San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime on Saturday, November 14, 2015 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
San Jose Sharks 2 46-30-6
at Buffalo Sabres 1 35-36-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
San Jose Sharks 9 9 9 5 32
Buffalo Sabres 8 9 13 1 31

Three stars

  1. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. P. Marleau, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)
  3. M. Jones, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:48 San Jose Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic (2) Joe Pavelski (6), Brent Burns (7) Power play SJS 1, BUF 0
3rd 06:27 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (5) Rasmus Ristolainen (7), Josh Gorges (2) Even strength SJS 1, BUF 1
OT 02:59 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (5) Marc-Edouard Vlasic (6), Tomas Hertl (7) Even strength SJS 2, BUF 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Stat San Jose Sharks Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 32 31
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 17 27
Blocked shots 11 8
Giveaways 6 7
Takeaways 2 3
Faceoffs won 29/60 (48.3%) 31/60 (51.7%)

Box score

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 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 50% 20:20
Number 12 P. Marleau C 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 50% 21:16
Number 18 M. Brown R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:19
Number 19 J. Thornton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 60% 19:12
Number 27 J. Donskoi R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:11
Number 42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 25% 16:29
Number 48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 56.3% 15:59
Number 50 C. Tierney C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 40% 12:40
Number 57 T. Wingels C 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 15:58
Number 68 M. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:48
Number 82 N. Goldobin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:32
Number 83 M. Nieto L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 100% 13:09
Number 4 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:33
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 22:40
Number 41 M. Mueller D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:28
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 1 1 2 +1 2 3 2 1 1 25:26
Number 61 J. Braun D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 21:23
Number 88 B. Burns D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 3 0 29:34
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 M. Jones 31 30 1 .968 62:59 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19:49
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 35.7% 18:45
Number 17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 40% 08:52
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 14:46
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 37.5% 15:36
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 0 0 17:43
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 0 0 50% 16:06
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 07:57
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 20:09
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10:25
Number 88 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 11:31
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 0 0 63% 22:46
Number 3 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:23
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 24:15
Number 25 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 14:25
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 0 0 19:13
Number 46 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:04
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 29:01
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Johnson 32 30 2 .938 62:59 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:37 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Slashing 2
1st 08:26 San Jose Sharks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 09:01 San Jose Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic Tripping 2
1st 18:24 San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski Tripping 2
2nd 07:34 Buffalo Sabres Carlo Colaiacovo Hooking 2
3rd 14:35 Buffalo Sabres Carlo Colaiacovo Roughing 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Peter DeBoer
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
San Jose Sharks scratches
Micheal Haley, Ben Smith, Matt Tennyson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mike Weber, Tim Schaller

2015-2016 season series

Every San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/OT Game page: San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 14, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 3 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Feb 26, 2016

Other NHL games on Nov 14

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