Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks

NHL SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose·October 28, 2026

BUF

Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-1-0, 0-0-0 Away

October 28, 2026 2:30 am

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San Jose Sharks SJ 3-2-0, 2-1-0 Home

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Standings

Atlantic Division Pacific Division Eastern Conference Western Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
2	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
3	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
4	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
5	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
6	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
7	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
8	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
3	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
4	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
5	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
6	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
7	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
8	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
3	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
4	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
5	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
6	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
7	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
8	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
9	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
10	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
11	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
12	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
13	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
14	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
15	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
16	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Sabres

TT

T. Thompson C

1.25 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

RD

R. Dahlin D

0.75 PTS/G

1 G

2 A

CE

C. Ellis G

.906 SV%

2.13 GAA

1 W

Sharks

MC

M. Celebrini C

2 PTS/G

1 G

5 A

TT

T. Toffoli C

0.8 PTS/G

2 G

2 A

YA

Y. Askarov G

.860 SV%

3.71 GAA

2 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 2–1

2.3 26th

Goals For

20th 2.6

3.0 17th

Goals Against

23rd 3.4

-0.7 21st

Goal Diff

22nd -0.8

Special Teams 0–2

11.1 23rd

PP%

22nd 15.4

77.8 19th

PK%

17th 81.3

Offense 1–2

22.3 22nd

Shots

20th 23.4

9.0 25th

Shooting%

14th 11.1

47.4 25th

Faceoff%

29th 44.9

Defense 3–3

16.3 1st

Shots Against

22nd 26.6

9.5 32nd

Blocks

6th 15.6

17.5 23rd

Hits

2nd 29.6

2.3 32nd

Takeaways

1st 5.6

15.8 18th

Giveaways

32nd 20.0

4.5 3rd

PIM

13th 8.4

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 3–0

3.5 3rd

Goals For

16th 3.1

2.9 5th

Goals Against

30th 3.6

0.6 3rd

Goal Diff

28th -0.5

Special Teams 2–0

17.9 19th

PP%

20th 17.2

87.9 2nd

PK%

18th 80.0

Offense 1–2

27.9 16th

Shots

31st 24.3

11.2 14th

Shooting%

10th 11.5

43.3 32nd

Faceoff%

22nd 48.1

Defense 3–3

30.9 29th

Shots Against

32nd 31.9

16.4 3rd

Blocks

5th 16.3

19.5 21st

Hits

17th 20.3

4.9 6th

Takeaways

29th 4.0

16.0 18th

Giveaways

14th 15.5

9.7 20th

PIM

14th 8.5

Head-to-Head

Sabres leads 1-0

Final

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Recent Form

Sabres

L vs DAL 0-4

W vs MIN 3-2

W vs CHI 4-3

L vs MTL 2-3

W @ MTL 8-3

Sharks

L vs EDM 1-3

W @ STL 3-2

L @ DAL 0-5

W vs LA 5-4

W vs FLA 4-3

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

SAP Center at San Jose

San Jose, US · 17,562 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: October 28, 2026
Time: 2:30 am