Sabres at Sharks preview: October 27, 2026
The Buffalo Sabres (4-4-3) visit the San Jose Sharks (6-5-1) at SAP Center at San Jose on October 27, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 4-4-3 | 1-4 (3-3.8) | 1-1-3 (3.4-4.4) | 3-3-0 (2.3-3.2) |
| San Jose Sharks | 6-5-1 | 2-3 (3.6-3.6) | 4-3-1 (3-3.4) | 2-2-0 (3.3-4) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| BUF | SJS | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 2.8 (22nd) | 3.1 (17th) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.7 (4th) | 3.6 (5th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 26.4 (22nd) | 28.1 (12th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 26.5 (19th) | 30.3 (5th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.4 (26th) | 1 (5th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 1.1 (3rd) | 0.6 (22nd) |
| Hits per game | 17.6 (27th) | 24.3 (7th) |
| Hits allowed per game | 26.1 (2nd) | 20.6 (18th) |
| Blocked shots per game | 11.5 (29th) | 14.7 (16th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 14.5 (13th) | 13 (23rd) |
Recent form
Buffalo Sabres
- Oct 24, 2026: L 3-4 at WSH
- Oct 21, 2026: L 1-3 vs PHI
- Oct 17, 2026: L 3-4 at MTL
- Oct 15, 2026: W 5-4 at TOR
- Oct 13, 2026: L 3-4 at MTL
San Jose Sharks
Head-to-head
4 earlier meetings stored: Sharks 1, Sabres 3. Full Sharks vs Sabres head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | 2025-26 | SJS 0, BUF 5 (at SJS) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 2025-26 | SJS 3, BUF 6 (at BUF) |
| Mar 4, 2025 | 2024-25 | SJS 6, BUF 2 (at BUF) |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 2024-25 | SJS 2, BUF 4 (at SJS) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | RW | 11 | 1 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Owen Power | D | 11 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 0.4 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Tage Thompson | C | 11 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 0.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 11 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 9 | 22.3 Saves/g, 25.8 SA/g, 3.4 GA/g | 29 Saves/g | Saves |
| Colten Ellis | G | 3 | 17 Saves/g, 19.7 SA/g, 2.7 GA/g | 22.6 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini | C | 10 | 1.5 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 1 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Ivar Stenberg | LW | 12 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Tyler Toffoli | C | 12 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points |
| Jacob Trouba | D | 12 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | G | 5 | 28 Saves/g, 31 SA/g, 3 GA/g | 28 Saves/g | Saves |
| Yaroslav Askarov | G | 7 | 26 Saves/g, 29.4 SA/g, 3.4 GA/g | 25.6 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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