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San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, March 15, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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MSG-B · NBCSCA

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Monday, March 15, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSG-B and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 4 of a road trip: Vegas, St. Louis and Columbus, now Buffalo.

  1. 52027-03-05: vs COL
  2. 62027-03-06: vs TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 72027-03-07: no game
  4. 82027-03-08: no game
  5. 92027-03-09: at VGK
  6. 102027-03-10: no game
  7. 112027-03-11: at STL
  8. 122027-03-12: no game
  9. 132027-03-13: at CBJ
  10. 142027-03-14: no game
  11. 152027-03-15: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~294 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,449 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Detroit and Minnesota).

  1. 52027-03-05: no game
  2. 62027-03-06: vs NYR
  3. 72027-03-07: at OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 82027-03-08: no game
  5. 92027-03-09: vs VAN
  6. 102027-03-10: no game
  7. 112027-03-11: no game
  8. 122027-03-12: at DET
  9. 132027-03-13: no game
  10. 142027-03-14: at MIN
  11. 152027-03-15: vs SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~721 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,470 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.

Lines from last game

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSBUF

Settled lines

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

SJS 71% (12th most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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