Vancouver CanucksvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 6, 2026

Jan 6, 2026

Final

VANVancouver Canucks

SOG: 37

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 20

Last 5 Games

VAN

@ SEA (3-2) - 2025-12-29

vs PHI (3-6) - 2025-12-30

vs SEA (3-4) - 2026-01-02

vs BOS (2-3) - 2026-01-03

@ DET (1-5) - 2026-01-08

0.80PPG

Last 5 Games

BUF

PPG1.60

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

@ CBJ (1-5) - 2026-01-03

@ DAL (4-1) - 2025-12-31

@ STL (4-2) - 2025-12-29

vs BOS (4-1) - 2025-12-27

1.60PPG

BUF

Three Stars

First Star

A. Tuch

BUF • #89 • R

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3

Second Star

B. Byram

BUF • #4 • D

G 0A 2PTS 2SOG 2

Third Star

Z. Metsa

BUF • #73 • D

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
VAN	0	0	3	3
BUF	2	1	2	5

Shots On Goal

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

Goals

1st Period

T. Thompson(21st)

2:01(EV)

BUF

Assisted by B. Byram and O. Power

R. McLeod(8th)

11:24(SH)

BUF

Short-handed goal assisted by A. Tuch and M. Samuelsson

2nd Period

A. Tuch(13th)

9:37(EV)

BUF

Assisted by B. Byram and J. Norris

3rd Period

Z. Metsa(1st)

6:13(EV)

BUF

Assisted by B. Malenstyn and J. Greenway

J. DeBrusk(11th)

10:17(PP)

VAN

Power play goal assisted by K. Sherwood and B. Boeser

E. Pettersson(11th)

15:16(EV)

VAN

Assisted by B. Boeser and F. Hronek

L. Ohgren(3rd)

15:55(EV)

VAN

Assisted by M. Pettersson and L. Karlsson

J. Doan(13th)

18:36(EV)

BUF

Empty net (unassisted)

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

46.4

Faceoff %

53.6

1-4 (25.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


89	A. Tuch	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	0	1	3	1.0	19:42
9	J. Norris	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0.4	14:28
12	J. Greenway	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0.0	10:11
29	B. Malenstyn	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	11:56
71	R. McLeod	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.6	14:30
72	T. Thompson	1	0	1	+2	4	2	0	1	0	1	0.7	18:37
91	J. Doan	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	2	0	2	0.0	18:11
6	Z. Benson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	12:52
17	J. Zucker	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	14:11
19	P. Krebs	0	0	0	+2	0	4	0	1	1	0	0.7	17:12
22	J. Quinn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	11:11
86	N. Ostlund	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0.4	10:59


4	B. Byram	0	2	2	+1	2	0	2	2	0	2	24:29
23	M. Samuelsson	0	1	1	+2	0	1	5	1	1	1	24:36
25	O. Power	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	1	1	22:09
73	Z. Metsa	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	1	12:16
26	R. Dahlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	21:49
78	J. Bryson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	1	12:50


1	U. Luukkonen			.919	37	34	3	22/24	2	11/12	1	1/1	0	60:00
92	C. Ellis			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
31st	VANVancouver Canucks	121	153	-32	3-5-2	L2	37
11th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	135	131	+4	9-1-0	W2	50

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

BUF

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

8-6-1

GAA

2.61

EV%

.922

PK%

.933

SV%

.903

VAN

Kevin Lankinen

5 GP

Record

6-11-4

GAA

3.41

EV%

.889

PK%

.571

SV%

.882

Thatcher Demko

5 GP

Record

8-9-1

GAA

2.79

EV%

.873

PK%

.667

SV%

.902

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

M. Samuelsson

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

J. Doan

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

VAN

J. DeBrusk

L | 4GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

E. Pettersson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.60

L. Karlsson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.60

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.790.86

0.881.24

1.000.98

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

VAN

BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

VAN (4)BUF (6)

Goals / Game

VAN

2.50

BUF

3.30

Goals Against / Game

VAN

3.30

BUF

2.50

Shots / Game

VAN

15.9

BUF

11.2

Power Play %

VAN

23.5%

BUF

7.1%

Penalty Kill %

VAN

92.9%

BUF

76.5%

Face-Off %

VAN

50.5%

BUF

49.5%

Scratches

BUF

Zac Jones

Josh Dunne

Tyson Kozak

VAN

Conor Garland

Arshdeep Bains

Elias Pettersson

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

Peyton Krebs

PIM

Alex Tuch

PIM

Rasmus Dahlin

PIM

VAN

Evander Kane

PIM

Marcus Pettersson

PIM

Tyler Myers

PIM

Vancouver CanucksvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 6, 2026

Jan 6, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

A. Tuch

B. Byram

Z. Metsa

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

Dec 11

Final

BUF

VAN

Jan 21

Final

BUF

VAN

Nov 29

Final

VAN

BUF

Mar 19

Final

BUF

VAN