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Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks

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Tuch's short-handed goal helps the Sabres rally for a 4-2 win over the Sharks

Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Tuch intercepted a pass in his defensive zone and beat Mackenzie Blackwood on a breakaway for his third short-handed goal of the season. That gave Buffalo a come-from-behind win and spoiled the night for the sellout crowd that turned out to watch Joe Thornton get his No. 19 jersey retired.

Dylan Cozens scored earlier in the third to tie the game and Peyton Krebs also scored for Buffalo. Rasmus Dahlin iced it with an empty-netter.

James Reimer made 31 saves in his first game in San Jose since leaving the Sharks following the 2022-23 season.

Fabian Zetterlund and Luke Kunin scored for the Sharks, who have only one win in their last seven games.

Blackwood made 27 saves for San Jose.

Takeaways Sabres: Buffalo rallied for the win a night after erasing a two-goal deficit to beat Anaheim in overtime.

Sharks: San Jose was let down by its power play, going 0 for 5 and allowing the short-handed goal. The Sharks had three power plays in the third, including 19 seconds of a two-man advantage.

Key moment The Thornton tributes carried over to the game. Zetterlund stroked an imaginary beard and pointed to the Thornton jersey in the rafters after he scored. Krebs pointed to the 19 on the back of his jersey after his goal.

Key stat After winning games in Los Angeles and Anaheim earlier in this road trip, the Sabres completed the rare California sweep. The only other time Buffalo won road games at San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles in the same season came in the 2011-12 season.

Up Next Sabres host Minnesota on Wednesday night, and Sharks host Los Angeles on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:59 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Walman (11), William Eklund (13)
Goal 1st Period 11:03 Peyton Krebs Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (9)
Goal 2nd Period 4:07 Luke Kunin Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Tyler Toffoli (7), Alexander Wennberg (7)
Goal 3rd Period 2:07 Dylan Cozens Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (13), Bowen Byram (10)
Goal 3rd Period 5:27 Alex Tuch Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 19:59 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 13
20 Hits 45
5 Takeaways 12
31 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
51 Faceoffs Won 26
66.2 Faceoff Win Percent 33.8
25 Giveaways 15
8 Total Penalties 5
16 Penalty Minutes 10
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Day-To-Day Apr 1
Jimmy Schuldt, D Out Mar 31
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Mar 29
Henry Thrun, D Out Mar 28
Yaroslav Askarov, G Out Mar 27
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Kozak, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Jordan Greenway, LW Out Apr 1
Josh Norris, C Out Apr 1

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 45 25 94 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 26 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
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