Sharks 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 28, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Joonas Donskoi

1 G

3 shots · 14:16 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Logan Couture

1 G

2 shots · 17:45 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Aaron Dell

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Joonas Donskoi Go-ahead 1st · 09:12

Unassisted · beat Robin Lehner

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP Tying 2nd · 02:55

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Sam Reinhart · beat Aaron Dell

1–1

⚔️ Jason Pominville Go-ahead 2nd · 14:51

Assists: Jack Eichel, Evander Kane · beat Aaron Dell

1–2

🦈 Chris Tierney Tying 2nd · 19:48

Assists: Melker Karlsson, Timo Meier · beat Robin Lehner

2–2

3rd period

🦈 Logan Couture Go-ahead 3rd · 16:08

Assists: Tomas Hertl, Justin Braun · beat Robin Lehner

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Hertl · Couture · Pavelski 17:45

L2 Thornton · Tierney · Labanc 16:00

L3 Boedker · Karlsson · Donskoi 14:16

L4 Carpenter · Ward · Meier 9:50

D1 Vlasic · Braun 25:16

D2 Burns · Ryan 19:10

D3 Dillon · Heed 13:56

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 20:39

L2 Pouliot · Pominville · Okposo 18:56

L3 Larsson · Reinhart · Girgensons 15:10

L4 Nolan · Griffith · Bailey 7:04

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:46

D2 Tennyson · McCabe 20:53

D3 Redmond · Antipin 11:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 33

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

15 Hits 16

17 Blocked shots 10

1 Takeaways 10

6 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 6

SJS shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Aaron Dell

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 57:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

SJS BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Oct 122017 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 2–3 Mar 142017 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 1–4 Feb 72017 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 OT Feb 262016 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 3–1 Nov 142015 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT

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Who won Sharks vs Sabres on October 28, 2017?

Sharks won 3–2. The final score was Sharks 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Sharks?

Chris Tierney, Joonas Donskoi, Logan Couture.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Ryan O'Reilly.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Aaron Dell made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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?

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeOct 26 🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS 1–2 AfterOct 30 🍁TOR @ 🦈SJS 2–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 1–5 AfterNov 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 5–4

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