Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (21-23-4) at San Jose Sharks (13-31-4) – 27 Jan 2024 – 4:00PM EST

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (21-23-4) at San Jose [](/r/sanjosesharks) Sharks (13-31-4)

#SAP Center at San Jose

##In-Game Updates

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|1:00PM|2:00PM|3:00PM|4:00PM|5:00PM|9:00PM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, NBCSCA|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-san-jose-sharks-game-preview-january-27) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020762/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020762/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020762/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mike Hoffman|Tomas Hertl|Fabian Zetterlund|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Tage Thompson|Kyle Okposo|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Alexander Barabanov|Logan Couture|Anthony Duclair|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|Dylan Cozens|JJ Peterka|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|William Eklund|Nico Sturm|Luke Kunin|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Casey Mittelstadt|Alex Tuch|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Filip Zadina|Ryan Carpenter|Justin Bailey|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Peyton Krebs|Eric Robinson|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Marc-Edouard Vlasic|Ty Emberson|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jacob Bryson|Rasmus Dahlin|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Shakir Mukhamadullin|Jan Rutta|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Henri Jokiharju|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Nikita Okhotyuk|Kyle Burroughs|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Connor Clifton|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mackenzie Blackwood|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Kaapo Kahkonen|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/san-jose-sharks/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Henry Thrun|25 Jan 2024|Shoulder|OUT|Thrun (shoulder) will not be in action versus the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.|14 Feb 2024|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mario Ferraro|22 Jan 2024|Undisclosed|OUT|Ferraro (undisclosed) could be sidelined until after the All-Star break, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.|14 Feb 2024|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Jacob MacDonald|20 Jan 2024|Lower Body|IR|MacDonald (lower body) might be available to play Saturday versus Buffalo, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.|unknown|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Givani Smith|20 Jan 2024|Lower Body|IR|Although Smith (lower body) did skate Saturday, he’s not close to returning, coach David Quinn told Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.|unknown|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Matt Benning||Hip|IR|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mikael Granlund|20 Jan 2024|Upper Body|IR|Granlund (upper body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.|14 Feb 2024|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|24 Jan 2024|Upper Body|OUT|Girgensons, who suffered an upper-body injury Wednesday, is considered day-to-day, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports Friday.|06 Feb 2024|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Mattias Samuelsson|24 Jan 2024|Upper Body|OUT|Samuelsson is still undergoing medical imaging for his upper-body injury, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports Friday.|06 Feb 2024|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Erik Johnson|20 Jan 2024|Upper Body|IR|Johnson (upper body) won’t play Saturday against the San Jose Sharks but should be available after the All-Star break, coach Don Granato told Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News on Friday.|06 Feb 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/san-jose-sharks/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|48|13|31|4|30|0.312|2.08|3.90|16.95|71.79|25.48|35.52|50.35|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|48|21|23|4|46|0.479|2.94|3.17|14.29|79.73|31.19|29.33|46.65|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
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|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Mackenzie Blackwood|31|28|7|17|3|0|3.63|0.896|
|[SJS](/r/sanjosesharks)|Kaapo Kahkonen|22|19|6|13|1|0|3.56|0.902|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|25|22|11|11|2|3|2.63|0.908|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|20|19|9|7|2|0|3.30|0.891|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=28 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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