Sharks 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 6, 2022)

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

Tomas Hertl

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:40 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Timo Meier

1 G

4 shots · 20:07 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Adin Hill

37 saves

0.949 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Matt Nieto Go-ahead 1st · 12:27

Assists: Andrew Cogliano, Nick Bonino · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

🦈 Timo Meier 1st · 13:44

Assists: Tomas Hertl, Mario Ferraro · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–0

🦈 Tomas Hertl 1st · 17:24

Assists: Alexander Barabanov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–0

2nd period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner 2nd · 07:56

Assists: Victor Olofsson · beat Adin Hill

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons PP 3rd · 18:15

Assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Adin Hill

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Bonino · Hertl · Meier 20:40

L2 Barabanov · Nieto · Cogliano 18:20

L3 Gregor · Weatherby · Dahlen 13:38

L4 Gadjovich · Viel · Reedy 7:41

D1 Burns · Ferraro 25:33

D2 Vlasic · Simek 18:35

D3 Megna · Merkley 15:05

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Hinostroza · Asplund 18:43

L2 Olofsson · Thompson · Skinner 18:04

L3 Murray · Girgensons · Jankowski 13:59

L4 Hayden · Eakin · MacInnis 10:26

D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 25:48

D2 Butcher · Pysyk 19:54

D3 Miller · Prow 12:10

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS BUF⚔️

21 Shots on goal 39

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

16 Hits 10

21 Blocked shots 7

1 Takeaways 4

3 Giveaways 5

11 Penalty minutes 7

SJS shooting 14.3% (3/21) BUF shooting 5.1% (2/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Adin Hill

37/39

.949 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 57:54 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 — 3–0

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Sharks

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

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Sharks lead the season series 2–0

Nov 22021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 3–5 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

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Who won Sharks vs Sabres on January 6, 2022?

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

Who scored for Sharks?

Matt Nieto, Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Zemgus Girgensons.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Adin Hill made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves on 21 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeJan 4 🦈SJS @ 🐙DET 2–6 AfterJan 8 🦈SJS @ 🔔PHI 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4 AfterJan 11 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 6–1

Also on January 6

🌲MIN 3–2 🐻BOS 🔥CGY 1–4 ⚡TBL 🧥CBJ 1–3 😈NJD 🐧PIT 6–2 🔔PHI 🐆FLA 5–6 ⭐DAL ✈️WPG 1–7 🏔️COL 🪶CHI 4–6 🌵ARI 🗽NYR 1–5 🎰VGK

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