San Jose has won two in a row after dropping eight straight. Eklund's 46 points passed his career high of 45, which he set last season in 80 games. Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Nico Sturm, Timothy Liljegren, and Tyler Toffoli scored for San Jose. Alexander Georgiev made 20 saves for his second win in as many days.

Losing to the San Jose Sharks, 6-2, on your home ice should be the low point of your season, but the Buffalo Sabres are so bad, it may not even rank in the team’s top-five losses this season. Paul Ham

Celebrini scored once Tuesday, a third period goal assisted by Shakir Mukhamadullin and Will Smith (a sentence Sharks fans would like to hear for years to come) but could have scored one or two more if not for some bad luck in the first period.

It’s the little stuff.” The Sharks won their second consecutive game Tuesday, trouncing the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at KeyBank Center. Timothy Liljegren, Nico Sturm, William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli scored

Against a Stanley Cup contender in the Maple Leafs, the Sharks came back from a 2-0 third-period deficit to win in a shootout. They followed that performance with a 6-2 trouncing of the Sabres, leaving Buffalo — which had high expectations coming into the season — re-evaluating things going into Friday’s trade deadline.