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Sabres vs Sharks Final: 4-3 - Recap

Jack Eichel scored a pair of goals against the Sharks as Buffalo handed San Jose a 4-3 defeat on Tuesday at KeyBank Center.

Buffalo was favored by -109 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Buffalo got goals from Jack Eichel(2), Sam Reinhart, and Jeff Skinner in the victory. Eichel opened the scoring at 7:21 of the second period.

Carter Hutton turned in a 25-save effort for the Sabres.

Erik Karlsson, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, and Dylan Gambrell scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Carter Hutton.

San Jose got a 25-stop effort from Martin Jones in the loss.

On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-4, while the Sharks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 29-28.

Buffalo looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Rangers. The Sharks will aim to get back on the winning track at Montreal.