Brian Gionta nets 2 assists in the 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Sharks.
By Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFAL0, N.Y. — Evander Kane scored his second goal of the game with 3:55 left in overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a comeback 5-4 win against the San Jose Sharks at KeyBank Center on Tuesday.
Kane received a pass from Jack Eichel on a 2-on-1 and beat Sharks goalie Martin Jones for his 16th of the season.
The Sabres (22-21-10) trailed 4-1 in the third period before scoring three goals in 3:28 to tie the game.
Buffalo is 6-0-1 in its past seven home games and 17-1-1 against the Sharks all-time at home. San Jose (33-17-4) ended a four-game road winning streak.
Ryan O’Reilly made it 4-2 with a power-play goal 9:03 into the third. Kane followed that 2:33 later with his 15th of the season on a wraparound goal past Jones.
Sharks coach Peter DeBoer challenged the goal saying Sabres forward Tyler Ennis was offside, but video review was inconclusive and the goal stood.
Kyle Okposo’s 17th goal came 55 seconds after Kane’s goal to tie the game. He received a pass from Sam Reinhart and beat Jones with a wrist shot.
The Sabres took a 1-0 lead in the first period after Matt Moulson scored his 11th goal and ninth on the power play. Brian Gionta took the shot as the puck was sliding across the line, Moulson came around and swat it in the net. The assist was the first of 2 for the Greece native and team captain in the contest as Gionta now has 15 on the season.
However, the Sharks scored four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead.
Joel Ward scored his sixth and Logan Couture scored his 19th in the first period followed by Melker Karlsson’s seventh goal in the second. Joe Pavelski scored a power-play goal 6:07 into the third, his 18th of the season, to make it 4-1.
The Sabres next game is Thursday night at home against the Anaheim Ducks.