Vancouver Canucks 1, Detroit Red Wings 5: final score and stats
Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Canucks 1 to Detroit Red Wings 5, on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Red Wings vs Vancouver Canucks.
NHLThursday, January 8, 2026
DateJan 8, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVESPN+
Attendance18,425
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canucks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vancouver CanucksDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
16-22-5Record26-15-4
8th in Pacific DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
2-9Road record / home record4-6
LLLLLLast 5LLLLW
L6StreakL4
Team stats
Vancouver CanucksDetroit Red Wings
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-DayDetroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | 2:23 | 1:46 | 12:41 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:29 | 2:13 | 0:37 | 13:39 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Hoglander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 10:20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Kampf | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 14:20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Evander Kane | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 15:27 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 14:34 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Linus Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:12 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 12:20 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 14:01 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Ohgren | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:39 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 16:14 | 2:23 | 1:06 | 12:45 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aatu Raty | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 13:02 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Sasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:17 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 12:23 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 18:31 | 2:12 | 1:14 | 15:05 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 23:38 | 1:16 | 0:10 | 22:12 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Filip Hronek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:16 | 0:44 | 2:31 | 20:01 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 19:18 | 0:10 | 2:56 | 16:12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pettersson | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:31 | 0:12 | 1:24 | 17:55 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Elias N. Pettersson | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:44 | 0:08 | 0:39 | 13:57 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Willander | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:37 | 1:53 | 0:39 | 15:05 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Canucks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .833 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 58:39 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Appleton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 12:23 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J.T. Compher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 13:29 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:09 | 1:08 | 1:35 | 14:26 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 13:09 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 0:17 | 12:50 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:25 | 3:01 | 1:22 | 14:02 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Leonard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 10:13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 11:45 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:45 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16:39 | 3:02 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:30 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 13:33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:02 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 18:40 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23:26 | 0:04 | 0:40 | 22:42 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Johansson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:26 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 14:11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:55 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 14:17 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:43 | 1:21 | 1:20 | 22:02 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .958 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings?
Detroit Red Wings won, 5-1, on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings?
Vancouver Canucks 1, Detroit Red Wings 5.
Who were the top performers?
Vancouver Canucks: Jake DeBrusk (1 goals). Detroit Red Wings: Patrick Kane (2 goals).
Where is Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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