Sabres 7–1 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 8, 2007)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	0	4	3	7
🦈 SJS	1	0	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Gaustad

2 G

7 shots · 20:01 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:33 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 24:39 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Sandis Ozolinsh Go-ahead 1st · 14:01

Assists: Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Tying 2nd · 04:06

Assists: Derek Roy, Toni Lydman · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–1

⚔️ Tim Connolly SH Go-ahead 2nd · 07:33

Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–1

⚔️ Michael Ryan 2nd · 12:26

Assists: Adam Mair, Toni Lydman · beat Evgeni Nabokov

3–1

⚔️ Paul Gaustad PP 2nd · 17:14

Assists: Brian Campbell, Tim Connolly · beat Evgeni Nabokov

4–1

3rd period

⚔️ Derek Roy 3rd · 12:32

Assists: Drew Stafford, Brian Campbell · beat Dimitri Patzold

5–1

⚔️ Paul Gaustad 3rd · 16:03

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Nolan Pratt · beat Dimitri Patzold

6–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 3rd · 17:43

Assists: Nathan Paetsch, Jason Pominville · beat Dimitri Patzold

7–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Gaustad · Connolly 20:01

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 15:56

L3 Afinogenov · Kotalik · Stafford 12:47

L4 Peters · Ryan · Mair 6:36

D1 Campbell · Sekera 24:02

D2 Spacek · Lydman 21:08

D3 Pratt · Paetsch 13:43

🦈Sharks

L1 Thornton · Marleau · Pavelski 20:45

L2 Michalek · Mitchell · Grier 16:59

L3 Roenick · Setoguchi · Bernier 14:21

L4 Rissmiller · Cheechoo 8:44

D1 Semenov · Ehrhoff 20:25

D2 Murray · Vlasic 18:40

D3 Rivet · Carle 14:36

D4 Ozolinsh 12:19

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF SJS🦈

34 Shots on goal 22

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

11 Hits 21

10 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 5

6 Giveaways 16

14 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 20.6% (7/34) SJS shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 39:52 TOI

Dimitri Patzold

6/9

.667 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2-2 (50% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Dec 22005 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 5–0 Feb 102004 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 Jan 162003 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 2–2 OT Oct 232001 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Jan 92001 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 1–2

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❓ BUF vs SJS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Sharks on December 8, 2007?

Sabres won 7–1. The final score was Sabres 7, Sharks 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Paul Gaustad (2), Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy, Michael Ryan, Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Sharks?

Sandis Ozolinsh.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Sharks season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 6 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 2–8 AfterDec 10 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 7 🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX 1–0 AfterDec 11 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 1–4

Also on December 8

🐻BOS 2–1 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 5–1 🇨🇦MTL 🐦ATL 3–6 🦅WSH 🌲MIN 2–1 🧥CBJ 🏝️NYI 3–2 ⚡TBL 🦆ANA 2–4 🐯NSH 🐧PIT 2–1 🐋VAN 🌵PHX 4–2 👑LAK

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