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San Jose Sharks 3, Buffalo Sabres 6 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: San Jose Sharks 3, Buffalo Sabres 6. Shots on goal: SJS 20, BUF 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 SJS 1-2 BUF; P2 SJS 1-2 BUF; P3 SJS 1-2 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 04:12 Jack Quinn (assists: Jason Zucker, Ryan McLeod) to make it SJS 0-1 BUF; P1 05:39 Alex Tuch (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it SJS 0-2 BUF; P1 12:54 Macklin Celebrini (assists: Will Smith) to make it SJS 1-2 BUF; P2 04:59 Beck Malenstyn (assists: Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it SJS 1-3 BUF; P2 08:51 Jason Zucker (assists: Jack Quinn, Owen Power) to make it SJS 1-4 BUF; P2 19:29 Kiefer Sherwood (assists: Mario Ferraro, Alexander Wennberg) to make it SJS 2-4 BUF; P3 00:42 Jack Quinn (assists: Ryan McLeod, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it SJS 2-5 BUF; P3 06:56 Alexander Wennberg (assists: Tyler Toffoli) to make it SJS 3-5 BUF; P3 17:14 Jack Quinn (assists: Ryan McLeod) to make it SJS 3-6 BUF. Top skaters: Jack Quinn (BUF) 3 G, 1 A; Ryan McLeod (BUF) 0 G, 3 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 0 G, 3 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 17 saves on 20, decision W; Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) 20 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· BUF
3 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 15:09 TOI
Goals Β· SJS
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 17:12 TOI
Goaltending Β· BUF
17 saves on 20 shots (.850) Β· W
Season highs
Jack Quinn Β· Season-high 4 pointsRyan McLeod Β· Season-high 3 pointsJack Quinn Β· Season-high 3 goals

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

SJS 0 largest lead Never led
BUF 3 largest lead P2 8:51 (SJS 1, BUF 4) Β· 2-0 run, P1 4:12–P1 5:39
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:12 Jack Quinn (Jason Zucker, Ryan McLeod) BUF Β· wrist shot Β· SJS 0, BUF 1
  • P1 5:39 Alex Tuch (Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF Β· tip-in shot Β· SJS 0, BUF 2
  • P1 12:54 Macklin Celebrini (Will Smith) SJS Β· wrist shot Β· SJS 1, BUF 2
  • P2 4:59 Beck Malenstyn (Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF Β· wrist shot Β· SJS 1, BUF 3
  • P2 8:51 Jason Zucker (Jack Quinn, Owen Power) BUF Β· backhand shot Β· SJS 1, BUF 4
  • P2 19:29 Kiefer Sherwood (Mario Ferraro, Alexander Wennberg) SJS Β· snap shot Β· SJS 2, BUF 4
  • P3 0:42 Jack Quinn (Ryan McLeod, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF Β· snap shot Β· SJS 2, BUF 5
  • P3 6:56 Alexander Wennberg (Tyler Toffoli) SJS Β· Power play Β· backhand shot Β· SJS 3, BUF 5
  • P3 17:14 Jack Quinn (Ryan McLeod) BUF Β· Empty net Β· wrist shot Β· SJS 3, BUF 6

Linescore

123 T
SJS 111 3
BUF 222 6

Shots on goal: SJS 20, BUF 26

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

SJSBUF
20Shots on goal26
53Shot attempts55
27Faceoff wins28
23Hits21
16Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways7
15Giveaways13
24Penalty minutes18
80.0%Save %85.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS58720
BUF812626

🎯 Shot Map

San Jose Sharks3 G Β· 37 attempts
Tyler Toffoli: missed the netTyler Toffoli: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: saved (tip-in)Shakir Mukhamadullin: saved (slap)William Eklund: saved (snap)Will Smith: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: goal (wrist)Sam Dickinson: missed the netDmitry Orlov: missed the netJohn Klingberg: missed the netCollin Graf: missed the netWilliam Eklund: saved (slap)William Eklund: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netTyler Toffoli: missed the netVincent Desharnais: saved (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: saved (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: missed the netTyler Toffoli: saved (tip-in)Zack Ostapchuk: saved (tip-in)Adam Gaudette: missed the netCollin Graf: saved (snap)Tyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: goal (snap)Vincent Desharnais: missed the netMichael Misa: saved (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: goal (backhand)Alexander Wennberg: saved (deflected)Will Smith: saved (slap)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netCollin Graf: saved (wrist)Sam Dickinson: missed the netMichael Misa: missed the netTyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Shakir Mukhamadullin: missed the netBarclay Goodrow: saved (slap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 17Saved46% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net46% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres6 G Β· 39 attempts
Logan Stanley: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: goal (wrist)Alex Tuch: goal (tip-in)Zach Benson: saved (deflected)Michael Kesselring: saved (slap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Noah Ostlund: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (snap)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (deflected)Beck Malenstyn: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrap-around)Peyton Krebs: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netJason Zucker: goal (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (slap)Noah Ostlund: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netJack Quinn: goal (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: missed the netSam Carrick: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: goal (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: missed the net
  • 6Goals15% of attempts
  • 20Saved51% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% of attempts

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

πŸ’ Box Score

SJS skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexander Wennberg C 112-440017:12
Macklin Celebrini C 101-110324:25
Kiefer Sherwood L 101-315016:29
Will Smith C 011-120020:49
Mario Ferraro D 011001320:46
Tyler Toffoli C 011-130015:38
Dmitry Orlov D 000-300121:09
Sam Dickinson D 000-102019:31
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000012117:59
John Klingberg D 000-202117:56
Collin Graf R 000021117:41
Vincent Desharnais D 000-111217:26
William Eklund L 000-121116:29
Michael Misa C 000011014:06
Philipp Kurashev C 000-302012:29
Adam Gaudette R 000000210:55
Barclay Goodrow C 000013009:03
Zack Ostapchuk C 000012109:01
SJS goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Yaroslav Askarov L 202580.0558:56
BUF skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Quinn R 314+441015:09
Rasmus Dahlin D 033+420020:07
Ryan McLeod C 033+410017:02
Jason Zucker L 112+410112:56
Alex Tuch R 101-110216:00
Beck Malenstyn L 101+125011:31
Owen Power D 011+310122:49
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+101322:25
Peyton Krebs C 011+133213:58
Bowen Byram D 000+103021:40
Tage Thompson C 000021116:41
Zach Benson L 000023016:25
Logan Stanley D 000001115:51
Noah Ostlund C 000030015:29
Michael Kesselring D 000-121015:09
Josh Doan R 000-120115:07
Josh Norris C 000-100014:02
Sam Carrick C 000+102213:33
BUF goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 172085.0360:00

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series SJS 0 – 1 BUF
After this game
San Jose Sharks 30-26-6 L3 L10 3-5-2 Next game recap: @ BOS Β· Thu, Mar 12
Buffalo Sabres 40-19-6 W8 L10 8-1-1 Next game recap: vs WSH Β· Thu, Mar 12

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