Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres

Tue, Jan 6, 2026 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Regular Season

Vancouver Canucks

3 – 5

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–3 on Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at KeyBank Center. Bowen Byram led the way with 2 points. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 37–20.

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

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

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