Sharks 6–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 4, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦈 SJS

Timothy Liljegren

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:21 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Tyler Toffoli

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:20 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

William Eklund

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:24 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

🦈 Timothy Liljegren Go-ahead 2nd · 01:01

Assists: William Eklund, Jake Walman · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

⚔️ JJ Peterka PP Tying 2nd · 05:13

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–1

🦈 Nico Sturm Go-ahead 2nd · 18:22

Assists: Collin Graf, Klim Kostin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–1

3rd period

🦈 William Eklund 3rd · 02:19

Assists: Tyler Toffoli, Shakir Mukhamadullin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 06:55

Assists: JJ Peterka, Connor Clifton · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–2

🦈 Macklin Celebrini 3rd · 07:58

Assists: Shakir Mukhamadullin, Will Smith · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

4–2

🦈 Will Smith 3rd · 12:49

Assists: Fabian Zetterlund · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5–2

🦈 Tyler Toffoli Empty net 3rd · 18:01

Assists: Jake Walman, Timothy Liljegren

6–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Eklund · Zetterlund · Wennberg 17:07

L2 Smith · Celebrini · Toffoli 16:11

L3 Kunin · Goodrow · Graf 14:18

L4 Sturm · Dellandrea · Kostin 12:16

D1 Ferraro · Walman 24:30

D2 Mukhamadullin · Liljegren 19:58

D3 Thompson · Vlasic 13:30

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Peterka · Tuch 19:41

L2 Greenway · Kulich · Cozens 16:17

L3 Benson · McLeod · Quinn 13:04

L4 Malenstyn · Krebs · Lafferty 11:25

D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 23:56

D2 Byram · Power 18:22

D3 Clifton · Bryson 16:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 22

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

24 Hits 29

21 Blocked shots 14

9 Takeaways 3

16 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 6

SJS shooting 21.4% (6/28) BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Alexandar Georgiev

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 57:25 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

SJS BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 5-13-4 (23% win rate, 22 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-10 (38% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-6-3 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-10 (23% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 232024 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 4–2 Jan 272024 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 5–2 Jan 152024 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Feb 182023 ⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS 4–2 Dec 42022 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–6

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Who won Sharks vs Sabres on March 4, 2025?

Sharks won 6–2. The final score was Sharks 6, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Sharks?

Macklin Celebrini, Nico Sturm, Timothy Liljegren, Tyler Toffoli, Will Smith, William Eklund.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka, Tage Thompson.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeMar 3 🦈SJS @ 🍁TOR 3–2 AfterMar 6 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 3–7

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 AfterMar 6 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 5–6

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