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Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · SAP Center at San Jose

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ESPN · SN360

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with puck drop at 10:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN360.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 2 of a road trip: Washington, now San Jose.

  1. 172026-10-17: at MTL
  2. 182026-10-18: no game
  3. 192026-10-19: no game
  4. 202026-10-20: no game
  5. 212026-10-21: vs PHI
  6. 222026-10-22: no game
  7. 232026-10-23: no game
  8. 242026-10-24: at WSH
  9. 252026-10-25: no game
  10. 262026-10-26: no game
  11. 272026-10-27: at SJS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,417 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,709 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

First home game after a 6-game road trip (Nashville, Detroit, Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and Boston).

  1. 172026-10-17: at DET
  2. 182026-10-18: no game
  3. 192026-10-19: at TOR
  4. 202026-10-20: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 212026-10-21: no game
  6. 222026-10-22: at OTT
  7. 232026-10-23: no game
  8. 242026-10-24: at BOS
  9. 252026-10-25: no game
  10. 262026-10-26: no game
  11. 272026-10-27: vs BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,679 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~6,036 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFSJS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)SJS 71% (12th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series