The Sabres defeated the Sharks 6-3 in Buffalo on March 10, propelled by a hat trick from Jack Quinn and a highlight-reel goal from Beck Malenstyn.
The Sharks have since gone 2-2-0, keeping them on the fringe of the Western Conference playoff picture. They trail Seattle by one point for the second wild card.
San Jose has allowed a combined 12 goals in its last two losses, upping its season goals against total to 233 (fourth highest in the NHL).
Any conversation about the Sharks has to include teenage phenom Macklin Celebrini, who scored in the previous meeting with the Sabres. Celebrini’s 158 points in two seasons rank sixth among teenage players in NHL history behind Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, Dale Hawerchuk, Jimmy Carson and Steve Yzerman.