Canucks vs. Sabres | January 6, 2026

Vancouver Canucks16-21-5

Final3 - 5

Buffalo Sabres22-15-4

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

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 17:59
Tage Thompson (BUF) scores on wrist shot past Thatcher Demko, assisted by Bowen Byram and Owen Power
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P1 16:39

Josh Norris (BUF) hooking against Elias Pettersson (2 minutes)

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P1 09:11

Bowen Byram (BUF) interference against Brock Boeser (2 minutes)

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P1 08:36
Ryan McLeod (BUF) scores short-handed goal on wrist shot past Thatcher Demko, assisted by Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson
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2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 14:51

Tom Willander (VAN) hooking against Jason Zucker (2 minutes)

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P2 10:23
Alex Tuch (BUF) scores on wrist shot past Thatcher Demko, assisted by Bowen Byram and Josh Norris
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3rd Period: ShowHide

P3 13:47
Zach Metsa (BUF) scores on wrist shot past Thatcher Demko, assisted by Beck Malenstyn and Jordan Greenway
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P3 11:34

Tage Thompson (BUF) high-sticking against Jake DeBrusk (4 minutes)

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P3 09:43
Jake DeBrusk (VAN) scores power-play goal on snap shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Kiefer Sherwood and Brock Boeser
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P3 04:44
Elias Pettersson (VAN) scores on wrist shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek
2-4
P3 04:05
Liam Ohgren (VAN) scores on wrist shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Linus Karlsson
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P3 01:24
Josh Doan (BUF) scores on empty net
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Box Score: Back to Top

Canucks Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Brock Boeser R

18:34 0 2 -3 3 1 0 0 0 2/3

Jake DeBrusk L

16:58 1 0 -2 4 1 0 0 0 0/0

Nils Hoglander L

10:53 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0/0

David Kampf C

13:50 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3/11

Evander Kane L

18:11 0 0 -2 3 0 0 0 1 1/1

Linus Karlsson C

15:25 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0/0

Drew O'Connor L

12:23 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 1 0/0

Liam Ohgren L

13:09 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0/1

Elias Pettersson C

18:41 1 0 -2 3 1 0 0 2 9/24

Aatu Raty C

12:09 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6/8

Max Sasson C

14:52 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5/8

Kiefer Sherwood L

17:37 0 1 -2 6 0 0 0 1 0/0

Canucks Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Zeev Buium D

22:50 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 3 0/0

Filip Hronek D

26:20 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0/0

P.O Joseph D

15:34 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 0/0

Tyler Myers D

16:26 0 0 -2 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Marcus Pettersson D

18:37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0/0

Tom Willander D

16:40 0 0 -1 1 0 2 0 2 0/0

Canucks Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

3 6 35 11 2 4 16 26/56 46.4%

Canucks Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Thatcher Demko G

58:51 4 15/19 15/18 0/0 0/1 0 .789 .833 .000

Sabres Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Zach Benson L

12:52 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Josh Doan R

18:11 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0/0

Jordan Greenway L

10:11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0/1

Peyton Krebs C

17:12 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 4/6

Beck Malenstyn L

11:56 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0/0

Ryan McLeod C

14:30 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10/17

Josh Norris C

14:28 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 5/13

Noah Ostlund C

10:59 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3/8

Jack Quinn R

11:11 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Tage Thompson C

18:37 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 6/9

Alex Tuch R

19:42 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 1/1

Jason Zucker L

14:11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/1

Sabres Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Jacob Bryson D

12:50 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Bowen Byram D

24:29 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0/0

Rasmus Dahlin D

21:49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0/0

Zach Metsa D

12:16 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0/0

Owen Power D

22:09 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0/0

Mattias Samuelsson D

24:36 0 1 2 1 5 0 1 1 0/0

Sabres Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

5 8 20 18 8 5 15 30/56 53.6%

Sabres Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

60:00 3 32/35 21/23 11/12 0/0 0 .914 .913 .917