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San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres Wrap - San Jose Wins 6-2

The Sharks beat Buffalo 6-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Alexandar Georgiev's 20 saves.

San Jose was an underdog by +183 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

San Jose got goals from Nico Sturm, Macklin Celebrini, Timothy Liljegren, William Eklund, Tyler Toffoli, and Will Smith in the victory. Liljegren opened the scoring at 1:01 of the second period.

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 20 of 22 Buffalo shots in the victory.

Tage Thompson, and JJ Peterka scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.

Buffalo got a 22-stop effort from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the loss.

San Jose scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 28-22.

San Jose looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Avalanche. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track at Tampa Bay.