Sabres 5–2 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Jan 27, 2024)

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

Dylan Cozens

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 14:14 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

JJ Peterka

2 G

5 shots · 14:14 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:59 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Marc-Edouard Vlasic Go-ahead 1st · 08:06

Assists: William Eklund, Ty Emberson · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

🦈 Jan Rutta 1st · 10:42

Assists: William Eklund · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–2

⚔️ JJ Peterka 1st · 14:14

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Owen Power · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

1–2

⚔️ Jordan Greenway Tying 1st · 18:01

Assists: Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

2–2

2nd period

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 2nd · 01:36

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ JJ Peterka 3rd · 04:33

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn · beat Kaapo Kahkonen

4–2

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Empty net 3rd · 15:44

Unassisted

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 15:51

L2 Greenway · Benson · Mittelstadt 15:32

L3 Cozens · Peterka · Okposo 14:14

L4 Robinson · Krebs · Quinn 12:57

D1 Dahlin · Power 24:32

D2 Jokiharju · Clifton 18:58

D3 Johnson · Bryson 15:20

🦈Sharks

L1 Zetterlund · Barabanov · Hoffman 19:18

L2 Duclair · Hertl · Couture 15:48

L3 Eklund · Sturm · Carpenter 15:35

L4 Kunin · Zadina · Bailey 11:36

D1 Rutta · Emberson 20:28

D2 Mukhamadullin · Vlasic 18:38

D3 Burroughs · Okhotiuk 17:01

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF SJS🦈

36 Shots on goal 26

14 Hits 14

17 Blocked shots 12

6 Takeaways 12

6 Giveaways 5

10 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 13.9% (5/36) SJS shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Kaapo Kahkonen

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:12 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF SJS

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-6-1 (56% win rate, 16 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 7-12-1 (35% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-6-2 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Jan 152024 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Feb 182023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 4–2 Dec 42022 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Jan 62022 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Nov 22021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 3–5

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Who won Sabres vs Sharks on January 27, 2024?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 5, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka (2), Alex Tuch, Dylan Cozens, Jordan Greenway.

Who scored for Sharks?

Jan Rutta, Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kaapo Kahkonen made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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

BeforeJan 24 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 5–3 AfterFeb 6 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

🦈 Sharks

BeforeJan 23 🗽NYR @ 🦈SJS 2–3 AfterJan 30 🦑SEA @ 🦈SJS 0–2

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