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5 – 0
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Buffalo Sabres 5, San Jose Sharks 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, San Jose Sharks 0. Shots on goal: BUF 16, SJS 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 0-0 SJS; P2 BUF 3-0 SJS; P3 BUF 2-0 SJS.

Scoring plays: P2 09:05 Noah Ostlund (assists: Josh Doan, Logan Stanley) to make it BUF 1-0 SJS; P2 09:41 Sam Carrick (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson) to make it BUF 2-0 SJS; P2 10:48 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Jason Zucker, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 3-0 SJS; P3 00:40 Tage Thompson (assists: Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 4-0 SJS; P3 16:54 Sam Carrick (assists: Logan Stanley, Zach Metsa) to make it BUF 5-0 SJS. Top skaters: Sam Carrick (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Logan Stanley (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 11 saves on 16, decision L; Alex Lyon (BUF) 23 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Sam Carrick
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:27 TOI
Goals · BUF
Rasmus Dahlin
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 19:15 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
23 saves on 23 shots (1.000) · W
Season highs
Sam Carrick · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 5 largest lead P3 16:54 (BUF 5, SJS 0) · 5-0 run, P2 9:05–P3 16:54
SJS 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 9:05 Noah Ostlund (Josh Doan, Logan Stanley) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, SJS 0
  • P2 9:41 Sam Carrick (Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, SJS 0
  • P2 10:48 Rasmus Dahlin (Jason Zucker, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 3, SJS 0
  • P3 0:40 Tage Thompson (Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 4, SJS 0
  • P3 16:54 Sam Carrick (Logan Stanley, Zach Metsa) BUF · deflected shot · BUF 5, SJS 0

Linescore

123 T
BUF 032 5
SJS 000 0

Shots on goal: BUF 16, SJS 23

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFSJS
16Shots on goal23
41Shot attempts51
24Faceoff wins24
14Hits27
14Blocked shots16
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways6
10Giveaways19
4Penalty minutes4
100.0%Save %68.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF53816
SJS710623

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres5 G · 26 attempts
Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (poke)Alex Tuch: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netNoah Ostlund: goal (wrist)Sam Carrick: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrap-around)Sam Carrick: saved (wrist)Zach Metsa: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: goal (deflected)Logan Stanley: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)
  • 5Goals19% of attempts
  • 11Saved42% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net38% of attempts
San Jose Sharks0 G · 34 attempts
Tyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Zack Ostapchuk: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (backhand)Nick Leddy: saved (slap)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Nick Leddy: missed the netCollin Graf: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (slap)Pavol Regenda: missed the netWill Smith: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netCollin Graf: missed the netWill Smith: saved (wrist)Nick Leddy: saved (slap)Dmitry Orlov: saved (wrist)Michael Misa: missed the netZack Ostapchuk: saved (wrist)Barclay Goodrow: saved (wrist)Barclay Goodrow: saved (wrist)Barclay Goodrow: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netCollin Graf: missed the netAdam Gaudette: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Mario Ferraro: saved (wrist)Will Smith: saved (wrist)Will Smith: saved (wrist)Vincent Desharnais: saved (wrist)Sam Dickinson: saved (wrist)Sam Dickinson: missed the net
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 23Saved68% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net32% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Carrick C 202+230013:27
Rasmus Dahlin D 112+210019:15
Logan Stanley D 022+211218:06
Tage Thompson C 101+113016:50
Noah Ostlund C 101+120116:06
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+210118:36
Alex Tuch R 011+101217:36
Zach Metsa D 011+200115:48
Josh Doan R 011+120115:17
Peyton Krebs C 011+102114:17
Jason Zucker L 011+120014:08
Zach Benson L 011+201011:59
Bowen Byram D 000+111024:07
Owen Power D 000+100320:47
Ryan McLeod C 000+100015:58
Jack Quinn R 000+121114:55
Josh Norris C 000+101114:54
Beck Malenstyn L 000+203013:54
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 2323100.0060:00
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mario Ferraro D 000-213323:06
Macklin Celebrini C 000-113121:33
Kiefer Sherwood L 000-243120:43
Will Smith C 000-130020:29
Vincent Desharnais D 000-113419:51
Dmitry Orlov D 000-211019:15
Sam Dickinson D 000-212319:02
Nick Leddy D 000-120018:15
Alexander Wennberg C 000-202117:42
Collin Graf R 000-110017:27
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000-202016:16
William Eklund L 000-220015:54
Michael Misa C 000-101214:20
Pavol Regenda L 000-103014:16
Zack Ostapchuk C 000-121111:40
Barclay Goodrow C 000-132011:36
Adam Gaudette R 000-201010:54
Tyler Toffoli C 000010003:41
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic L 111668.8560:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BUF 2 – 0 SJS
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