The Buffalo Sabres snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday night, shutting out the San Jose Sharks, 2-0, to open a three-game California trip.
Goaltender Colten Ellis made twenty-three saves for the second shutout of his NHL career, in his first game in more than two weeks.
Olen Zellweger scored early in the second period.
Zach Benson sealed it with an empty-net goal, his first of the season. Buffalo outshot San Jose, forty to twenty-three, and killed all three Sharks power plays. The Sharks have one regulation win in thirteen games. Buffalo has won eight of its last nine against San Jose.
Jason Zucker led the Sabres with six shots, and Owen Power had two assists.
The Sabres are five-four-three. They’re at Anaheim Thursday, nine Central, then at Los Angeles Saturday afternoon.
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