Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks

HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 45-27-10
at San Jose Sharks 5 51-20-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 2
San Jose Sharks 0 2 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 15 11 40
San Jose Sharks 5 9 10 24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:19 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly (1) Jason Pominville (1), Jochen Hecht (1) Even strength BUF 1, SJS 0
2nd 02:07 San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (1) Manny Malhotra (1) Even strength BUF 1, SJS 1
2nd 14:00 San Jose Sharks Dany Heatley (1) Joe Thornton (1), Rob Blake (1) Even strength BUF 1, SJS 2
3rd 00:18 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Chris Butler (1), Tyler Myers (1) Power play BUF 2, SJS 2
3rd 06:31 San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (2) Devin Setoguchi (1), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1) Even strength BUF 2, SJS 3
3rd 10:27 San Jose Sharks Jed Ortmeyer (1) Ryane Clowe (1), Scott Nichol (1) Even strength BUF 2, SJS 4
3rd 19:00 San Jose Sharks Jed Ortmeyer (2) Scott Nichol (2), Manny Malhotra (2) Even strength, Empty net BUF 2, SJS 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Stat Buffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks
Shots on goal 40 24
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 23 32
Blocked shots 16 14
Giveaways 14 12
Takeaways 8 10
Faceoffs won 34/69 (49.3%) 35/69 (50.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 0 0 46.7% 17:09
Number 13 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 08:48
Number 19 T. Connolly C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 0 50% 21:56
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -1 2 6 3 0 0 14:41
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 71.4% 08:26
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 13:05
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 0 0 15:59
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 1 0 56.3% 14:03
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 18:23
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 0 10:00
Number 41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 11:15
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 28.6% 18:01
Number 4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 0 16:23
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 2 0 19:04
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18:27
Number 34 C. Butler D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 3 0 23:00
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 16:56
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 24:11
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 23 19 4 .826 59:46 Loss

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski C 2 0 2 +2 0 6 0 2 0 50% 18:29
Number 12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 19:39
Number 15 D. Heatley L 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 19:16
Number 16 D. Setoguchi R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 13:50
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 09:39
Number 19 J. Thornton C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 69.2% 18:17
Number 21 S. Nichol C 0 2 2 +2 2 0 7 1 0 45.5% 14:28
Number 27 M. Malhotra C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 2 0 0 57.1% 15:53
Number 29 R. Clowe L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 5 0 0 16:16
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer R 2 0 2 +2 2 2 3 0 0 11:49
Number 45 J. Shelley L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 06:35
Number 59 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 +1 4 0 1 0 0 06:35
Number 3 D. Murray D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 18:58
Number 4 R. Blake D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 22:27
Number 28 J. Leach D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:49
Number 40 K. Huskins D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:09
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 1 1 +3 0 2 1 2 0 23:11
Number 60 J. Demers D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 2 2 0 21:27
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 20 E. Nabokov 40 38 2 .950 59:42 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:30 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 13:09 San Jose Sharks Brad Staubitz Slashing 2
1st 13:09 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Roughing 2
1st 15:18 San Jose Sharks Ryane Clowe Hooking 2
2nd 02:52 San Jose Sharks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 03:54 San Jose Sharks Jed Ortmeyer Slashing 2
2nd 09:15 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Slashing 2
2nd 14:40 San Jose Sharks Brad Staubitz Roughing 2
2nd 14:40 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Roughing 2
2nd 18:47 San Jose Sharks Scott Nichol Tripping 2
3rd 16:13 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet High sticking 2
3rd 19:33 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Dan Marouelli, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Mark Pare
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Andrej Sekera
San Jose Sharks scratches
Dan Boyle

2009-2010 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 23, 2010
San Jose Sharks 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page: San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 13, 2010

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