San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres — March 10, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on March 10, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 53.6% Corsi and generated 10.89 expected goals compared to 5.75 from the San Jose Sharks at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the San Jose Sharks at 5-on-5. Jack Quinn recorded a hat trick with 3 goals. Josh Doan was the most dangerous skater with 1.53 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the San Jose Sharks 26-21 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Mar 10, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

SJS3 - 6BUF

Mar 10, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	18	15	54.5	12	11	52.2	8	5	61.5	11	11	50.0	4	3	57.1	3.27	2.46	57.0	2	1	66.7
	P2	25	20	55.6	18	14	56.3	12	8	60.0	16	15	51.6	6	5	54.5	5.37	4.02	57.2	2	1	66.7
	P3	12	19	38.7	9	13	40.9	6	8	42.9	8	11	42.1	2	4	33.3	2.42	1.61	60.1	2	1	66.7
	Total	55	54	50.5	39	38	50.6	26	21	55.3	35	37	48.6	12	12	50.0	11.05	8.09	57.8	6	3	66.7
SJS	P1	15	18	45.5	11	12	47.8	5	8	38.5	11	11	50.0	3	4	42.9	2.46	3.27	43.0	1	2	33.3
	P2	20	25	44.4	14	18	43.8	8	12	40.0	15	16	48.4	5	6	45.5	4.02	5.37	42.8	1	2	33.3
	P3	19	12	61.3	13	9	59.1	8	6	57.1	11	8	57.9	4	2	66.7	1.61	2.42	39.9	1	2	33.3
	Total	54	55	49.5	38	39	49.4	21	26	44.7	37	35	51.4	12	12	50.0	8.09	11.05	42.2	3	6	33.3

Win Probability

BUF Favored

SJS Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

BUF

SJS

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

SJS Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

SJS ShootBUF Shoot

Missed Shot

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (SJS) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = SJS players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / SJS →	Celebrini	Smith	Wennberg	Toffoli	Misa	Kurashev	Goodrow	Ostapchuk	Sherwood	Eklund	Graf	Gaudette	Klingberg	Orlov	Dickinson	Ferraro	Desharnais	Mukhamadullin
Carrick	31	14	60	30	57	100	83	100	100	50	20	88	47	54	70	60	63	50
Krebs	25	0	80	27	40	75	50	100	86	38	0	75	40	40	38	40	38	40
McLeod	38	29	75	25	67	89	50	75	88	40	50	75	38	50	80	67	75	67
Thompson	60	64	75	29	44	75	—	—	75	38	67	—	88	88	42	50	42	43
Norris	75	80	67	50	50	75	0	0	67	50	83	0	78	78	0	75	40	86
Ostlund	73	75	67	—	100	67	—	—	67	0	80	—	82	82	50	75	50	75
Benson	58	62	83	50	57	83	100	100	83	40	64	100	71	71	70	63	67	67
Malenstyn	44	33	50	30	57	100	86	100	100	50	100	88	64	78	70	75	63	50
Zucker	60	50	88	50	50	88	0	67	86	50	60	67	50	50	67	78	75	75
Tuch	30	33	56	30	44	75	—	—	67	33	50	—	50	67	33	44	33	50
Quinn	50	40	88	50	50	88	0	50	88	33	50	60	50	50	75	60	60	67
Doan	73	80	67	0	0	75	0	0	60	0	82	0	75	75	0	67	25	83
Samuelsson	42	48	36	14	67	63	80	100	56	33	59	83	43	50	55	70	44	71
Dahlin	60	57	78	50	60	75	67	80	78	40	75	75	71	71	62	70	54	71
Byram	62	71	73	0	100	83	—	100	77	40	75	100	61	65	50	90	40	90
Power	50	43	69	33	67	90	—	100	91	67	58	100	47	58	67	82	75	91
Stanley	0	20	100	36	47	100	67	67	100	40	25	67	83	100	40	14	40	14
Kesselring	0	25	100	33	43	100	50	50	100	38	25	60	80	80	50	0	42	0