Sharks 6, Sabres 2

Sharks 0 2 4 — 6 Buffalo 0 1 1 — 2

First Period: None.

Second Period: 1, Sharks, Liljegren 6 (Walman, Eklund), 1:01. 2, Buffalo, Peterka 18 (Dahlin, Quinn), 5:13 (pp). 3, Sharks, Sturm 7 (Graf, Kostin), 18:22.

Third Period: 4, Sharks, Eklund 13 (Mukhamadullin, Toffoli), 2:19. 5, Buffalo, Thompson 30 (Clifton, Peterka), 6:55. 6, Sharks, Celebrini 19 (Smith, Mukhamadullin), 7:58. 7, Sharks, Smith 11 (Zetterlund), 12:49. 8, Sharks, Toffoli 24 (Liljegren, Walman), 18:01 (en).

Shots on goal: Sharks 10-11-7: 28. Buffalo 5-11-6: 22.

Power-play opportunities: Sharks 0 of 2. Buffalo 1 of 2.

Goalies: Sharks, Georgiev 12-19-1 (22 shots-20 saves). Buffalo, Luukkonen 20-18-4 (27-22).

A: 14,741 (19,070). T: 2:29.

Referees: Riley Brace, Ghislain Hebert; Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Jesse Marquis.