Sabres 3–5 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Nov 2, 2021)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	1	3
🦈 SJS	2	1	2	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Tomas Hertl

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:22 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Mario Ferraro

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 28:48 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Rudolfs Balcers

2 A

4 shots · 17:37 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Jonathan Dahlen Go-ahead 1st · 07:25

Assists: William Eklund, Brent Burns · beat Craig Anderson

0–1

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Tying 1st · 08:48

Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza, Robert Hagg · beat James Reimer

1–1

🦈 Ryan Merkley Go-ahead 1st · 12:49

Assists: Alexander Barabanov, Tomas Hertl · beat Craig Anderson

1–2

2nd period

🦈 Tomas Hertl 2nd · 06:13

Assists: Rudolfs Balcers · beat Craig Anderson

1–3

⚔️ Drake Caggiula 2nd · 13:33

Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza, Dylan Cozens · beat James Reimer

2–3

3rd period

🦈 Mario Ferraro 3rd · 06:02

Assists: Nick Merkley, Jasper Weatherby · beat Craig Anderson

2–4

🦈 Tomas Hertl 3rd · 11:46

Assists: Rudolfs Balcers, Mario Ferraro · beat Craig Anderson

2–5

⚔️ Jeff Skinner 3rd · 18:13

Assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Asplund · beat James Reimer

3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Asplund · Skinner 21:35

L2 Hinostroza · Girgensons · Okposo 15:45

L3 Caggiula · Cozens · Eakin 13:40

L4 Bjork · Hayden · Ruotsalainen 8:17

D1 Dahlin · Butcher 24:58

D2 Bryson · Miller 18:24

D3 Pysyk · Hagg 16:38

🦈Sharks

L1 Balcers · Couture · Bonino 17:37

L2 Barabanov · Hertl · Cogliano 16:22

L3 Eklund · Dahlen · Pederson 14:11

L4 Leonard · Weatherby · Merkley 10:21

D1 Ferraro · Burns 27:54

D2 Megna · Meloche 21:36

D3 Merkley · Hatakka 10:38

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF SJS🦈

28 Shots on goal 27

19 Hits 24

12 Blocked shots 11

7 Takeaways 9

5 Giveaways 7

4 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28) SJS shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Craig Anderson

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 57:30 TOI

🦈Sharks

James Reimer

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

BUF SJS

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

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

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sharks lead the season series 1–0

Oct 222019 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Oct 192019 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 4–3 Nov 272018 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Oct 182018 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 1–5 Oct 282017 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

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❓ BUF vs SJS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Sharks on November 2, 2021?

Sharks won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Sharks 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner (2), Drake Caggiula.

Who scored for Sharks?

Tomas Hertl (2), Jonathan Dahlen, Mario Ferraro, Ryan Merkley.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

James Reimer made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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

BeforeOct 31 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 2–3 AfterNov 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🦑SEA 2–5

🦈 Sharks

BeforeOct 30 ✈️WPG @ 🦈SJS 1–2 AfterNov 4 🎵STL @ 🦈SJS 5–3

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