Vancouver Canucks @ Buffalo Sabres

16-21-5, 12-9-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canucks VAN	0	0	3	3
Sabres BUF	2	1	2	5

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

22-15-4, 13-5-2 Home

Vancouver Canucks


forwards
Brock BoeserB. Boeser#6
Jake DeBruskJ. DeBrusk#74
Nils HoglanderN. Hoglander#21
David KampfD. Kampf#64
Evander KaneE. Kane#91
Linus KarlssonL. Karlsson#94
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#18
Liam OhgrenL. Ohgren#92
Elias PetterssonE. Pettersson#40
Aatu RatyA. Raty#54
Max SassonM. Sasson#63
Kiefer SherwoodK. Sherwood#44
defensemen
Zeev BuiumZ. Buium#24
Filip HronekF. Hronek#17
Pierre-Olivier JosephP. Joseph#7
Tyler MyersT. Myers#57
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#29
Tom WillanderT. Willander#5

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	-3	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:34	4:12	0:34	13:48	2	1	66.7
1	0	-2	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:58	4:06	0:37	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:53	0:26	0:00	10:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:50	0:11	0:29	13:10	3	8	27.3
0	0	-2	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:11	4:06	0:00	14:05	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	21	15:25	3:09	0:00	12:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	12:23	0:11	0:26	11:46	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:09	0:10	0:00	12:59	0	1	0.0
1	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	18:41	4:08	0:28	14:05	9	15	37.5
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:09	0:20	0:30	11:19	6	2	75.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	14:52	3:12	0:00	11:40	5	3	62.5
0	1	-2	6	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	23	17:37	3:29	0:54	13:14	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	24	22:50	3:11	0:00	19:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	27	26:20	3:08	0:56	22:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:34	0:33	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:26	0:36	1:32	14:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	22	18:37	0:00	1:34	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	23	16:40	4:07	0:00	12:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Thatcher DemkoT. Demko#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	4	15	.789	15	0	0	0	0	58:51	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:52	1:18	0:07	11:27	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	22	18:11	0:42	0:00	17:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	10:11	0:00	2:22	7:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	1	21	17:12	0:00	0:06	17:06	4	2	66.7
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	11:56	0:00	2:33	9:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:30	1:18	5:11	8:01	10	7	58.8
0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	20	14:28	0:42	0:00	13:46	5	8	38.5
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	10:59	0:00	0:08	10:51	3	5	37.5
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:11	1:18	0:00	9:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	4	0	1	4	2	0	1	23	18:37	0:42	0:07	17:48	6	3	66.7
1	1	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	23	19:42	1:18	5:07	13:17	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:11	0:42	0:00	13:29	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:50	0:00	0:50	12:00	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	2	29	24:29	0:00	3:49	20:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	26	21:49	0:42	2:33	18:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	12:16	0:00	0:00	12:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	27	22:09	1:18	3:29	17:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	5	0	0	1	1	1	25	24:36	0:00	5:02	19:34	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	22	11	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Canucks	0	0	3	3
	Sabres	2	1	2	5

1st Period			VAN	BUF
2:01		Tage Thompson (21) Assists: Bowen Byram (12), Owen Power (10)	0	1
11:24		Ryan McLeod (8) (Shorthanded) Assists: Alex Tuch (21), Mattias Samuelsson (14)	0	2

2nd Period			VAN	BUF
9:37		Alex Tuch (13) Assists: Bowen Byram (13), Josh Norris (9)	0	3

3rd Period		VAN	BUF
6:13	Zach Metsa (1) Assists: Beck Malenstyn (4), Jordan Greenway (4)	0	4
10:17	Jake DeBrusk (11) (Power Play) Assists: Kiefer Sherwood (5), Brock Boeser (10)	1	4
15:16	Elias Pettersson (11) Assists: Brock Boeser (11), Filip Hronek (23)	2	4
15:55	Liam Ohgren (3) Assists: Marcus Pettersson (8), Linus Karlsson (9)	3	4
18:36	Josh Doan (13) (Empty Net) Unassisted	3	5

Vancouver Canucks vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

1:17

Josh Doan nets goal for Sabres

0:33

Liam Ohgren nets goal for Canucks

0:38

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Sabres
3
Canucks
2

Game 1

12/12

Canucks
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

7/1

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 7 January 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 17,036

Referees:
Francois St. Laurent
Mike Sullivan

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Brandon Gawryletz

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	19	11	12	50
Edmonton	22	16	6	50
Seattle	20	14	8	48
San Jose	22	18	3	47
Los Angeles	18	14	10	46
Anaheim	21	20	3	45
Calgary	18	22	4	40
Vancouver	16	22	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	25	13	6	56
Detroit	26	15	4	56
Tampa Bay	26	13	3	55
Buffalo	23	15	4	50
Toronto	21	15	7	49
Boston	23	19	2	48
Florida	22	18	3	47
Ottawa	20	18	5	45

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