Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks

NHL

Sabres

5-4-3, 13 PTS

2-0

Final

Sharks

6-6-1, 13 PTS

SAP Center at San Jose

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftSJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	17	14	10	41
SJ	12	4	7	23

In net

Colten Ellis23/23 SV, 1.000

Yaroslav Askarov39/40 SV, .975

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	1	1	2
SJ	0	0	0	0

Who won: Sabres 2-0

The Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 2-0 on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose. Zach Benson led the Sabres in goals (1).

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Chirp Recap

Ellis stops 23 as Sabres blank Sharks 2-0 in San Jose

Colten Ellis turned aside all 23 shots Tuesday to backstop the Sabres to a 2-0 win over the Sharks at SAP Center. Ellis earned player of the game honors with a Chirp Rating of 8.0 and the shutout.

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

BUFSJ

20Blocked Shots12

16Hits35

5Takeaways8

41Shots23

0Power Play Goals0

3Power Play Opportunities3

0.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

26Faceoffs Won32

44.8Faceoff Win Percent55.2

6Giveaways21

3Total Penalties3

6Penalty Minutes6

Player of the game

Colten Ellis

BUF · 23 saves, shutout

8.0

Deserved to win

63%

BUF · 3.70 xG

38%

SJ · 2.94 xG

Sabres created better chances: they win this game 63% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:55
Faceoff win vs Z. Ostapchuk
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
N. Ostlund
GOALP3 0:55
Goal! Wrist shot
Z. Benson · 1 G
Zach Benson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (5), Owen Power (9)
BUF 2 - 0 SJ
P3 1:03
Big hit on O. Zellweger
Kiefer Sherwood hit Olen Zellweger
K. Sherwood
P3 1:06
Wrist shot wide right
Will Smith Wrist Shot Wide Right
W. Smith
P3 1:29
Wrist shot above crossbar
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
M. Celebrini
P3 2:08
Big hit on J. Zucker
Sam Dickinson hit Jason Zucker
S. Dickinson
P3 2:30
Shot blocked by J. Zucker
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jason Zucker
R. Dahlin
P3 2:32
Faceoff win vs M. Misa
Josh Norris faceoff won against Michael Misa
J. Norris
P3 2:47
Wrist shot on goal
Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
N. Ostlund
P3 3:05
Wrist shot on goal
Olen Zellweger Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
O. Zellweger · 1 G
P3 3:43
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Darnell Nurse
D. Nurse
P3 3:56
Shot blocked by T. Thompson
Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Tage Thompson
T. Toffoli
P3 3:57
Face off
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Josh Norris
P3 3:59
Wrist shot on goal
Darnell Nurse Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
D. Nurse
P3 4:01
Faceoff win vs T. Thompson
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Tage Thompson
M. Celebrini
P3 4:04
Wrist shot on goal
Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
K. Sherwood
P3 4:07
Slap shot high and wide right
Michael Kesselring Slap Shot High and Wide Right
M. Kesselring
P3 5:06
Big hit on S. Dickinson
Josh Norris hit Sam Dickinson
J. Norris
P3 5:09
Big hit on J. Zucker
Mason Marchment hit Jason Zucker
M. Marchment
P3 5:41
Wrist shot on goal
Sam Dickinson Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
S. Dickinson
P3 5:43
Faceoff win vs N. Ostlund
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
M. Celebrini
P3 5:56
Faceoff win vs M. Celebrini
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
N. Ostlund
P3 6:08
Shot blocked by O. Zellweger
Barclay Goodrow shot blocked by Olen Zellweger
B. Goodrow
P3 6:23
Slap shot on goal
Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
O. Power · 2 A