Buffalo Sabres vs San Jose Sharks — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.
The Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks have faced off 1,617 times with San Jose Sharks winning 52.6% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Ryan O'Reilly vs Tomas Hertl (133 meetings).
BUF Wins
767
Total Faceoffs
1,617
SJS Wins
850
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
264-327
591 faceoffs
44.7%
BUF
Defensive Zone
276-258
534 faceoffs
51.7%
BUF
Neutral Zone
227-265
492 faceoffs
46.1%
BUF
Team Profiles
BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
47.4%
OZ
46.6%
DZ
48.0%
Home
49.0%
Away
45.9%
Total
71,271
P1 47.9% · P2 47.5% · P3 46.9% · OT 49.0%
SJS — San Jose Sharks
FO%
50.6%
OZ
49.5%
DZ
51.3%
Home
52.0%
Away
49.2%
Total
72,039
P1 50.5% · P2 50.0% · P3 51.3% · OT 50.2%
Top Player Matchups
| BUF Player | SJS Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | Tomas Hertl | 72-61 | 133 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Alexander Wennberg | 62-49 | 111 |
| Derek Grant | Tomas Hertl | 41-47 | 88 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Mikael Granlund | 49-36 | 85 |
| Eric Staal | Nick Bonino | 37-35 | 72 |
| Eric Staal | Joe Pavelski | 40-28 | 68 |
| Steve Ott | Joe Pavelski | 31-34 | 65 |
| Paul Gaustad | Joe Pavelski | 32-33 | 65 |
| Eric Staal | Alexander Wennberg | 33-23 | 56 |
| David Legwand | Logan Couture | 17-37 | 54 |