Programming note – Sharks-Sabres coverage starts today at 7:00 p.m. with Sharks Pregame Live on CSN California
WHERE THEY STAND
Sharks: 41-20-7, 89 points, 1st Pacific Division
Sabres: 28-29-12, 68 points, 7th Atlantic Division
PREGAME NEWS AND NOTES
***The Sharks have been very good this season against lesser competition; when facing teams that aren’t currently in playoff position, they are 24-4-6. But on Feb. 7 in Buffalo, against a team that will miss the postseason once again, the Sharks saw a 4-1 third period lead dissolve into a 5-4 overtime loss.