Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks, ESPN+ Hockey Night
On the ice
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| SJ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
In net
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
9.1
| Forwards | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | TOI | HT | BS | TK | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | YTDG | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus AsplundC7.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21:35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 20:08 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders BjorkLW5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 9:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake CaggiulaLW7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 13:22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan CozensC6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 13:09 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cody EakinC6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:40 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 31.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1:09 | 0:29 | 14:05 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John HaydenC6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 8:17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie HinostrozaC7.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 15:38 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle OkposoRW6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1:09 | 0:29 | 14:16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arttu RuotsalainenC6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 8:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff SkinnerLW8.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20:11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 18:44 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC6.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 20:40 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | TOI | HT | BS | TK | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | YTDG | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1:09 | 0:29 | 16:48 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will ButcherD6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 23:18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 23:45 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert HaggD6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 16:10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin MillerD6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1:09 | 0:29 | 16:44 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark PysykD6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 16:51 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | SV% | SA | SV | GA | TOI | SOS | SOSA | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig AndersonG5.2 | .815 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 57:30 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

