Tue, Jan 6, 2026 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Regular Season
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 02:01 | BUF | EV | Tage Thompson (21) · wrist | Bowen Byram (12), Owen Power (10) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 11:24 | BUF | SH | Ryan McLeod (8) · wrist | Alex Tuch (21), Mattias Samuelsson (14) | 0–2 |
| 2nd | 09:37 | BUF | EV | Alex Tuch (13) · wrist | Bowen Byram (13), Josh Norris (9) | 0–3 |
| 3rd | 06:13 | BUF | EV | Zach Metsa (1) · wrist | Beck Malenstyn (4), Jordan Greenway (4) | 0–4 |
| 3rd | 10:17 | VAN | PP | Jake DeBrusk (11) · snap | Kiefer Sherwood (5), Brock Boeser (10) | 1–4 |
| 3rd | 15:16 | VAN | EV | Elias Pettersson (11) · wrist | Brock Boeser (11), Filip Hronek (23) | 2–4 |
| 3rd | 15:55 | VAN | EV | Liam Ohgren (3) · wrist | Marcus Pettersson (8), Linus Karlsson (9) | 3–4 |
| 3rd | 18:36 | BUF | SH EN | Josh Doan (13) · wrist | Unassisted | 3–5 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 03:21 | BUF | Josh Norris | hooking | 2 |
| 1st | 10:49 | BUF | Bowen Byram | interference | 2 |
| 2nd | 05:09 | VAN | Tom Willander | hooking | 2 |
| 3rd | 08:26 | BUF | Tage Thompson | high sticking double minor | 4 |
Shot map
Expected goals: VAN 5.70 · BUF 3.48 · xG% VAN 62.1
Vancouver Canucks
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brock Boeser | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 66.7 | 18:34 | 23 |
| 17 | Filip Hronek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:20 | 27 | |
| 40 | Elias Pettersson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37.5 | 18:41 | 23 |
| 29 | Marcus Pettersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:37 | 22 | |
| 44 | Kiefer Sherwood | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17:37 | 23 | |
| 74 | Jake DeBrusk | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16:58 | 21 | |
| 94 | Linus Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15:25 | 21 | |
| 92 | Liam Ohgren | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13:09 | 17 | |
| 24 | Zeev Buium | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:50 | 24 | |
| 91 | Evander Kane | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 18:11 | 23 |
| 5 | Tom Willander | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 23 | |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:26 | 19 | |
| 7 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:34 | 20 | |
| 63 | Max Sasson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 14:52 | 21 |
| 64 | David Kampf | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27.3 | 13:50 | 20 |
| 18 | Drew O'Connor | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 17 | |
| 54 | Aatu Räty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 12:09 | 17 |
| 21 | Nils Hoglander | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:53 | 15 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Thatcher Demko | L | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 58:51 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24:29 | 29 | |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 19:42 | 23 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24:36 | 25 | |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:09 | 27 | |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 18:37 | 23 |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18:11 | 22 | |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.8 | 14:30 | 20 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 14:28 | 20 |
| 73 | Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 12 | |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11:56 | 15 | |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:11 | 17 | |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:49 | 26 | |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 | 17:12 | 21 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 14:11 | 18 |
| 6 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 17 | |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:50 | 14 | |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 15 | |
| 86 | Noah Ostlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37.5 | 10:59 | 14 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | W | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 60:00 |