Colten Ellis makes 23 saves to lead the Sabres past the Sharks 2-0

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Colten Ellis made 23 saves in his first appearance in more than two weeks to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

Olen Zellweger scored in the second period and Ellis did the rest to earn his second career shutout, robbing Kiefer Sherwood from point-blank range with 4:01 left in the game. Ellis had gotten pulled in the second period of his last start for Buffalo on Oct. 12 against Florida.

Zach Benson added an empty-net goal for the Sabres.

The Sabres beat the Sharks for the eighth time in the last nine meetings between the teams, including a shutout win last March in San Jose.

Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves for San Jose in the first game back from a six-game road trip. The Sharks have only one regulation win in 13 games this season.

The Sharks juggled their lines for this game with forwards Alexander Wennberg and Igor Chernyshov sidelined with upper-body injuries that are considered week to week. Rookie Ivar Stenberg began the game on the top line with Macklin Celebrini and Collin Graf but the moves didn't provide much of a spark.

Askarov made 16 saves in a wide-open first period but couldn't stop the first shot he faced in the second. In the opening minute of the period, Konsta Helenius set up Zellweger on a rush at the top of the circle. Zellweger then beat Askarov for his third goal to make it 1-0.

The game stayed there the rest of the period thanks in part to Ellis robbing Graf after he was set up in front by Celebrini to preserve the lead.

Sabres: Visit Anaheim on Thursday night.

Sharks: Host Vancouver on Thursday night.

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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) skates with the puck against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Buffalo Sabres center Noah Östlund, bottom, is grabbed by San Jose Sharks center Barclay Goodrow, top left,, and defenseman Michael Kesselring during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (30) defends against a shot by Buffalo Sabres left wing Beck Malenstyn (29) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Olen Zellweger (8) celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man was charged with lying about being injured during the massacre of 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration last year in a bid to gain financial compensation for victims of crime, and on Wednesday the prosecution of an alleged perpetrator was postponed until next year.

A 46-year-old man was charged in Sydney on Tuesday with publishing misleading material to obtain financial advantage and with false representation resulting in a police investigation, a police statement said on Wednesday.

The man, whose name has not been made public, claimed to have been wounded at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, 2025, when two gunmen opened fire on a crowd, killing 15 people aged 10 to 87 and wounding around 40 people.

Police released the fraud suspect on bail to appear in a Sydney court on Nov. 18, the statement said.

Police shot one of the gunmen, Sajid Akram, dead during the attack and wounded his son, Naveed Akram, now aged 25. Police allege the pair were inspired by the Islamic State group.

The son appeared in a Sydney court on Wednesday on 78 charges including 15 counts of murder, 43 of attempted murder and one of committing a terrorist act. Akram has yet to enter any plea.

Police said in a statement the fraud suspect allegedly pretending to be a victim “will have no impact on the matters currently before the court.”

Judge Karen Stafford granted Prosecutor Danielle New’s application to have the case adjourned until Feb. 24. Defense lawyers did not object.

New had told the court prosecutors needed more time to consult with victims and their relatives before charges could be certified.

The charge certification process formally sets out which charges will proceed to the Supreme Court of New South Wales state for trial.

Police have not detailed which victims of crime compensation scheme the suspect had attempted to scam.

A joint federal and state governments compensation plan offered up to 35,000 Australian dollars ($25,000) to Bondi victims injured by bullets or shrapnel.

To qualify, a victim first needed to be recognized under a state government plan that offered victims up to AU$5,000 ($3,500).

Sydney's The Daily-Telegraph newspaper reported the suspect was an Indian national who was taken by immigration officials from the police station to the country's largest immigration detention center and could potentially be deported.

The Home Affairs Department said in a statement that an Indian national had been detained at that police station Tuesday after being charged.

But the department “cannot comment on individual matters for privacy reasons,” the statement said, declining to provide further detail.

Members of Sydney’s Jewish community have been appalled by the allegation that someone had attempted to make money from the Bondi tragedy.

Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief Alex Ryvchin described the alleged fraud as despicable.

“To use police resources when we need police investigating matters and keeping us safe nearly a year on, when we still have security challenges in the community and wider society, ... is something despicable and we all have to condemn it,” Ryvchin told Nine Network television.

FILE- Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,File)

FILE- Emergency workers and survivors at Bondi Beach following a shooting in Sydney, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,File)