Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal | Strength | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02:01 | BUF | Tage Thompson (21) — Bowen Byram (12) , Owen Power (10) | EV | 0-1 |
| 1 | 11:24 | BUF | Ryan McLeod (8) — Alex Tuch (21) , Mattias Samuelsson (14) | SH | 0-2 |
| 2 | 09:37 | BUF | Alex Tuch (13) — Bowen Byram (13) , Josh Norris (9) | EV | 0-3 |
| 3 | 06:13 | BUF | Zach Metsa (1) — Beck Malenstyn (4) , Jordan Greenway (4) | EV | 0-4 |
| 3 | 10:17 | VAN | Jake DeBrusk (11) — Kiefer Sherwood (5) , Brock Boeser (10) | PP | 1-4 |
| 3 | 15:16 | VAN | Elias Pettersson (11) — Brock Boeser (11) , Filip Hronek (23) | EV | 2-4 |
| 3 | 15:55 | VAN | Liam Ohgren (3) — Marcus Pettersson (8) , Linus Karlsson (9) | EV | 3-4 |
| 3 | 18:36 | BUF | Josh Doan (13) | EN | 3-5 |
Penalty Summary
| Period Per | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03:21 | BUF | Josh Norris | Hooking | 2 |
| 1 | 10:49 | BUF | Bowen Byram | Interference | 2 |
| 2 | 05:09 | VAN | Tom Willander | Hooking | 2 |
| 3 | 08:26 | BUF | Tage Thompson | High Sticking Double Minor | 4 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Vancouver Canucks | Buffalo Sabres |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 37 | 20 |
| Faceoff % | 46.4% | 53.6% |
| Hits | 17 | 16 |
| Blocked Shots | 8 | 14 |
| Giveaways | 16 | 15 |
| Takeaways | 4 | 5 |
Skaters
Vancouver Canucks
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brock Boeser | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18:34 |
| 18 | Drew O'Connor | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12:23 |
| 21 | Nils Hoglander | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10:53 |
| 40 | Elias Pettersson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18:41 |
| 44 | Kiefer Sherwood | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17:37 |
| 54 | Aatu Räty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:09 |
| 63 | Max Sasson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14:52 |
| 64 | David Kampf | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13:50 |
| 74 | Jake DeBrusk | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16:58 |
| 91 | Evander Kane | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18:11 |
| 92 | Liam Ohgren | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13:09 |
| 94 | Linus Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15:25 |
| 5 | Tom Willander | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16:40 |
| 7 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:34 |
| 17 | Filip Hronek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26:20 |
| 24 | Zeev Buium | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 22:50 |
| 29 | Marcus Pettersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18:37 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16:26 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:52 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14:28 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10:11 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14:11 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17:12 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:11 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:56 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14:30 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18:37 |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10:59 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19:42 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18:11 |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 24:29 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24:36 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 22:09 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 21:49 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12:16 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12:50 |
Goalies
Vancouver Canucks
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Kevin Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |
| 35 | Thatcher Demko | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 15/18 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 58:51 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 22/24 | 11/12 | 1/1 | 60:00 |
| 92 | Colten Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |