Vancouver Canucks @ Buffalo Sabres

29-11-3, 15-7-2 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

18-21-4, 9-11-1 Home


Shots	23	26
Hits	23	17
Faceoffs Won	32	21
Faceoff Win Percent	60.4	39.6
Power Play Opportunities	2	3
Power Play Goals	0	0
Power Play Percentage	0.0	0.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	6	5
Penalty Minutes	15	13
Blocked Shots	17	12
Takeaways	5	4
Giveaways	1	6

Regular Season Series

VAN leads 1-0

Canucks
1
Sabres
0

Game 1

13/1

Sabres
2
Canucks
3

Game 2

20/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Edmonton	20	14	6	46
Vegas	17	9	11	45
Anaheim	21	16	2	44
Los Angeles	16	13	9	41
San Jose	19	17	3	41
Seattle	16	14	7	39
Calgary	17	18	4	38
Vancouver	16	19	3	35

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	21	15	2	44
Buffalo	20	14	4	44
Boston	20	18	2	42
Ottawa	18	15	5	41
Toronto	17	15	6	40

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Vancouver Canucks @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Thatcher DemkoG - VAN

Sam LaffertyC - VAN

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG - BUF

Game Information

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Regular Season Series

VAN leads 1-0

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