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2009-10 regular season

Sabres at Sharks

🗓 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0

Sharks beat Sabres 5–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on January 23, 2010.

BUF – SJS
40–24
Shots on goal
1/4–0/4
Power play
23–32
Hits
16–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Joe Pavelski
2 G
6 shots · 18:29 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Jed Ortmeyer
2 G
2 shots · 11:49 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Evgeni Nabokov
38 saves
0.950 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Tim Connolly Go-ahead 1st · 07:19
Assists: Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–0
2nd period
🦈 Joe Pavelski Tying 2nd · 02:07
Assists: Manny Malhotra · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
🦈 Dany Heatley Go-ahead 2nd · 14:00
Assists: Joe Thornton, Rob Blake · beat Ryan Miller
1–2
3rd period
⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Tying 3rd · 00:18
Assists: Chris Butler, Tyler Myers · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–2
🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 3rd · 06:31
Assists: Devin Setoguchi, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · beat Ryan Miller
2–3
🦈 Jed Ortmeyer 3rd · 10:27
Assists: Ryane Clowe, Scott Nichol · beat Ryan Miller
2–4
🦈 Jed Ortmeyer Empty net 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Scott Nichol, Manny Malhotra
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Connolly · Hecht · Pominville 18:23
L2 Vanek · Roy · Stafford 15:59
L3 MacArthur · Gaustad · Grier 13:05
L4 Kennedy · Mair · Kaleta 8:48
D1 Myers · Butler 23:36
D2 Lydman · Tallinder 18:46
D3 Rivet · Montador 16:40
🦈Sharks
L1 Heatley · Marleau · Pavelski 19:16
L2 Clowe · Thornton · Malhotra 16:16
L3 Nichol · Setoguchi · Ortmeyer 13:50
L4 Shelley · Mitchell · Staubitz 6:35
D1 Vlasic · Blake 22:49
D2 Demers · Murray 20:12
D3 Huskins · Leach 15:59

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF SJS🦈
40 Shots on goal 24
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
23 Hits 32
16 Blocked shots 14
8 Takeaways 10
14 Giveaways 12
12 Penalty minutes 12
BUF shooting 5.0% (2/40) SJS shooting 20.8% (5/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
19/23
.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:46 TOI
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
38/40
.950 SV% · 2 GA · 59:42 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Tim Connolly · 1st 07:19 · 1–0 Joe Pavelski · 2nd 02:07 · 1–1 Dany Heatley · 2nd 14:00 · 1–2 Jason Pominville · 3rd 00:18 · 2–2 Joe Pavelski · 3rd 06:31 · 2–3 Jed Ortmeyer · 3rd 10:27 · 2–4 Jed Ortmeyer · 3rd 19:00 · 2–5
BUF SJS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-1-2 (70% win rate, 10 games)
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4 (50% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-7-1 (33% win rate, 12 games)
Sharks
Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-3 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 1–0
Feb 132009 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 5–6 SO 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
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Who won Sabres vs Sharks on January 23, 2010?

Sharks won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Sharks 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Sharks?

Jed Ortmeyer (2), Joe Pavelski (2), Dany Heatley.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 21 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 3–4 AfterJan 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 2–3
🦈 Sharks
BeforeJan 21 🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS 1–3 AfterJan 28 🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS 4–3
Also on January 23
🏛️OTT 2–1 🐻BOS 🌪️CAR 2–4 🔔PHI 🗽NYR 0–6 🇨🇦MTL 😈NJD 4–2 🏝️NYI 🌵PHX 2–4 🦅WSH 🍁TOR 0–2 🐆FLA 👑LAK 3–2 🐙DET 🐦ATL 1–2 ⚡TBL
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