Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Saturday, November 23, 2024 · SAP Center at San Jose

BuffaloSabresAway

4–2

Final

SOG 31–33

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MSG-B · NBCSCA

Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks outshot the Sabres 33-31.

Goals came from Fabian Zetterlund, Peyton Krebs, Luke Kunin, Dylan Cozens, Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin.

James Reimer made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 27 of 30.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	1	0	3	4	31
SJS	1	1	0	2	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Fabian Zetterlund (8)Jake Walman (11), William Eklund (13)Power 1:21 into shift0–109:59 SJS
Peyton Krebs (3)Bowen Byram (9)1–111:03 BUF

2nd period

Luke Kunin (4)Tyler Toffoli (7), Alexander Wennberg (7)1–204:07 SJS

3rd period

Dylan Cozens (4)Rasmus Dahlin (13), Bowen Byram (10)Liljegren 1:28 into shift2–202:07 BUF
Alex Tuch (7)UnassistedWennberg 1:43 into shift3–205:27 BUF · SHG
Rasmus Dahlin (6)Unassisted4–219:59 BUF · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:43

3–2 · 3rd 5:27 · Tuch. Wennberg was 1:43 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceSJS on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 SJS

1st 9:59 · Zetterlund

Long shift: Power 1:21

Long shiftPower 1:21

1–1 BUF

1st 11:03 · Krebs

Smith 0:33

Fresh legsSmith 0:33

1–2 SJS

2nd 4:07 · Kunin

Clifton 0:07

Fresh legsClifton 0:07

2–2 BUF

3rd 2:07 · Cozens

Long shift: Liljegren 1:28

Long shiftLiljegren 1:28

3–2 BUF

3rd 5:27 · SH · Tuch

Stuck out there: Wennberg 1:43

Stuck out thereWennberg 1:43

4–2 BUF

3rd 19:59 · EN · Dahlin

Zetterlund 1:22

Empty netZetterlund 1:22

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFSJS

31Shots on goal33

66%Faceoff %34%

0/2Power play0/5

16Penalty minutes10

20Hits45

16Blocked shots13

25Giveaways15

5Takeaways12

Penalties

1st 02:04Connor Clifton · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 19:19Luke Kunin · cross checking2 min
1st 19:19Luke Kunin · roughing2 min
1st 19:19Sam Lafferty · cross checking2 min
1st 19:19Sam Lafferty · roughing2 min
2nd 06:32Connor Clifton · cross checking2 min
2nd 12:08Timothy Liljegren · holding2 min
3rd 04:42Rasmus Dahlin · cross checking2 min
3rd 06:58Carl Grundstrom · holding the stick2 min
3rd 06:58Zach Benson · hooking2 min
3rd 12:22Peyton Krebs · hooking2 min
3rd 14:03Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
3rd 17:02Jack Thompson · tripping2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

4Bowen ByramD	0	2	2	+2	2	1	2	0	–	23:18
26Rasmus DahlinD	1	1	2	+3	5	2	3	2	–	24:58
19Peyton KrebsC	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1	2	78	13:41
24Dylan CozensC	1	0	1	+1	8	3	0	0	67	18:47
89Alex TuchR	1	0	1	+2	2	1	2	0	43	20:43
9Zach BensonL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	2	–	16:40
17Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	14:03
20Jiri KulichC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	72	14:45
22Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	16:10
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100	07:40
63Isak RosenR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	06:29
71Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	65	16:51
77JJ PeterkaR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	16:35
81Sam LaffertyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	–	06:14
10Henri JokiharjuD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	18:48
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	+1	4	1	3	0	–	26:50
75Connor CliftonD	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	–	14:04
78Jacob BrysonD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	–	11:27

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
47James ReimerG	W	33	31	2	.939	59:57

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters

11Luke KuninC	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	4	–	13:04
20Fabian ZetterlundL	1	0	1	-1	1	4	0	0	50	18:21
21Alexander WennbergC	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	38	20:00
72William EklundL	0	1	1	-1	1	1	2	0	25	20:08
73Tyler ToffoliC	0	1	1	-1	6	4	1	0	–	18:32
96Jake WalmanD	0	1	1	+2	3	0	2	0	–	22:49
2Will SmithC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	14:12
10Klim KostinC	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	08:45
23Barclay GoodrowC	0	0	0	-1	5	4	0	0	–	14:19
53Ty DellandreaC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	44	09:00
64Mikael GranlundC	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	9	21:42
71Macklin CelebriniC	0	0	0	-3	3	0	2	0	54	20:14
91Carl GrundstromR	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	–	08:40
4Cody CeciD	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	–	20:17
26Jack ThompsonD	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	–	12:56
37Timothy LiljegrenD	0	0	0	-3	1	6	2	2	–	20:43
38Mario FerraroD	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	0	–	17:01
84Jan RuttaD	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	14:06

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Mackenzie BlackwoodG	L	30	27	3	.900	59:10
41Vitek VanecekG		0	0	0	–	00:00