

4

A

4

P

8

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

2
W. Smith

W. Smith

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

3
M. Misa

M. Misa

C | 5GP

G

3

A

1

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.981.03
1.031.27
0.891.12
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
SJS
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

SJS (3)BUF (7)

Goals / Game

SJS
2.90
BUF
3.70

Goals Against / Game

SJS
3.70
BUF
2.90

Shots / Game

SJS
6.1
BUF
5.3

Power Play %

SJS
0.0%
BUF
25.0%

Penalty Kill %

SJS
75.0%
BUF
100.0%

Face-Off %

SJS
40.4%
BUF
59.6%

Scratches

BUF

1
Luke Schenn

Luke Schenn

2
Tanner Pearson

Tanner Pearson

3
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

4
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

5
Tyson Kozak

Tyson Kozak

6
Zach Metsa

Zach Metsa

SJS

1
Ryan Reaves

Ryan Reaves

2
Nick Leddy

Nick Leddy

3
Pavol Regenda

Pavol Regenda

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

76

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

62

3
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

D

PIM

50

SJS

1
Barclay Goodrow

Barclay Goodrow

C

PIM

64

2
Vincent Desharnais

Vincent Desharnais

D

PIM

54

3
Dmitry Orlov

Dmitry Orlov

D

PIM

36

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