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Vancouver Canucks 3, Buffalo Sabres 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vancouver Canucks 3, Buffalo Sabres 5. Shots on goal: VAN 37, BUF 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VAN 0-2 BUF; P2 VAN 0-1 BUF; P3 VAN 3-2 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 02:01 Tage Thompson (assists: Bowen Byram, Owen Power) to make it VAN 0-1 BUF; P1 11:24 Ryan McLeod (assists: Alex Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it VAN 0-2 BUF; P2 09:37 Alex Tuch (assists: Bowen Byram, Josh Norris) to make it VAN 0-3 BUF; P3 06:13 Zach Metsa (assists: Beck Malenstyn, Jordan Greenway) to make it VAN 0-4 BUF; P3 10:17 Jake DeBrusk (assists: Kiefer Sherwood, Brock Boeser) to make it VAN 1-4 BUF; P3 15:16 Elias Pettersson (assists: Brock Boeser, Filip Hronek) to make it VAN 2-4 BUF; P3 15:55 Liam Ohgren (assists: Marcus Pettersson, Linus Karlsson) to make it VAN 3-4 BUF; P3 18:36 Josh Doan to make it VAN 3-5 BUF. Top skaters: Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Brock Boeser (VAN) 0 G, 2 A; Bowen Byram (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Jake DeBrusk (VAN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Thatcher Demko (VAN) 15 saves on 19, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 32 saves on 35, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Alex Tuch
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:42 TOI
Goals · VAN
Jake DeBrusk
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:58 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
32 saves on 35 shots (.914) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VAN 0 largest lead Never led · 3-0 run, P3 10:17–P3 15:55
BUF 4 largest lead P3 6:13 (VAN 0, BUF 4) · 4-0 run, P1 2:01–P3 6:13
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:01 Tage Thompson (Bowen Byram, Owen Power) BUF · wrist shot · VAN 0, BUF 1
  • P1 11:24 Ryan McLeod (Alex Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · Shorthanded · wrist shot · VAN 0, BUF 2
  • P2 9:37 Alex Tuch (Bowen Byram, Josh Norris) BUF · wrist shot · VAN 0, BUF 3
  • P3 6:13 Zach Metsa (Beck Malenstyn, Jordan Greenway) BUF · wrist shot · VAN 0, BUF 4
  • P3 10:17 Jake DeBrusk (Kiefer Sherwood, Brock Boeser) VAN · Power play · snap shot · VAN 1, BUF 4
  • P3 15:16 Elias Pettersson (Brock Boeser, Filip Hronek) VAN · wrist shot · VAN 2, BUF 4
  • P3 15:55 Liam Ohgren (Marcus Pettersson, Linus Karlsson) VAN · wrist shot · VAN 3, BUF 4
  • P3 18:36 Josh Doan BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · VAN 3, BUF 5

Linescore

123 T
VAN 003 3
BUF 212 5

Shots on goal: VAN 35, BUF 20

Biggest Period

The Vancouver Canucks scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VANBUF
37Shots on goal20
71Shot attempts50
26Faceoff wins30
17Hits16
8Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
16Giveaways15
2Penalty minutes8
78.9%Save %91.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1581437
BUF97420

🎯 Shot Map

Vancouver Canucks3 G · 59 attempts
Tyler Myers: saved (slap)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (snap)Jake DeBrusk: saved (tip-in)Elias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Brock Boeser: missed the netJake DeBrusk: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (backhand)Brock Boeser: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Nils Hoglander: missed the netAatu Räty: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: saved (tip-in)Evander Kane: saved (tip-in)Brock Boeser: missed the netEvander Kane: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netEvander Kane: missed the netFilip Hronek: saved (snap)Max Sasson: saved (backhand)Liam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: saved (snap)Linus Karlsson: missed the netElias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: saved (backhand)Drew O'Connor: saved (backhand)Liam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: missed the netDrew O'Connor: missed the netDrew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netMax Sasson: missed the netTom Willander: saved (wrist)Tyler Myers: saved (wrist)Brock Boeser: missed the netPierre-Olivier Joseph: missed the netZeev Buium: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netLiam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Tom Willander: missed the netAatu Räty: missed the netMax Sasson: missed the netLinus Karlsson: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (slap)Jake DeBrusk: goal (snap)Jake DeBrusk: saved (tip-in)Jake DeBrusk: saved (backhand)Filip Hronek: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: missed the netElias Pettersson: goal (wrist)Liam Ohgren: goal (wrist)Evander Kane: missed the netEvander Kane: missed the netMax Sasson: saved (tip-in)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Brock Boeser: saved (wrist)Evander Kane: saved (wrist)Brock Boeser: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals5% of attempts
  • 34Saved58% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net37% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres5 G · 33 attempts
Josh Norris: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: goal (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netRyan McLeod: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (backhand)Owen Power: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netJacob Bryson: saved (slap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Owen Power: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Jacob Bryson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Jordan Greenway: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Zach Metsa: goal (wrist)Josh Doan: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the net
  • 5Goals15% of attempts
  • 15Saved45% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net39% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VAN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brock Boeser R 022-331118:34
Elias Pettersson C 101-230118:41
Jake DeBrusk L 101-242116:58
Liam Ohgren L 101+141013:09
Filip Hronek D 011011026:20
Marcus Pettersson D 011002018:37
Kiefer Sherwood L 011-264017:37
Linus Karlsson C 011+131015:25
Zeev Buium D 000-110122:50
Evander Kane L 000-230018:11
Tom Willander D 000-110016:40
Tyler Myers D 000-211116:26
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D 000-100215:34
Max Sasson C 000020014:52
David Kampf C 000-102013:50
Drew O'Connor L 000-120012:23
Aatu Räty C 000010012:09
Nils Hoglander L 000002110:53
VAN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Thatcher Demko L 151978.9458:51
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Tuch R 112+231219:42
Bowen Byram D 022+120224:29
Tage Thompson C 101+212018:37
Josh Doan R 101+223018:11
Ryan McLeod C 101010014:30
Zach Metsa D 101+110012:16
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+211524:36
Owen Power D 011+110122:09
Josh Norris C 011+110014:28
Beck Malenstyn L 011003111:56
Jordan Greenway L 011002010:11
Rasmus Dahlin D 000000121:49
Peyton Krebs C 000+204017:12
Jason Zucker L 000+100014:11
Zach Benson L 000-120012:52
Jacob Bryson D 000+110112:50
Jack Quinn R 000-120011:11
Noah Ostlund C 000020110:59
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 323591.4360:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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