Buffalo Sabres 5, San Jose Sharks 0: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres 5 to San Jose Sharks 0, on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, March 19, 2026
DateMar 19, 2026
Start time10:00 PM ET
VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,435
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| San Jose Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top performers
San Jose Sharks
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresSan Jose Sharks
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
43-20-6Record32-29-6
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Pacific Division
4-4Road record / home record4-5
LLWLWLast 5WLLLL
L2StreakW1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresSan Jose Sharks
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveSan Jose Sharks
Igor Chernyshov LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveQuentin Musty LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveKyle Keyser G · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:59 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 11:34 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 11:51 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 88.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 | 1:22 | 0:06 | 13:49 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:17 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 13:42 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 12:06 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:58 | 2:43 | 1:51 | 11:24 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 | 1:10 | 0:08 | 13:36 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:06 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 13:29 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:55 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 12:18 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:50 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 15:27 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 2:32 | 1:30 | 13:34 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 12:51 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24:07 | 2:36 | 2:30 | 19:01 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:15 | 1:28 | 0:32 | 17:15 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:48 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:47 | 0:06 | 1:03 | 19:38 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:36 | 0:09 | 1:31 | 16:56 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:06 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 15:41 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.000 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 21:33 | 2:57 | 0:23 | 18:13 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Eklund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:54 | 1:55 | 0:07 | 13:52 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Gaudette | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 10:54 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 9:51 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:36 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 10:50 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Collin Graf | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:27 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 15:43 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Misa | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:20 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11:40 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 9:21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavol Regenda | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:16 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 12:46 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 20:43 | 2:06 | 2:15 | 16:22 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:29 | 2:31 | 0:00 | 17:58 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:41 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:42 | 1:54 | 0:26 | 15:22 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
San Jose Sharks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Desharnais | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 19:51 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 16:41 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Dickinson | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:02 | 1:33 | 0:50 | 16:39 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Ferraro | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 23:06 | 0:04 | 3:10 | 19:52 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Leddy | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:15 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 17:25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:16 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 19:15 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 16:48 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .688 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-0, on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks?
Buffalo Sabres 5, San Jose Sharks 0.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Sam Carrick (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks played?
SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA.
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