Buffalo SabresvsSan Jose Sharks — Mar 18, 2026

Mar 18, 2026

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5th
BUF
232198+348-2-0L186
22nd
SJS
196220-244-4-2W168
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

SJSStatBUF
3.08Goals/Game3.47
3.48Goals Against/Game3.00
26.0Shots/Game28.1
20.3%Power Play %20.6%
79.3%Penalty Kill %82.7%
47.5%Faceoff %45.2%

Goaltenders

SJS

1
Yaroslav Askarov

Yaroslav Askarov

5 GP

Record

19-17-3

GAA

3.56

EV%

.877

PK%

.818

SV%

.886

2
Alex Nedeljkovic

Alex Nedeljkovic

5 GP

Record

12-9-3

GAA

2.80

EV%

.898

PK%

.000

SV%

.902

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

18-8-3

GAA

2.65

EV%

.933

PK%

.885

SV%

.914

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

15-8-2

GAA

2.71

EV%

.918

PK%

.947

SV%

.905

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

SJS

1
M. Celebrini

M. Celebrini

C | 5GP

G

4

A

4

P

8

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

2
K. Sherwood

K. Sherwood

L | 5GP

G

3

A

1

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

3
A. Wennberg

A. Wennberg

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

BUF

1
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

1

A

6

P

7

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
J. Zucker

J. Zucker

L | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

3
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.050.98
1.261.03
1.120.90
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
SJS

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (7)SJS (3)

Goals / Game

BUF
3.90
SJS
2.90

Goals Against / Game

BUF
2.90
SJS
3.90

Shots / Game

BUF
7.9
SJS
8.1

Power Play %

BUF
20.0%
SJS
10.0%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
90.0%
SJS
80.0%

Face-Off %

BUF
57.1%
SJS
42.9%

PIM Leaders (Season)

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

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

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