Buffalo Sabers center Peyton Krebs, 19, is congratulated by his teammates after scoring in the first period against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in San Jose, California. AP photo
Written by Josh Dubow
AP Sports Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Alex Tuch scored a shorthanded goal early in the third period to give Buffalo the lead and the Sabers defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night.
Tuch intercepted a pass in the defensive zone and beat Mackenzie Blackwood on a breakaway for his third shorthanded goal of the season. It was a come-from-behind win for Buffalo, and it spoiled the night for a sold-out crowd that had packed in to watch Joe Thornton’s No. 19 jersey be retired.
Dylan Cozens scored early in the third to tie the score, and Peyton Krebs also scored for Buffalo. Rasmus Dahlin turned it into ice with an empty net.
James Reimer made 31 saves in his first game with San Jose since leaving the Sharks after the 2022-23 season.
Fabian Zetterlund and Luke Kunin scored for the Sharks, who have won just one of their past seven games.
Blackwood made 27 saves for San Jose.
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Sabers: Buffalo rallied for the win that night, erasing a two-goal deficit and defeating Anaheim in overtime.
Sharks: San Jose disappointed on the power play, allowing short goals 5-0. The Sharks had three power plays in the third set, including one that built a two-man 19-second advantage.
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Thornton’s praise carried over into the game. After scoring, Zetterlund stroked his imaginary beard and pointed to Thornton’s jersey in the rafters. After scoring, Krebs pointed to the number “19” on the back of his jersey.
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After winning games in Los Angeles and Anaheim earlier in this road trip, the Sabers achieved a rare California sweep. The only time Buffalo won road games at San Jose, Anaheim, and Los Angeles in the same season was in 2011-12.
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Written by Joe Reedy
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jiri Kulic scored with 59.4 seconds left in overtime and the Buffalo Sabers rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night.
Anaheim goaltender John Gibson stopped Buffalo defenseman Owen Power from breaking a 2-on-1, but Kulich curled the rebound into the top right corner of the net for his second goal of the season, ending the Ducks’ winning streak at three. I stopped it.
Peyton Krebs and Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo, which has won its second straight and three of its last four games. Power had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Lukonen made 23 saves.
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Anaheim’s goals were scored by Drew Helleson and Isaac Landerstrom. Gibson stopped 31 shots.
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Krebs and Zucker scored in a 50-second span late in the second period to tie the game at 2-all. It was the sixth time Buffalo scored two goals within a minute. The Capitals, Canucks, Hurricanes and Golden Knights have done this seven times, and the Kings have done it six times.
Zucker scored with 33 seconds left, his second consecutive goal. Alex Tucci, who made his first assist on Krebs’ goal, now has a point streak in five games (one goal, six assists).
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Buffalo’s streak of scoring on the power play ended at seven games. It was the longest record for the team this season.
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