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San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 6–3 on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at home.

Team Goals 2010-2011 record
San Jose Sharks 3 48-25-9
at Buffalo Sabres 6 43-29-10

Goals by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 0 2 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 12 8 9 29
Buffalo Sabres 9 18 10 37

Three stars

  1. C. McCormick, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. P. Gaustad, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:18 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad (1) Cody McCormick (1) Even strength SJS 0, BUF 1
2nd 06:48 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Derek Roy (1), Nathan Gerbe (1) Even strength SJS 0, BUF 2
2nd 13:26 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Unassisted Shorthanded SJS 0, BUF 3
2nd 15:50 San Jose Sharks Logan Couture (1) Dan Boyle (1), Ryane Clowe (1) Power play SJS 1, BUF 3
2nd 19:15 San Jose Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1) Logan Couture (1), Ryane Clowe (2) Even strength SJS 2, BUF 3
3rd 00:31 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick (1) Paul Gaustad (1) Even strength SJS 2, BUF 4
3rd 09:26 San Jose Sharks Douglas Murray (1) Torrey Mitchell (1) Even strength SJS 3, BUF 4
3rd 19:33 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad (2) Cody McCormick (2), Andrej Sekera (1) Even strength, Empty net SJS 3, BUF 5
3rd 19:51 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (2) Derek Roy (2), Nathan Gerbe (2) Even strength SJS 3, BUF 6

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

Team stats

Stat San Jose Sharks Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 29 37
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 6
Hits 12 20
Blocked shots 10 19
Giveaways 6 9
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 30/64 (46.9%) 34/64 (53.1%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
8 J. Pavelski C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 53.3% 17:09
10 J. Mayers R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 06:53
12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 0 21:04
15 D. Heatley L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 0 20:04
17 T. Mitchell C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 15:02
19 J. Thornton C 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 0 0 42.9% 20:34
21 S. Nichol C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 05:38
29 R. Clowe L 0 2 2 -1 0 3 1 0 0 17:25
39 L. Couture C 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 61.5% 18:17
43 J. McCarthy C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 14:43
64 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 07:59
78 B. Ferriero R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:34
3 D. Murray D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 20:45
7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:53
22 D. Boyle D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 0 0 27:39
44 M. Vlasic D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 5 0 17:52
60 J. Demers D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 20:54
61 J. Braun D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 15:24
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
31 A. Niemi 36 31 5 .861 59:11 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
8 C. McCormick C 1 2 3 +3 0 3 3 3 0 63.6% 14:12
9 D. Roy C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 62.5% 17:28
12 M. Mancari R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 10:22
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 +3 0 2 0 0 0 16:59
26 T. Vanek L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 16:34
28 P. Gaustad C 2 1 3 +3 0 4 2 1 0 66.7% 16:26
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 16:57
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 2 0 14:33
42 N. Gerbe C 0 2 2 +2 0 5 1 0 0 14:07
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 61.5% 17:43
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 12:11
72 L. Adam C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 20% 09:39
3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 22:27
4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 22:18
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 16:58
34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:13
44 A. Sekera D 0 1 1 +4 0 0 1 0 0 19:13
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 +5 0 2 0 1 0 21:04
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:32 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 02:25 San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton Holding 2
2nd 12:13 Buffalo Sabres Luke Adam High sticking 2
2nd 15:14 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Tim Nowak
San Jose Sharks scratches
Kent Huskins, Derek Joslin
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Rivet, Shaone Morrisonn, Drew Stafford

2010-2011 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at San Jose Sharks 0 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 9

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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