BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
OT
L
W
Final
3—2
2025-01-21 · Rogers Arena
VAN
Vancouver Canucks
24-48-8 · W2 · L10: 3-7-0
W
L
L
W
L
OT
OT
L
W
L
BUF dominated expected goals 2.6 to 2.2 · BUF controlled 56.4% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.60
ACTUAL
3 — 2
VAN xG
2.17
Scoring Timeline
0.03
LOW xG
1P 17:34Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(21)
C · BUF · #72
Jiri Kulich (3)BUF 1 - 0 VAN
0.05
MED xG
2P 03:05Even Strength
34
Phillip Di Giuseppe(1)
L · VAN · #34
Carson Soucy (6), J.T. Miller (24)BUF 1 - 1 VAN
0.08
MED xG
2P 10:29Even Strength
40
Elias Pettersson(11)
C · VAN · #40
Quinn Hughes (39), Brock Boeser (14)BUF 1 - 2 VAN
0.79
HIGH xG
3P 08:42Even Strength
20
Jiri Kulich(8)
C · BUF · #20
JJ Peterka (23), Rasmus Dahlin (27)BUF 2 - 2 VAN
0.70
HIGH xG
3P 13:33Even Strength
JJ Peterka(11)
R · BUF
Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jiri Kulich (4)BUF 3 - 2 VAN
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
32/34 saves, .941 SV%, +0.2 GSAx
★2
35
Thatcher Demko
G · VAN · #35
23/26 saves, .884 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★3
20
Jiri Kulich
C · BUF · #20
1G, 2A, 3 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
BUFVAN
26Shots34
2.60xGF2.17
56.4CF%43.6
50FO%50
0/2PP0/1
19Hits15
11Blocks12
22Giveaways12
3Takeaways3
2PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | VAN SOG | BUF xG | VAN xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 8 | 0.39 | 0.18 |
| 2nd | 9 | 11 | 0.35 | 1.10 |
| 3rd | 8 | 13 | 1.87 | 0.89 |
| Total | 23 | 32 | 2.61 | 2.17 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL2P 03:45
Jack Quinntripping (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes2P 16:58
Quinn Hughesholding (2 min)
Drawn by JJ Peterka3P 00:27
Carson Soucyhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson