VAN
Vancouver Canucks
24-48-8 · W2 · L10: 3-7-0
OT
SO
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
Final
3—5
2026-01-06 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
VAN controlled xG 4.6 to 3.5 but BUF won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVAN xG
4.63
ACTUAL
3 — 5
BUF xG
3.55
Scoring Timeline
0.09
MED xG
1P 02:01Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(21)
C · BUF · #72
Bowen Byram (12), Owen Power (10)VAN 0 - 1 BUF
0.14
HIGH xG
1P 11:24Power Play
71
Ryan McLeod(8)
C · BUF · #71
Alex Tuch (21), Mattias Samuelsson (14)VAN 0 - 2 BUF
0.11
HIGH xG
2P 09:37Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(13)
R · BUF · #89
Bowen Byram (13), Josh Norris (9)VAN 0 - 3 BUF
0.17
HIGH xG
3P 06:13Even Strength
Zach Metsa(1)
D · BUF
Beck Malenstyn (4), Jordan Greenway (4)VAN 0 - 4 BUF
0.30
HIGH xG
3P 10:17Power Play
74
Jake DeBrusk(11)
L · VAN · #74
Kiefer Sherwood (5), Brock Boeser (10)VAN 1 - 4 BUF
0.07
MED xG
3P 15:16Even Strength
40
Elias Pettersson(11)
C · VAN · #40
Brock Boeser (11), Filip Hronek (23)VAN 2 - 4 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
3P 15:55Even Strength
92
Liam Ohgren(3)
L · VAN · #92
Marcus Pettersson (8), Linus Karlsson (9)VAN 3 - 4 BUF
0.87
HIGH xG
3P 18:36Power Play
91
Josh Doan(13)
R · BUF · #91
VAN 3 - 5 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
34/37 saves, .918 SV%, +1.8 GSAx
★2
89
Alex Tuch
R · BUF · #89
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
35
Thatcher Demko
G · VAN · #35
15/19 saves, .789 SV%, -2.3 GSAx
Team Stats
VANBUF
37Shots20
4.63xGF3.55
52.3CF%47.7
46.4FO%53.6
1/4PP0/1
17Hits16
8Blocks14
16Giveaways15
4Takeaways5
2PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | VAN SOG | BUF SOG | VAN xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | 7 | 1.59 | 0.94 |
| 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0.61 | 0.56 |
| 3rd | 11 | 2 | 2.43 | 2.05 |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 4.63 | 3.55 |
Penalties
4 TOTAL1P 03:21
Josh Norrishooking (2 min)
Drawn by Elias Pettersson1P 10:49
Bowen Byraminterference (2 min)
Drawn by Brock Boeser2P 05:09
Tom Willanderhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jason Zucker3P 08:26
Tage Thompsonhigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Jake DeBrusk