Tue, Jan 6, 2026·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Vancouver Canucks 3, Buffalo Sabres 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 69% of the time.
23%
62%
BUF winsVAN wins
Vancouver Canucks
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 Filip HronekD · #17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26:20 | 0.01 | 54.2% | +1.4 |
 Zeev BuiumD · #24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 22:50 | 0.08 | 49.8% | 0.0 |
 Elias PetterssonC · #40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | 18:41 | 0.32 | 51.8% | +1.4 |
 Marcus PetterssonD · #29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 0.00 | 27.1% | +8.1 |
 Brock BoeserRW · #6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 3 | 18:34 | 0.38 | 52.7% | +2.0 |
 Evander KaneLW · #91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 18:11 | 0.72 | 56.5% | 0.0 |
 Kiefer SherwoodLW · #44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 | 17:37 | 0.61 | 27.4% | +0.6 |
 Jake DeBruskLW · #74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | 16:58 | 0.65 | 34.9% | +0.6 |
 Tom WillanderD · #5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 16:40 | 0.03 | 26.9% | 0.0 |
 Tyler MyersD · #57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 16:26 | 0.04 | 45.4% | 0.0 |
 Pierre-Olivier JosephD · #7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:34 | 0.04 | 45.6% | 0.0 |
 Linus KarlssonC · #94 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:25 | 0.29 | 47.8% | +8.1 |
 Max SassonC · #63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:52 | 0.18 | 37.8% | 0.0 |
 David KampfC · #64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 13:50 | 0.00 | 43.6% | 0.0 |
 Liam OhgrenLW · #92 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:09 | 0.21 | 35.4% | +8.1 |
 Drew O'ConnorLW · #18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 12:23 | 0.30 | 33.2% | 0.0 |
 Aatu RätyC · #54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:09 | 0.12 | 32.1% | 0.0 |
 Nils HoglanderLW · #21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 | 0.03 | 36.9% | 0.0 |
 Thatcher Demko#35 | L | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.17 | −1.8 | 58:51 |
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 Mattias SamuelssonD · #23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 24:36 | 0.02 | 59.1% | +13.4 |
 Bowen ByramD · #4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 24:29 | 0.09 | 63.6% | +18.9 |
 Owen PowerD · #25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:09 | 0.19 | 58.8% | +11.9 |
 Rasmus DahlinD · #26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:49 | 0.21 | 40.9% | 0.0 |
 Alex TuchRW · #89 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 19:42 | 0.39 | 64.4% | +20.5 |
 Tage ThompsonC · #72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:37 | 0.63 | 64.3% | +11.9 |
 Josh DoanRW · #91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:11 | 0.47 | 65.0% | +4.8 |
 Peyton KrebsC · #19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:12 | 0.02 | 64.4% | 0.0 |
 Ryan McLeodC · #71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | 0.20 | 32.9% | +13.4 |
 Josh NorrisC · #9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:28 | 0.02 | 49.3% | +7.0 |
 Jason ZuckerLW · #17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:11 | 0.00 | 66.9% | 0.0 |
 Zach BensonLW · #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 12:52 | 0.16 | 33.8% | 0.0 |
 Jacob BrysonD · #78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:50 | 0.07 | 76.7% | 0.0 |
 Zach MetsaD · #73 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:16 | 0.11 | 52.6% | +1.2 |
 Beck MalenstynLW · #29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 0.06 | 54.8% | +1.2 |
 Jack QuinnRW · #22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 11:11 | 0.03 | 39.1% | 0.0 |
 Noah OstlundC · #86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:59 | 0.06 | 70.9% | 0.0 |
 Jordan GreenwayLW · #12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | 0.01 | 60.0% | +1.2 |
 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 | W | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 4.01 | +1.0 | 60:00 |