Sharks 3–6 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2010)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦈 SJS	0	2	1	3
⚔️ BUF	1	2	3	6

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Gaustad

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:26 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Cody McCormick

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 14:12 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

2 G

3 shots · 16:34 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Go-ahead 1st · 12:18

Assists: Cody McCormick · beat Antti Niemi

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 06:48

Assists: Derek Roy, Nathan Gerbe · beat Antti Niemi

0–2

⚔️ Jason Pominville SH 2nd · 13:26

Unassisted · beat Antti Niemi

0–3

🦈 Logan Couture PP 2nd · 15:50

Assists: Dan Boyle, Ryane Clowe · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

🦈 Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2nd · 19:15

Assists: Logan Couture, Ryane Clowe · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Cody McCormick 3rd · 00:31

Assists: Paul Gaustad · beat Antti Niemi

2–4

🦈 Douglas Murray 3rd · 09:26

Assists: Torrey Mitchell · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Empty net 3rd · 19:33

Assists: Cody McCormick, Andrej Sekera

3–5

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 19:51

Assists: Derek Roy, Nathan Gerbe · beat Antti Niemi

3–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Heatley · Marleau · Thornton 20:34

L2 Clowe · Couture · Pavelski 17:25

L3 Mitchell · McCarthy · Ferriero 15:02

L4 McGinn · Nichol · Mayers 6:53

D1 Boyle · Demers 24:16

D2 Murray · Vlasic 19:18

D3 Braun · Wallin 15:08

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Roy · Grier 17:28

L2 Vanek · Gaustad · Pominville 16:34

L3 McCormick · Gerbe · Kaleta 14:12

L4 Adam · Ennis · Mancari 10:22

D1 Leopold · Montador 22:22

D2 Myers · Sekera 20:08

D3 Weber · Butler 16:36

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 37

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

12 Hits 20

10 Blocked shots 19

3 Takeaways 4

6 Giveaways 9

2 Penalty minutes 6

SJS shooting 10.3% (3/29) BUF shooting 16.2% (6/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Antti Niemi

31/36

.861 SV% · 5 GA · 59:11 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

SJS BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

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

After 2nd — 2–3

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Feb 132010 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Jan 232010 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 2–5 Feb 132009 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 5–6 SO Dec 82007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 7–1 Dec 22005 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 5–0

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❓ SJS vs BUF, answered

Who won Sharks vs Sabres on December 9, 2010?

Sabres won 6–3. The final score was Sharks 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Sharks?

Douglas Murray, Logan Couture, Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

Who scored for Sabres?

Paul Gaustad (2), Thomas Vanek (2), Cody McCormick, Jason Pominville.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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

BeforeDec 8 🦈SJS @ 🔔PHI 5–4 AfterDec 11 🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS 1–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 AfterDec 11 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

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