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Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks

SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at home.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 32-39-11
at San Jose Sharks 5 32-37-13

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 3
San Jose Sharks 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 10 11 28
San Jose Sharks 9 10 8 27

Three stars

  1. T. Hertl, San Jose Sharks (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. M. Ferraro, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. R. Merkley, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:25 San Jose Sharks Jonathan Dahlen (4) William Eklund (4), Brent Burns (5) Even strength BUF 0, SJS 1
1st 08:48 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (2) Vinnie Hinostroza (3), Robert Hagg (2) Even strength BUF 1, SJS 1
1st 12:49 San Jose Sharks Ryan Merkley (1) Alexander Barabanov (3), Tomas Hertl (2) Even strength BUF 1, SJS 2
2nd 06:13 San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl (4) Rudolfs Balcers (1) Even strength BUF 1, SJS 3
2nd 13:33 Buffalo Sabres Drake Caggiula (2) Vinnie Hinostroza (4), Dylan Cozens (3) Even strength BUF 2, SJS 3
3rd 06:02 San Jose Sharks Mario Ferraro (1) Nick Merkley (1), Jasper Weatherby (2) Even strength BUF 2, SJS 4
3rd 11:46 San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl (5) Rudolfs Balcers (2), Mario Ferraro (2) Even strength BUF 2, SJS 5
3rd 18:13 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (3) Tage Thompson (3), Rasmus Asplund (3) Even strength BUF 3, SJS 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks
Shots on goal 28 27
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 19 24
Blocked shots 12 11
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 7 9
Faceoffs won 18/52 (34.6%) 34/52 (65.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
15 J. Hayden C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 08:17
20 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 31.6% 13:40
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 25% 15:54
24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 50% 14:18
25 A. Ruotsalainen C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 40% 08:13
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 15:43
29 V. Hinostroza C 0 2 2 +1 2 2 0 0 15:45
53 J. Skinner L 2 0 2 +2 0 6 0 1 20:11
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 33.3% 22:07
74 R. Asplund C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 2 25% 21:35
91 D. Caggiula L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 13:29
96 A. Bjork L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 09:18
4 W. Butcher D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24:45
8 R. Hagg D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 3 16:17
13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 16:58
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25:12
33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 18:22
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 18:26
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
41 C. Anderson 27 22 5 .815 57:30 Loss

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
10 N. Merkley R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 10:30
11 A. Cogliano C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 15:43
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 57.1% 16:40
18 L. Pederson C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 14:11
26 J. Weatherby C 0 1 1 0 4 1 3 1 62.5% 10:21
39 L. Couture C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 1 60% 17:53
43 J. Leonard L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 09:54
48 T. Hertl C 2 1 3 +3 0 3 0 0 84.6% 16:22
72 W. Eklund L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 100% 13:06
76 J. Dahlen C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 14:55
92 R. Balcers L 0 2 2 +3 0 4 2 0 17:37
94 A. Barabanov L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 16:27
6 R. Merkley D 1 0 1 +3 0 2 0 1 13:36
24 J. Megna D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 2 0 23:58
38 M. Ferraro D 1 1 2 -1 0 3 4 5 28:48
53 N. Meloche D 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 19:14
61 S. Hatakka D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:41
88 B. Burns D 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 1 26:59
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
47 J. Reimer 28 25 3 .893 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:00 San Jose Sharks Jasper Weatherby Tripping 2
1st 19:36 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens Hooking 2
2nd 16:00 San Jose Sharks Brent Burns Closing hand on puck 2
3rd 10:15 San Jose Sharks Jasper Weatherby Cross checking 2
3rd 10:15 Buffalo Sabres Vinnie Hinostroza Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
San Jose Sharks head coach
Bob Boughner
Referees
Wes McCauley, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Vaughan Rody
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Victor Olofsson, Christian Wolanin, Brett Murray
San Jose Sharks scratches
Jonah Gadjovich, Joel Kellman, Artemi Kniazev

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 2

Matchup Status Details
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Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page

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