Buffalo 4, San Jose 3
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 19, 2019
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
17562
By Field Level Media
Zemgus Girgensons scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the visiting Buffalo Sabres relied on four different goal scorers to claim a 4-3 seesaw victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Girgensons pounced on a loose puck in the slot, after a turnover and a blocked shot, and made the most of the golden chance for his first goal of the season to break a deadlock with 7:45 left in regulation.
Goalie Linus Ullmark stopped 29 shots to backstop the Atlantic Division-leading Sabres in a roller coaster of a game.
Buffalo's Marcus Johansson opened the scoring at 12:10 of the opening frame, netting his fourth goal of the season. Henri Jokiharju crossed the blue line and zipped across the ice before giving a short pass to Johansson. Johansson's wrist shot from inside the left circle found the mark between the legs of Sharks goalie Martin Jones.
Timo Meier tied the game with a power-play marker at the 16-minute mark. Meier was left alone near the bottom of the left circle when he received the pass from Joe Thornton and ripped a top-corner wrister over the glove of Ullmark.
Casey Mittelstadt put the Sabres ahead 2-1 with 2:53 remaining in the second period with a controversial goal. Mittelstadt was in the slot when he deflected Jokiharju's high point shot. It was originally ruled to be touched with a high stick by the officials, then ruled a goal after a review.
Tomas Hertl's power-play goal 44 seconds into the third period again pulled the Sharks even. Hertl deflected a point shot off a defender and into the net, but the wild scoring spree didn't end there.
Jeff Skinner put the Sabres up 3-2 by burying a loose puck at the 2:28 mark of the frame, but Marcus Sorensen's goal with a perfect deflection 22 seconds later evened the count.
Jones made 31 saves for the Sharks, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Buffalo |
|
San Jose |
|
Marcus Johansson 2 |
Points |
Erik Karlsson 2 |
|
Marcus Johansson 1 |
Goals |
Tomas Hertl 1 |
|
Henri Jokiharju 2 |
Assists |
Erik Karlsson 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Tomas Hertl 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Linus Ullmark .906 |
Save Percentage |
Martin Jones .886 |
|
Linus Ullmark 29 |
Saves |
Martin Jones 31 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Buffalo
|
35 |
4 |
0-4 |
2-4 |
8 |
25 |
| San Jose
|
32 |
3 |
2-4 |
4-4 |
8 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Sharks have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .200 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Sabres have a W/L % of .714 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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