🦈 Away Sharks 37-7-8
5–6
Final / SO
⚔️ Home Sabres 28-21-6
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
🦈 SJS 12205
⚔️ BUF 31116

Sharks at Sabres

Sabres beat Sharks 6–5 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on February 13, 2009.

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2008-09 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Joe Thornton
4 A
2 shots · 19:10 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Craig Rivet
3 A
2 shots · 24:46 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
30 saves
0.857 SV% · 5 GA

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Adam Mair Go-ahead 1st · 06:40
Assists: Craig Rivet, Ales Kotalik · beat Evgeni Nabokov
0–1
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek PP 1st · 08:53
Assists: Tim Connolly, Jason Pominville · beat Evgeni Nabokov
0–2
⚔️ Derek Roy PP 1st · 14:21
Assists: Drew Stafford · beat Evgeni Nabokov
0–3
🦈 Patrick Marleau PP 1st · 18:17
Assists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Joe Thornton · beat Ryan Miller
1–3
2nd period
⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP 2nd · 08:27
Assists: Craig Rivet, Matt Ellis · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–4
🦈 Patrick Marleau 2nd · 09:39
Assists: Joe Thornton, Alexei Semenov · beat Ryan Miller
2–4
🦈 Dan Boyle 2nd · 19:08
Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Ryan Miller
3–4
3rd period
🦈 Devin Setoguchi PP Tying 3rd · 06:09
Assists: Dan Boyle, Joe Thornton · beat Ryan Miller
4–4
🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 3rd · 10:14
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
5–4
⚔️ Jason Pominville Tying 3rd · 19:56
Assists: Craig Rivet, Derek Roy · beat Evgeni Nabokov
5–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Michalek · Pavelski · Marleau 21:29
L2 Clowe · Thornton · Setoguchi 19:10
L3 Plihal · Grier · Cheechoo 15:15
L4 McGinn · Lemieux · Vesce 6:12
D1 Boyle · Vlasic 24:24
D2 Ehrhoff · Blake 23:12
D3 Murray · Semenov 17:30
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Connolly · Pominville 21:45
L2 Gerbe · Hecht · Stafford 19:18
L3 Ellis · MacArthur · Kotalik 13:46
L4 Paille · Mair · Kaleta 11:02
D1 Rivet · Butler 23:12
D2 Spacek · Numminen 20:08
D3 Lydman · Sekera 18:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS BUF⚔️
35 Shots on goal 35
2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
13 Hits 23
9 Blocked shots 8
5 Takeaways 2
5 Giveaways 13
14 Penalty minutes 4
SJS shooting 14.3% (5/35) BUF shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 64:48 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 63:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1-4 (58% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Dec 82007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 7–1 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
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Who won Sharks vs Sabres on February 13, 2009?

Sabres won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Sharks 5, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Sharks?

Patrick Marleau (2), Dan Boyle, Devin Setoguchi, Joe Pavelski.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy, Jaroslav Spacek, Jason Pominville.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Sabres 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
🦈 Sharks
BeforeFeb 11 🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT 1–2 AfterFeb 15 🦈SJS @ 😈NJD 5–6
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 11 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 AfterFeb 15 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 3–0
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