Sabres vs. Canucks — December 4, 2026: preview

BUFBUF
8-7-4
OT1 · L10: 4-4-2
OT
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
Sat, Dec 5
@
Rogers Arena
VANVAN
3-16-1
L6 · L10: 1-9-0
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
PUCKLAB EDGEBUF 83%

Matchup: Buffalo Sabres (8-7-4) at Vancouver Canucks (3-16-1). PuckLab Edge: Sabres, 83% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
BUFVAN
Scoring & Defense
2.89GF/GP2.80
3.58GA/GP4.50
−13Goal Diff−34
Analytics
53.95v5 CF%44.2
51.75v5 xGF%39.6
.870SV%.860
45.5FO %47.1
Special Teams & Discipline
15.9PP%20.6
69.7PK%63.1
9.2PIM / GP10.1
Record Splits
4-1-4Road / Home1-8-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
BUF

BUF Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Tage ThompsonC19129211.1553.0Jack QuinnR19910190.7356.9Owen PowerD19312150.1955.3Zach BensonL19213150.9262.6Noah OstlundC1947110.7856.5
VAN

VAN Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Elias PetterssonC20416200.3542.6Brock BoeserR20710170.4145.2Jonathan LekkerimäkiR2078150.5142.9Filip HronekD20112130.1243.7Jake DeBruskL1855100.9045.1

Team Profile

BUF
Avg Age
26.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
VAN
Avg Age
26.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
196 lbs
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