Buffalo Sabres 2, San Jose Sharks 0: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres 2 to San Jose Sharks 0, on Tuesday, October 27, 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.
NHLTuesday, October 27, 2026
DateOct 27, 2026
Start time10:30 PM ET
VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
TVESPN
Attendance14,900
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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
5-4-3Record6-6-1
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Pacific Division
4-4Road record / home record4-5
LWLWWLast 5WLLLL
L1StreakW1
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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17:52 | 2:17 | 0:45 | 14:50 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 15:03 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 11:42 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 0:03 | 1:03 | 10:08 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:04 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13:19 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 10:57 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 1:12 | 1:47 | 10:20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:57 | 2:22 | 12:43 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:55 | 3:05 | 0:00 | 15:50 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:28 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 16:17 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 14:25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 10:21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:11 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 9:00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26:19 | 3:39 | 0:01 | 22:39 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 9:47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:49 | 0:23 | 3:19 | 21:07 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:05 | 0:11 | 3:20 | 20:34 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olen Zellweger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:01 | 0:32 | 0:53 | 20:36 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.000 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 59:58 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 24:59 | 3:37 | 0:25 | 20:57 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Dellandrea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 12:32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Gaudette | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10:21 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 9:35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:28 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 8:40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Graf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 14:09 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Marchment | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 15:37 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 12:12 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Misa | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:17 | 0:34 | 0:07 | 11:36 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 9:15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 16:02 | 0:46 | 1:35 | 13:41 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:20 | 3:24 | 0:00 | 12:56 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivar Stenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20:22 | 3:28 | 0:22 | 16:32 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Cagnoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:05 | 0:50 | 0:07 | 13:08 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Dickinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 16:49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 14:51 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Nurse | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23:54 | 0:01 | 2:54 | 20:59 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 18:23 | 3:20 | 0:03 | 15:00 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Trouba | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24:39 | 0:01 | 2:37 | 22:01 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Askarov | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 39 | .975 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 59:21 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks?
Buffalo Sabres won, 2-0, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks?
Buffalo Sabres 2, San Jose Sharks 0.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Zach Benson (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks played?
SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA.
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