SAN JOSE – The Sabres’ Zemgus Girgensons scored with less than eight minutes left on the clock to give Buffalo a 4-3 lead they would not relinquish in a win over the Sharks on Saturday.
“We’ve stuck with it and we’ve played some good teams here,” Marcus Johansson (goal) said. “This trip, it’s never an easy trip. This is a big one.”
Linus Ullmark got the win on 29 saves.
“We’re finding different ways to get things done, but tonight was really impressive how we stayed on our toes and kept playing for the big W,” Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said.
The Sharks, who had been hoping to even their record lost for the first time in four games.
Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl and Marcus Sorensen scored for the Sharks.
“Give them credit; they’ve got a good record for a reason,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “They’re finding ways to win games and their goalie made a couple of huge saves at the right time for them, or the momentum could have shifted.”
Jeff Skinner and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for the Sabres who improved to 7-1-1.
“We showed a lot of character,” Johansson said. “There’s no quit here. Nothing changes. We had a couple of unfortunate bounces, but we got one back. A win is all that matters.”
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Martin Jones made 31 saves in the loss.
“We’ve got to manage those situations better; 3-3 with seven minutes left, we’ve got find a way to get points out of that game,” DeBoer said.
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