BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final
5—0
2026-03-19 · SAP Center
SJS
SJS
San Jose Sharks
37-34-8 · OT1 · L10: 5-3-2
L
L
W
W
L
OT
OT
W
W
W
SJS controlled xG 2.1 to 1.8 but BUF won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
1.76
ACTUAL
5 — 0
SJS xG
2.10

Scoring Timeline

0.20
HIGH xG
BUF2P 09:05Even Strength
Noah Ostlund
36
Noah Ostlund(11)
C · BUF · #36
Josh Doan (24), Logan Stanley (13)
BUF 1 - 0 SJS
0.02
LOW xG
BUF2P 09:41Even Strength
Sam Carrick
10
Sam Carrick(7)
C · BUF · #10
Rasmus Dahlin (48), Zach Benson (23)
BUF 2 - 0 SJS
0.11
HIGH xG
BUF2P 10:48Even Strength
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin(14)
D · BUF · #26
Jason Zucker (17), Mattias Samuelsson (26)
BUF 3 - 0 SJS
0.05
MED xG
BUF3P 00:40Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(35)
C · BUF · #72
Peyton Krebs (23), Alex Tuch (30)
BUF 4 - 0 SJS
0.19
HIGH xG
BUF3P 16:54Even Strength
Sam Carrick
10
Sam Carrick(8)
C · BUF · #10
Logan Stanley (14), Zach Metsa (3)
BUF 5 - 0 SJS

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
23/23 saves, .1000 SV%, +2.2 GSAx
★2
Sam Carrick
10
Sam Carrick
C · BUF · #10
2G, 3 SOG
★3
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin
D · BUF · #26
1G, 1A, 1 SOG

Team Stats

BUFSJS
16Shots23
1.77xGF2.10
45.2CF%54.8
50FO%50
0/2PP0/2
14Hits27
14Blocks16
10Giveaways19
4Takeaways6
4PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGSJS SOGBUF xGSJS xG
1st570.590.43
2nd0100.541.36
3rd660.630.31
Total11231.762.10

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 10:56
SJS
Alexander Wennberghigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
1P 16:09
BUF
Jason Zuckerhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Kiefer Sherwood
2P 04:38
BUF
Owen Powerholding (2 min)
Drawn by Pavol Regenda
3P 13:40
SJS
Barclay Goodrowslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs