San Jose SharksvsBuffalo Sabres — Mar 9, 2026

Mar 9, 2026

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18th
SJS
143162-196-4-0L149
10th
BUF
140134+69-1-0W352
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatSJS
3.19Goals/Game3.16
3.12Goals Against/Game3.50
28.4Shots/Game25.5
18.1%Power Play %21.6%
85.5%Penalty Kill %78.4%
44.8%Faceoff %47.7%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

SJS

1
Yaroslav Askarov

Yaroslav Askarov

5 GP

Record

16-10-1

GAA

3.44

EV%

.821

PK%

.818

SV%

.895

2
Alex Nedeljkovic

Alex Nedeljkovic

5 GP

Record

7-8-2

GAA

3.12

EV%

.879

PK%

.769

SV%

.890

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
J. Doan

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
B. Byram

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

SJS

1
M. Celebrini

M. Celebrini

C | 5GP

G

2

A

6

P

8

PPP

5

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

2
A. Wennberg

A. Wennberg

C | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

3

PPG

2

P/G

1.20

3
T. Toffoli

T. Toffoli

C | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

4

PPG

3

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.960.86
1.001.23
0.931.02
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%

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

SJS

1
Vincent Desharnais

Vincent Desharnais

D

PIM

32

2
Ryan Reaves

Ryan Reaves

R

PIM

30

3
Barclay Goodrow

Barclay Goodrow

C

PIM

28

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