San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| San Jose Sharks |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| San Jose Sharks |
17 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
40 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
8 |
17 |
1 |
36 |
Three stars
- E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- B. Burns, San Jose Sharks (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Moulson (11) |
Brian Gionta (14), Tyler Ennis (4) |
Power play |
SJS 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
14:03 |
San Jose Sharks |
Joel Ward (6) |
Brent Burns (34), Paul Martin (14) |
Even strength |
SJS 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
17:13 |
San Jose Sharks |
Logan Couture (19) |
Mikkel Boedker (13), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (15) |
Even strength |
SJS 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
11:23 |
San Jose Sharks |
Melker Karlsson (7) |
Marcus Sorensen (1), Micheal Haley (7) |
Even strength |
SJS 3, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
06:07 |
San Jose Sharks |
Joe Pavelski (18) |
Brent Burns (35), Patrick Marleau (12) |
Power play |
SJS 4, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
09:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan O'Reilly (11) |
Jack Eichel (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (27) |
Power play |
SJS 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
11:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane (15) |
Cody Franson (13), Brian Gionta (15) |
Even strength |
SJS 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
12:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (17) |
Sam Reinhart (21), Ryan O'Reilly (22) |
Even strength |
SJS 4, BUF 4 |
| OT |
01:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane (16) |
Jack Eichel (13) |
Even strength |
SJS 4, BUF 5 |
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 |
40 |
36 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
11 |
12 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/55 (60%) |
22/55 (40%) |
Box score
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Pavelski |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
63.6% |
19:44 |
| Number 12 P. Marleau |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:48 |
| Number 19 J. Thornton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
18:51 |
| Number 20 M. Sorensen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:54 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 38 M. Haley |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
08:49 |
| Number 39 L. Couture |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:02 |
| Number 42 J. Ward |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
18:05 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:33 |
| Number 50 C. Tierney |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
88.9% |
13:52 |
| Number 68 M. Karlsson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
12:22 |
| Number 89 M. Boedker |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 4 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:57 |
| Number 5 D. Schlemko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:58 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 44 M. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:55 |
| Number 61 J. Braun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:05 |
| Number 88 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:17 |
San Jose Sharks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 M. Jones |
36 |
31 |
5 |
.861 |
61:05 |
OT loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
21:13 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
21:43 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
07:04 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:47 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:54 |
| Number 56 J. Bailey |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:25 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:48 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
52.2% |
21:07 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:28 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:48 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
| Number 38 T. Fedun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
28:56 |
| Number 77 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:35 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 A. Nilsson |
40 |
36 |
4 |
.900 |
61:05 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:44 |
San Jose Sharks |
Joe Thornton |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dmitry Kulikov |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Taylor Fedun |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Justin Bailey |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:21 |
San Jose Sharks |
Brent Burns |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:03 |
San Jose Sharks |
Melker Karlsson |
Throwing equipment |
2 |
Game information
- San Jose Sharks head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Marc Joannette
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
- San Jose Sharks scratches
- Joonas Donskoi, Joakim Ryan, Ryan Carpenter
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Justin Falk, Zach Bogosian, William Carrier
Other NHL games on Feb 7
Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 7, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
0
 at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Dallas Stars
1
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 St. Louis Blues
6
 at Ottawa Senators
0
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Los Angeles Kings
0
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Vancouver Canucks
2
 at Nashville Predators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Minnesota Wild
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
 Montreal Canadiens
0
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Feb 7, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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