With goalie Vitek Vanecek held out of the game for trade-related reasons, the Sharks got third period goals from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli to help seal a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.
The San Jose Sharks did everything right and Marc-Édouard Vlasic made NHL history in their rare rout of the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
The Buffalo Sabres’ (24-30-6) winless streak stretched to four games following a 6-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks (17-37-9) on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center. Buffalo trailed by just one heading into the third period but was outscored 4-1 in the final 20 minutes. Alexandar Georgiev secured the win in net with 20 saves.
The San Jose Sharks picked up their first wins in over a month, thanks to some players who could soon be out the door.
Wennberg is still looking for his 100th NHL goal – he’s been stuck at 99 since Dec. 14 – but the five points he’s collected in the last three games represents his most productive stretch with the Sharks since signing with the team as a free agent in July.
San Jose has won two in a row after dropping eight straight. Eklund's 46 points passed his career high of 45, which he set last season in 80 games. Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Nico Sturm, Timothy Liljegren, and Tyler Toffoli scored for San Jose. Alexander Georgiev made 20 saves for his second win in as many days.