Eklund snuck a sharp-angle wrist shot from the goal line by Luukkonen’s left arm to push it to 3-1 at 2:19 of the third period. Thompson’s 30th of the season pulled the Sabres within 3-2 at 6:55, scoring on a one-timer from the left circle.

Celebrini’s goal at the 12:02 mark of the third period came 63 seconds after Thompson scored to cut the Sharks lead to 3-2. Celebrini used Buffalo defenseman Bowen Byram as a screen in snapping a shot from the top of the right circle inside the far left post.

Six San Jose players recorded multiple-point games in the Sharks' 6-2 win over the host Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. William Eklund, Will Smith, Tyler