Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Canucks

16-21-5, 37 PTS

3-5

Final

Sabres

22-15-4, 48 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

VAN shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

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

In net

Thatcher Demko15/19 SV, .789

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen34/37 SV, .919

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

Who won: Sabres 5-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres win the series 2-0. The Sabres outscored the Canucks 2-0 in the 1st period. Alex Tuch led the Sabres in goals (1). Liam Ohgren led the Canucks in goals (1).

VAN

BUF

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BensonLW	0	0	0	-1	12:52	1:18	0:07	11:27	17	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Josh DoanRW	0	3	0	2	18:11	0:42	0:00	17:29	22	1	13	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Jordan GreenwayLW	0	2	0	0	10:11	0:00	2:22	7:49	17	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	0	4	1	2	17:12	0:00	0:06	17:06	21	0	3	0	0	1	4	2	66.7	1	0	0
Beck MalenstynLW	1	3	0	0	11:56	0:00	2:33	9:23	15	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	0	14:30	1:18	5:11	8:01	20	1	8	0	1	0	10	7	58.8	1	0	0
Josh NorrisC	0	0	0	1	14:28	0:42	0:00	13:46	20	0	5	1	1	0	5	8	38.5	1	1	2
Noah OstlundC	1	0	1	0	10:59	0:00	0:08	10:51	14	0	7	0	2	0	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
Jack QuinnRW	0	0	0	-1	11:11	1:18	0:00	9:53	15	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Tage ThompsonC	0	2	0	2	18:37	0:42	0:07	17:48	23	1	21	0	1	4	6	3	66.7	1	1	4
Alex TuchRW	2	1	1	2	19:42	1:18	5:07	13:17	23	1	13	1	3	1	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Jason ZuckerLW	0	0	0	1	14:11	0:42	0:00	13:29	18	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jacob BrysonD	1	0	0	1	12:50	0:00	0:50	12:00	14	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Bowen ByramD	2	0	0	1	24:29	0:00	3:49	20:40	29	0	9	2	2	2	2	1	2
Rasmus DahlinD	1	0	0	0	21:49	0:42	2:33	18:34	26	0	4	0	0	1	2	0	0
Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	1	12:16	0:00	0:00	12:16	12	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Owen PowerD	1	0	1	1	22:09	1:18	3:29	17:22	27	0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	5	1	1	2	24:36	0:00	5:02	19:34	25	0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0