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).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:04
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:06
Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 0:17
Evander Kane shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 0:22
TO
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
P3 0:28
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
P3 0:30
Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 0:31
Zeev Buium shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 0:36
Evander Kane Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 0:38
Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 0:47
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
P3 0:49
Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 0:56
Max Sasson Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 1:24
Josh Norris faceoff won against Max Sasson
GOALP3 1:24
Goal! Wrist shot
Josh Doan
Josh Doan Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none
VAN 3 - 5 BUF
P3 1:42
Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Tage Thompson
P3 2:01
TO
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
P3 2:52
Tom Willander shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 3:37
Evander Kane Tip-In Wide Left
P3 3:42
Evander Kane Wrist Shot Wide Left
P3 3:53
Peyton Krebs hit Evander Kane
P3 3:57
Tage Thompson hit Pierre-Olivier Joseph
P3 3:58
TO
Giveaway by Josh Doan
P3 4:05
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Pettersson