The Sharks’ futility in Buffalo has ended, and it took a little three-on-three overtime to make it happen.
Patrick Marleau found the rebound off a Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot that hit the post at 2:59 of the extra session to give the Sharks a 2-1 win, their second straight. It was Marleau’s fifth of the season, and came after the Sharks controlled play for most of the overtime.
The Sharks (9-8-0) had not won in Buffalo since Dec. 2, 2005. It was just their second win there in franchise history (2-15-1).
San Jose has won its first two games of a six-game road trip, winning back-to-back games for the first time since they ran off four straight to start the year.