Match Info

NHL

Date: 19 March 2026, Thursday

Location: SAP Center (San Jose, CA)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	San Jose Sharks		Buffalo Sabres

	1	X	2
	2.9	4.25	2.1	Watch
	2.85	4.05	2.15
	2.89	4.25	2.13
	2.91	4.31	2.1	Watch
	2.75	4	2.05
	2.92	4.33	2.11
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.87 ↑ (2.67)	4.2 ↓ (4.25)	2.11 ↓ (2.23)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.50

The best margin for this event is 4.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

San Jose Sharks
32.8%

Draw
22.4%

Buffalo Sabres
44.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

35.4%

22.2%

42.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

37%

23.2%

40.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

San Jose Sharks has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.6%)

Buffalo Sabres has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for San Jose Sharks than the current prediction. (+4.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Buffalo Sabres than the current prediction. (-4.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
15.4%	15.4%	69.2%

San Jose Sharks - Buffalo Sabres Predictions

Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. San Jose will win (votes: 2 - 15.4%). Buffalo will win (votes: 9 - 69.2%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 15.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Buffalo: 44.1% – 94.3%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Buffalo (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:4

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Lineups

Line 1
33. Nedeljkovic A. (G)	34. Lyon A. (G)
5. Desharnais V.	23. Samuelsson M. (A)
9. Orlov D.	26. Dahlin R. (C)
73. Toffoli T. (A)	89. Tuch A.
71. Celebrini M.	72. Thompson T. (A)
51. Graf C.	6. Benson Z.
Line 2
38. Ferraro M. (A)	25. Power O.
6. Dickinson S.	4. Byram B.
44. Sherwood K.	22. Quinn J.
77. Misa M.	71. McLeod R.
72. Eklund W.	17. Zucker J.
Line 3
4. Leddy N.	73. Metsa Z.
85. Mukhamadullin S.	64. Stanley L.
2. Smith W.	91. Doan J.
21. Wennberg A. (A)	9. Norris J.
84. Regenda P.	86. Ostlund N.
Line 4
81. Gaudette A.	29. Malenstyn B.
63. Ostapchuk Z.	10. Carrick S.
23. Goodrow B.	19. Krebs P.
Substitutes
93. Brossoit L. (G)	1. Luukkonen U. (G)
Coaches
. Warsofsky R.	. Ruff L.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 0)
10:56, Wennberg A. (2 min),
16:09, Zucker J. (2 min),
2nd Period (0 - 3)
04:38, Power O. (2 min),
09:05, 0 - 1, Ostlund N. (G), Doan J. (A), Stanley L. (A2)
09:41, 0 - 2, Carrick S. (G), Dahlin R. (A), Benson Z. (A2)
10:48, 0 - 3, Dahlin R. (G), Zucker J. (A), Samuelsson M. (A2)
3rd Period (0 - 2)
00:40, 0 - 4, Thompson T. (G), Krebs P. (A), Tuch A. (A2)
13:40, Goodrow B. (2 min),
16:54, 0 - 5, Carrick S. (G), Stanley L. (A), Metsa Z. (A2)

Preview

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 10 and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, San Jose won 1.

San Jose has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Buffalo is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

San Jose may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, San Jose has had a series of away games.

Recently, Buffalo has had a series of home games.

Buffalo might have a minor edge in this game.

There will not play in San Jose: Chernyshov I. (Concussion) Couture L. (Groin Injury) Dellandrea T. (Lower-Body Injury) Price C. (Knee Injury)

There will not play in Buffalo: Danforth J. (Lower-Body Injury) Greenway J. (Abdominal strain) Kulich J. (Health problems) Timmins C. (Broken Leg)

There are questionable in San Jose: Askarov Y. (Lower-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Buffalo: Pearson T. (Lower-Body Injury) Tuch A. (Illness)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, San Jose won 8 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 12 matches, and goals 57:65. (average 2.9:3.3).

Including home matches between the teams, San Jose won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 27:27. (average 3:3).

Outrights of NHL for now

Buffalo Sabres: 2.45% San Jose Sharks: 1.96%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- San Jose Sharks
NHL
17.03.26	Edmonton Oilers - San Jose Sharks	5:3 ✺
15.03.26	Ottawa Senators - San Jose Sharks	7:4 ✺
14.03.26	Montreal Canadiens - San Jose Sharks	2:4 ✺
12.03.26	Boston Bruins - San Jose Sharks	2:4 ✺
10.03.26	Buffalo Sabres - San Jose Sharks	6:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.1 LLWWL
- Buffalo Sabres
NHL
17.03.26	Vegas Golden Knights - Buffalo Sabres	0:2 ✺
14.03.26	Buffalo Sabres - Toronto Maple Leafs	3:2 penalties ✺
12.03.26	Buffalo Sabres - Washington Capitals	1:2 ✺
10.03.26	Buffalo Sabres - San Jose Sharks	6:3 ✺
08.03.26	Buffalo Sabres - Tampa Bay Lightning	8:7 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.5 WWLWW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
10.03.26	Buffalo Sabres - San Jose Sharks	6:3
04.03.25	Buffalo Sabres - San Jose Sharks	2:6
23.11.24	San Jose Sharks - Buffalo Sabres	2:4
27.01.24	San Jose Sharks - Buffalo Sabres	2:5
15.01.24	Buffalo Sabres - San Jose Sharks	3:0
18.02.23	San Jose Sharks - Buffalo Sabres	2:4
04.12.22	Buffalo Sabres - San Jose Sharks	6:3

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