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Buffalo Sabres 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3, Vancouver Canucks 2. Shots on goal: BUF 15, VAN 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-1 VAN; P2 BUF 2-1 VAN; P3 BUF 0-0 VAN.

Scoring plays: P1 07:36 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn) to make it BUF 1-0 VAN; P1 19:49 Kiefer Sherwood (assists: Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes) to make it BUF 1-1 VAN; P2 06:15 Max Sasson (assists: Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson) to make it BUF 1-2 VAN; P2 09:12 Tage Thompson (assists: Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 2-2 VAN; P2 14:46 Zach Benson (assists: Josh Doan, Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 3-2 VAN. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Kiefer Sherwood (VAN) 1 G, 0 A; Zach Benson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Thatcher Demko (VAN) 12 saves on 15, decision L; Alex Lyon (BUF) 30 saves on 32, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Tage Thompson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:06 TOI
Goals · BUF
Rasmus Dahlin
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 24:51 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
30 saves on 32 shots (.938) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 1 largest lead P1 7:36 (BUF 1, VAN 0) · 2-0 run, P2 9:12–P2 14:46
VAN 1 largest lead P2 6:15 (BUF 1, VAN 2) · 2-0 run, P1 19:49–P2 6:15
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:36 Rasmus Dahlin (Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn) BUF · slap shot · BUF 1, VAN 0
  • P1 19:49 Kiefer Sherwood (Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes) VAN · Power play · backhand shot · BUF 1, VAN 1
  • P2 6:15 Max Sasson (Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson) VAN · snap shot · BUF 1, VAN 2
  • P2 9:12 Tage Thompson (Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, VAN 2
  • P2 14:46 Zach Benson (Josh Doan, Tage Thompson) BUF · Power play · snap shot · BUF 3, VAN 2

Linescore

123 T
BUF 120 3
VAN 110 2

Shots on goal: BUF 15, VAN 32

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFVAN
15Shots on goal32
56Shot attempts65
17Faceoff wins25
13Hits22
26Blocked shots7
1Power-play goals1
8Takeaways4
16Giveaways11
10Penalty minutes8
93.8%Save %80.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF76215
VAN1281232

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres3 G · 28 attempts
Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Tyson Kozak: saved (wrist)Isak Rosen: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: goal (slap)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Tyson Kozak: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Owen Power: missed the netJordan Greenway: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrap-around)Peyton Krebs: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netZach Benson: goal (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the net
  • 3Goals11% of attempts
  • 12Saved43% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net46% of attempts
Vancouver Canucks2 G · 56 attempts
Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: missed the netTom Willander: missed the netMax Sasson: saved (wrist)Tyler Myers: missed the netConor Garland: saved (deflected)Filip Hronek: saved (slap)Arshdeep Bains: missed the netTom Willander: saved (slap)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netElias Pettersson: missed the netElias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: missed the netAatu Räty: missed the netDavid Kampf: saved (wrist)Max Sasson: saved (snap)Filip Hronek: missed the netMarcus Pettersson: saved (slap)Tyler Myers: missed the netConor Garland: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: goal (backhand)Evander Kane: missed the netMax Sasson: goal (snap)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Arshdeep Bains: missed the netTyler Myers: saved (slap)Max Sasson: saved (wrist)Max Sasson: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (slap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Conor Garland: saved (backhand)Aatu Räty: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netLinus Karlsson: saved (snap)Jake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Filip Hronek: saved (deflected)Jake DeBrusk: saved (poke)Jake DeBrusk: missed the netNils Hoglander: missed the netDrew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (slap)Drew O'Connor: missed the netFilip Hronek: missed the netBrock Boeser: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the netFilip Hronek: missed the netDrew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Max Sasson: saved (wrist)Nils Hoglander: saved (snap)Nils Hoglander: missed the netJake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: saved (tip-in)Conor Garland: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 30Saved54% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net43% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 112+231324:51
Tage Thompson C 112+150219:06
Zach Benson L 101+110016:13
Ryan McLeod C 011+100020:52
Josh Doan R 011+110018:45
Jack Quinn R 011+120115:39
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+101126:32
Conor Timmins D 000001521:27
Bowen Byram D 000-100120:47
Owen Power D 000010319:46
Peyton Krebs C 000+111118:43
Tyson Kozak C 000013516:45
Jordan Greenway L 000001216:01
Beck Malenstyn L 000-104112:48
Isak Rosen R 000000008:42
Josh Dunne C 000-100006:21
Trevor Kuntar C 000-101005:12
Jacob Bryson D 000000105:02
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 303293.8259:56
VAN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kiefer Sherwood L 101-122019:24
Max Sasson C 101+150014:46
Quinn Hughes D 011-130030:03
Conor Garland R 011-121020:41
Jake DeBrusk L 011+141016:16
Elias Pettersson D 011+114013:11
Filip Hronek D 000023123:33
Brock Boeser R 000-110120:26
Tyler Myers D 000011220:06
Evander Kane L 000-142017:29
Marcus Pettersson D 000-111117:25
David Kampf C 000-110014:07
Nils Hoglander L 000012013:11
Drew O'Connor L 000-120012:56
Tom Willander D 000-110212:04
Aatu Räty C 000003011:40
Linus Karlsson C 000+112010:51
Arshdeep Bains L 000000009:20
VAN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Thatcher Demko L 121580.0357:54

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2025-26 season series BUF 1 – 0 VAN
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Buffalo Sabres 13-14-4 W2 L10 5-5-0 Next game recap: @ SEA · Sun, Dec 14
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