San Jose SharksvsBuffalo Sabres — Mar 9, 2026

Mar 9, 2026

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23rd
SJS
179202-234-5-1W262
6th
BUF
206181+257-2-1W376
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatSJS
3.38Goals/Game3.05
3.02Goals Against/Game3.47
28.0Shots/Game25.9
20.0%Power Play %19.6%
82.8%Penalty Kill %78.9%
44.6%Faceoff %47.5%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

15-8-3

GAA

2.69

EV%

.914

PK%

.933

SV%

.914

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

13-7-2

GAA

2.62

EV%

.932

PK%

.933

SV%

.908

SJS

1
Yaroslav Askarov

Yaroslav Askarov

5 GP

Record

18-16-2

GAA

3.53

EV%

.854

PK%

.895

SV%

.888

2
Alex Nedeljkovic

Alex Nedeljkovic

5 GP

Record

11-9-2

GAA

2.83

EV%

.889

PK%

.000

SV%

.902

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

2
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
P. Krebs

P. Krebs

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

SJS

1
M. Celebrini

M. Celebrini

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

2
M. Misa

M. Misa

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

3
W. Smith

W. Smith

C | 5GP

G

2

A

1

P

3

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.60

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.021.05
1.001.18
0.861.10
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

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

53

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

47

SJS

1
Vincent Desharnais

Vincent Desharnais

D

PIM

42

2
Barclay Goodrow

Barclay Goodrow

C

PIM

40

3
Macklin Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

C

PIM

32

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