Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks, ESPN+ Hockey Night
On the ice
BUF shoots leftSJ shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| SJ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
In net
Craig Anderson22/27 SV, .815
James Reimer25/28 SV, .893| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| SJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Who won: Sharks 5-3
The San Jose Sharks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks lead the series 1-0. Tomas Hertl led the Sharks in goals (2). Jeff Skinner led the Sabres in goals (2).
Player of the game
Tomas Hertl
SJ ยท 2 G, 1 A, 3 SOG
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| Forwards | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | TOI | HT | BS | TK | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | YTDG | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolfs BalcersLW8.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17:37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 16:07 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander BarabanovLW7.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:27 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick BoninoC6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:20 | 0:39 | 15:41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew CoglianoC6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 14:44 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan CoutureC7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17:53 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0:36 | 1:44 | 15:33 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan DahlenC7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 14:19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William EklundLW7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 13:00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas HertlC9.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 16:02 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John LeonardLW6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MerkleyRW7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane PedersonC6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | TOI | HT | BS | TK | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | YTDG | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent BurnsD7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 26:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:36 | 0:36 | 25:47 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario FerraroD8.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 28:48 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0:06 | 1:37 | 27:05 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santeri HatakkaD6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 7:31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycob MegnaD7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23:58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 22:27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas MelocheD6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 17:46 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan MerkleyD7.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:36 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | SV% | SA | SV | GA | TOI | SOS | SOSA | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James ReimerG6.5 | .893 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
