Colten Ellis stopped every shot he faced as Buffalo shut out San Jose 2-0 and outshot the Sharks 40-24.
Buffalo owned the shot count, putting 40 on goal to San Jose’s 24 and turning its pressure into a 2-0 road win. Colten Ellis recorded the shutout with 24 saves on 24 shots, a 1.000 save percentage. Zach Benson and Olen Zellweger scored for the Sabres; Benson finished with 1 goal, 1 point, 5 shots, a plus-2 and 2 hits, while Zellweger had 1 goal, 1 point, 2 shots and a plus-1. Owen Power and Konsta Helenius each added an assist and a point: Power had 1 shot, 1 hit and a plus-2, while Helenius had no shots, 1 hit and a plus-1. Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves on 39 shots for San Jose, a .974 save percentage. Buffalo blocked 20 shots to San Jose’s 12 and gave the puck away 6 times to the Sharks’ 21; neither team scored a power-play goal.
Key Performers
Zach Benson: 1 G, 1 P, 5 SOG, +2, 2 hits; Olen Zellweger: 1 G, 1 P, 2 SOG, +1. Owen Power: 1 A, 1 P, 1 SOG, +2, 1 hit; Konsta Helenius: 1 A, 1 P, 0 SOG, +1, 1 hit. Colten Ellis: 24 saves on 24 shots, 1.000; Yaroslav Askarov: 38 saves on 39 shots, .974.
Standings Impact
The supplied standings list San Jose at 13 points (6-5-1) and Buffalo at 11 (4-4-3). Buffalo’s win comes against the team ranked 21st in the power index, while the Sabres are ranked 28th.
DYMA Insight
Buffalo paired a 40-24 shot advantage with 20 blocked shots and only 6 giveaways. Ellis’s perfect night finished the job, while neither team got a power-play goal.