Vancouver Canucks @ Buffalo Sabres on January 7, 2026

Final
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Scoring

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

3 Stars

Buffalo Sabres
89
Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch
1
G
1
A
0
PIM
2
+/-
19:42
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
4
Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram
0
G
2
A
2
PIM
1
+/-
24:29
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
73
Z M
Zach Metsa
1
G
0
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
12:16
TOI

Goaltending

Vancouver Canucks
35
Thatcher Demko
Thatcher Demko
19
SA
4
GA
15
SV
.789
SV%
Buffalo Sabres
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
37
SA
3
GA
34
SV
.919
SV%

Shots on Goal

1
2
3
T
VAN
15
8
14
37
BUF
9
7
4
20

Scoring Summary

1st Period
Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
(21st) 
Assisted by O. Power and B. Byram
2:01
Ryan McLeod
R. McLeod
(8th) 
(SH)
Assisted by A. Tuch and M. Samuelsson
11:24
2nd Period
Alex Tuch
A. Tuch
(13th) 
Assisted by J. Norris and B. Byram
9:37
3rd Period
Z M
Z. Metsa
(1st) 
Assisted by B. Malenstyn and J. Greenway
6:13
Jake DeBrusk
J. DeBrusk
(11th) 
(PP)
Assisted by K. Sherwood and B. Boeser
10:17
Elias Pettersson
E. Pettersson
(11th) 
Assisted by B. Boeser and F. Hronek
15:16
Liam Ohgren
L. Ohgren
(3rd) 
Assisted by M. Pettersson and L. Karlsson
15:55
Josh Doan
J. Doan
(13th) 
(EN)
Unassisted
18:36

Penalty Summary

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1st Period
Josh Norris
Josh Norris
Minor - Hooking - 2 minutes
3:21
Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram
Minor - Interference - 2 minutes
10:49

Team Stats

Canucks
Sabres
46.4
Faceoffs (%)
53.6
4
Power Plays
1
17
Hits
16
37
Shots on Goal
20

Game Details

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY, USA
Attendance17,036
RefereesFrancois St. Laurent, Michael Sullivan
Closing OddsBUF -175, o/u 6.5
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