Vancouver Canucks 3, Buffalo Sabres 5: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Canucks 3 to Buffalo Sabres 5, on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks.
NHLTuesday, January 6, 2026
DateJan 6, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance17,036
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canucks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vancouver CanucksBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
16-21-5Record22-15-4
8th in Pacific DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
2-9Road record / home record4-6
LLLLLLast 5LLWLW
L6StreakL2
Team stats
Vancouver CanucksBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Vancouver Canucks
Filip Chytil C · Shoulder - Not Specified
Injured ReserveMackenzie MacEachern LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveThatcher Demko G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveTom Willander D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Vancouver Canucks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Boeser | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 18:34 | 4:12 | 0:34 | 13:48 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 16:58 | 4:06 | 0:37 | 12:15 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Hoglander | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 10:27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Kampf | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:50 | 0:11 | 0:29 | 13:10 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evander Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:11 | 4:06 | 0:00 | 14:05 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Linus Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:25 | 3:09 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:23 | 0:11 | 0:26 | 11:46 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Ohgren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:09 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 12:59 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Pettersson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:41 | 4:08 | 0:28 | 14:05 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 37.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aatu Raty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:20 | 0:30 | 11:19 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Sasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 11:40 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 17:37 | 3:29 | 0:54 | 13:14 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Canucks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeev Buium | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:50 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 19:39 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Hronek | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26:20 | 3:08 | 0:56 | 22:16 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:34 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 15:01 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:26 | 0:36 | 1:32 | 14:18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pettersson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 17:03 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Willander | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:40 | 4:07 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Vancouver Canucks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .789 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 58:51 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:52 | 1:18 | 0:07 | 11:27 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:11 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 17:29 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 7:49 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17:12 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 17:06 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 9:23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 1:18 | 5:11 | 8:01 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:28 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:46 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:59 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 10:51 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:11 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 9:53 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:37 | 0:42 | 0:07 | 17:48 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:42 | 1:18 | 5:07 | 13:17 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:29 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:50 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 12:00 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:29 | 0:00 | 3:49 | 20:40 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:49 | 0:42 | 2:33 | 18:34 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:09 | 1:18 | 3:29 | 17:22 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:36 | 0:00 | 5:02 | 19:34 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .919 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-3, on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
What was the final score of Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres?
Vancouver Canucks 3, Buffalo Sabres 5.
Who were the top performers?
Vancouver Canucks: Liam Ohgren (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (1 goals).
Where is Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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