Sabres 4–2 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Feb 18, 2023)

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 ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:30 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:40 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Go-ahead 1st · 03:01

Unassisted · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

1–0

🦈 Evgeny Svechnikov Tying 1st · 16:49

Assists: Jacob MacDonald, Steven Lorentz · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Owen Power Go-ahead 2nd · 06:26

Assists: Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

2–1

🦈 Alexander Barabanov Tying 2nd · 11:57

Assists: Logan Couture, Erik Karlsson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 3rd · 09:52

Assists: Tage Thompson · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

3–2

⚔️ Alex Tuch 3rd · 18:59

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Krebs · Tuch 16:47

L2 Mittelstadt · Skinner · Okposo 14:40

L3 Girgensons · Jost · Quinn 14:05

L4 Olofsson · Cozens · Peterka 13:19

D1 Dahlin · Power 25:18

D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 22:18

D3 Lyubushkin · Clague 11:50

🦈Sharks

L1 Barabanov · Hertl · Meier 19:50

L2 Couture · Eyssimont · Labanc 15:24

L3 Gregor · Bonino · Lorentz 12:21

L4 Lindblom · Svechnikov · Sturm 11:14

D1 Karlsson · MacDonald 24:34

D2 Ferraro · Benning 18:26

D3 Harrington · Vlasic 15:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF SJS🦈

31 Shots on goal 35

12 Hits 19

9 Blocked shots 19

12 Takeaways 9

11 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 12.9% (4/31) SJS shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Kaapo Kahkonen

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 57:44 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-7-3 (47% win rate, 19 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 6-7-5 (33% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 3-4-5 (25% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Dec 42022 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Jan 62022 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Nov 22021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 3–5 Oct 222019 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Oct 192019 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 4–3

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Who won Sabres vs Sharks on February 18, 2023?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 4, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Dylan Cozens, Jeff Skinner, Owen Power.

Who scored for Sharks?

Alexander Barabanov, Evgeny Svechnikov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kaapo Kahkonen made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🦆ANA 7–3 AfterFeb 21 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 6–3

🦈 Sharks

BeforeFeb 16 🦈SJS @ 🎰VGK 1–2 AfterFeb 20 🦑SEA @ 🦈SJS 0–4

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