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Tuch has goal and assist as Sabres beat Canucks 5-3 for 11th win in 12 games

— Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Tuesday night for their 11th win in 12 games.
Jan 7, 2026, 02:44 am - AP
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1st PeriodVANBUF
2:01Tage Thompson (21)
Assists: Bowen Byram (12), Owen Power (10)
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11:24Ryan McLeod (8) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Alex Tuch (21), Mattias Samuelsson (14)
02
2nd PeriodVANBUF
9:37Alex Tuch (13)
Assists: Bowen Byram (13), Josh Norris (9)
03
3rd PeriodVANBUF
6:13Zach Metsa (1)
Assists: Beck Malenstyn (4), Jordan Greenway (4)
04
10:17Jake DeBrusk (11) (Power Play)
Assists: Kiefer Sherwood (5), Brock Boeser (10)
14
15:16Elias Pettersson (11)
Assists: Brock Boeser (11), Filip Hronek (23)
24
15:55Liam Ohgren (3)
Assists: Marcus Pettersson (8), Linus Karlsson (9)
34
18:36Josh Doan (13) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Josh Norris Backhand saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Peyton Krebs hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Tage Thompson Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (12), Owen Power (10)
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Zeev Buium
  • Jordan Greenway hit Zeev Buium
  • Jason Zucker faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Josh Norris Hooking against Elias Pettersson
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Kiefer Sherwood
  • Tom Willander shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Evander Kane shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Josh Doan hit David Kampf
  • Josh Doan hit Kiefer Sherwood
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Mattias Samuelsson Slap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Bowen Byram Interference against Brock Boeser
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Ryan McLeod Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (21), Mattias Samuelsson (14)
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Tage Thompson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Tage Thompson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Josh Doan hit Nils Hoglander
  • Filip Hronek shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Giveaway by Josh Doan
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brock Boeser
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Nils Hoglander shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Liam Ohgren
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Josh Doan
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Takeaway by Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Giveaway by Zach Metsa
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Filip Hronek
  • Filip Hronek shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Takeaway by Noah Ostlund
  • Alex Tuch Backhand Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Josh Doan
  • Peyton Krebs Slap Shot Short
  • Jacob Bryson Slap Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Alex Tuch Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (13), Josh Norris (9)
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Peyton Krebs hit Filip Hronek
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Giveaway by Josh Norris
  • Noah Ostlund faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Jacob Bryson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
  • Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Bowen Byram Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Evander Kane shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Tage Thompson hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Bowen Byram Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Jordan Greenway Backhand Hit Right Post
  • Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
  • Zach Metsa Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (4), Jordan Greenway (4)
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Aatu Raty shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against David Kampf
  • Tage Thompson High-sticking - double minor against Jake DeBrusk
  • Evander Kane shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Max Sasson
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Zeev Buium shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Filip Hronek shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Jordan Greenway hit Elias Pettersson
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Peyton Krebs hit Kiefer Sherwood
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Liam Ohgren
  • Liam Ohgren shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  • Giveaway by Josh Doan
  • Tage Thompson hit Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Peyton Krebs hit Evander Kane
  • Tom Willander shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Josh Doan Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Zeev Buium shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Evander Kane shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Kiefer Sherwood
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Bowen Byram
  • Tyler Myers Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Jake DeBrusk hit Bowen Byram
  • David Kampf hit Zach Metsa
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Kiefer Sherwood Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jake DeBrusk Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Elias Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brock Boeser Backhand Wide Left
  • Jake DeBrusk Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kiefer Sherwood Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evander Kane Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nils Hoglander Tip-In Wide Right
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Off-side
  • Josh Norris shot blocked by Zeev Buium
  • Filip Hronek hit Jason Zucker
  • Aatu Raty Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Tom Willander
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Drew O'Connor Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Boeser faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Evander Kane Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Boeser faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Brock Boeser Tip-In Wide Left
  • Evander Kane Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Zeev Buium
  • Takeaway by Linus Karlsson
  • Evander Kane Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
  • Tyler Myers hit Josh Doan
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Nils Hoglander
  • Filip Hronek Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Zeev Buium shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
  • Puck in Netting
  • Max Sasson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Tom Willander
  • Marcus Pettersson hit Jack Quinn
  • Liam Ohgren Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nils Hoglander hit Jacob Bryson
  • Takeaway by Filip Hronek
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Icing
  • Linus Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
  • Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Linus Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Elias Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Linus Karlsson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Max Sasson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Max Sasson
  • Giveaway by Evander Kane
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aatu Raty faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Tyler Myers
  • Drew O'Connor Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aatu Raty faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Liam Ohgren Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Icing
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Linus Karlsson hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Takeaway by Filip Hronek
  • Icing
  • Evander Kane faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Evander Kane Tip-In Wide Left
  • Tom Willander Hooking against Jason Zucker
  • Aatu Raty faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Aatu Raty faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Brock Boeser
  • Puck in Netting
  • David Kampf faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Puck in Benches
  • Max Sasson faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Brock Boeser hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Jake DeBrusk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Filip Hronek shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Max Sasson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tom Willander Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Elias Pettersson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Tyler Myers Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Brock Boeser Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • P.O Joseph Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
  • Liam Ohgren hit Jacob Bryson
  • Puck in Benches
  • David Kampf faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Zeev Buium Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Zeev Buium
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jake DeBrusk hit Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Tyler Myers
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Max Sasson
  • Marcus Pettersson hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Giveaway by Elias Pettersson
  • David Kampf hit Bowen Byram
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Josh Doan
  • Liam Ohgren Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Off-side
  • Aatu Raty faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Tom Willander Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nils Hoglander shot blocked by Aatu Raty
  • Aatu Raty Tip-In Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Max Sasson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Max Sasson Tip-In Wide Left
  • Linus Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Zeev Buium
  • Kiefer Sherwood Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jake DeBrusk Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (5), Brock Boeser (10)
  • Jake DeBrusk Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jake DeBrusk Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Aatu Raty faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Filip Hronek Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Nils Hoglander hit Noah Ostlund
  • Giveaway by Liam Ohgren
  • Takeaway by Linus Karlsson
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evander Kane Wrist Shot Short
  • Elias Pettersson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (11), Filip Hronek (23)
  • Liam Ohgren Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Pettersson (8), Linus Karlsson (9)
  • Timeout - Home
  • Evander Kane Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Evander Kane Tip-In Wide Left
  • Puck in Benches
  • Max Sasson Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evander Kane Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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