Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres Final Score

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

3–5

Final

Buffalo SabresBUF

KeyBank Center

Team Season Average

VANBUF

Offense

2.8

GF/G

3.0

26.7

SF/G

28.7

20.3%

PP%

18.0%

48.6%

FO%

44.6%

Defense

3.5

GA/G

3.1

29.6

SA/G

29.3

73.9%

PK%

85.2%

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (BUF)	Total	VAN ML	BUF ML
DDraftKings	—	6.5	+142	-170

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Stadium

Jan 7, 2026

12:00 AM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
VAN	32nd	25th	31st	22nd	29th
BUF	21st	16th	21st	31st	2nd

Matchup

VANBUF

16-20-5Record21-15-4
37Points46
45.1%Points %57.5%
-26Goal diff-1
4-12-3Home record12-5-2
12-8-2Road record9-10-2
OT2StreakL1
2Rest days3

Scores

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
VAN	0	0	3	3
BUF	2	1	2	5

Team Stats

VANStatBUF

1Goals5
3Assists8
34Shots20
7Hits16
8Blocked shots12
2PIM8
1PP goals0
4Giveaways15
0Takeaways5

Player Stats

VAN — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Brock BoeserR	18:07	0	2	2	-3	3
Liam OhgrenL	13:09	1	0	1	+1	4
Filip HronekD	25:53	0	1	1	0	1
Jake DeBruskL	16:31	1	0	1	-2	4
Linus KarlssonC	15:25	0	1	1	+1	3
Kiefer SherwoodL	17:37	0	1	1	-2	6
Elias PetterssonC	18:14	1	0	1	-2	3
Marcus PetterssonD	18:37	0	1	1	0	0
Aatu RatyC	12:09	0	0	0	0	1
Max SassonC	14:52	0	0	0	0	2
P.O JosephD	15:34	0	0	0	-1	0
Zeev BuiumD	22:23	0	0	0	-1	1
David KampfC	13:50	0	0	0	-1	0
Tyler MyersD	16:26	0	0	0	-2	1
Evander KaneL	17:44	0	0	0	-2	2
Drew O'ConnorL	12:23	0	0	0	-1	2
Tom WillanderD	16:40	0	0	0	-1	1
Nils HoglanderL	10:53	0	0	0	0	0

VAN — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Thatcher DemkoG	58:51	15	4	0.0%	19
Kevin LankinenG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Alex TuchR	19:42	1	1	2	+2	3
Bowen ByramD	24:02	0	2	2	+1	2
Josh DoanR	17:44	1	0	1	+2	2
Owen PowerD	22:09	0	1	1	+1	1
Zach MetsaD	12:16	1	0	1	+1	1
Josh NorrisC	14:30	0	1	1	+1	1
Ryan McLeodC	14:24	1	0	1	0	1
Tage ThompsonC	18:10	1	0	1	+2	1
Beck MalenstynL	11:56	0	1	1	0	0
Jordan GreenwayL	10:11	0	1	1	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	24:09	0	1	1	+2	1
Jack QuinnR	11:13	0	0	0	-1	2
Zach BensonL	12:52	0	0	0	-1	2
Jacob BrysonD	12:50	0	0	0	+1	1
Jason ZuckerL	14:07	0	0	0	+1	0
Noah OstlundC	10:59	0	0	0	0	2
Peyton KrebsC	16:51	0	0	0	+2	0
Rasmus DahlinD	21:49	0	0	0	0	0

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	59:33	31	3	0.0%	34
Colten EllisG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Alex TuchR	19:42	1	1	2	+2	3
Bowen ByramD	24:29	0	2	2	+1	2
Brock BoeserR	18:34	0	2	2	-3	3
Josh DoanR	18:11	1	0	1	+2	2
Owen PowerD	22:09	0	1	1	+1	1
Zach MetsaD	12:16	1	0	1	+1	1
Josh NorrisC	14:28	0	1	1	+1	1
Ryan McLeodC	14:30	1	0	1	0	1
Tage ThompsonC	18:37	1	0	1	+2	1
Beck MalenstynL	11:56	0	1	1	0	0
Jordan GreenwayL	10:11	0	1	1	0	0
Kiefer SherwoodL	17:37	0	1	1	-2	6
Elias PetterssonC	18:41	1	0	1	-2	3
Mattias SamuelssonD	24:36	0	1	1	+2	1
Jack QuinnR	11:11	0	0	0	-1	2
Zach BensonL	12:52	0	0	0	-1	2
Drew O'ConnorL	12:23	0	0	0	-1	2
Jacob BrysonD	12:50	0	0	0	+1	1
Jason ZuckerL	14:11	0	0	0	+1	0
Noah OstlundC	10:59	0	0	0	0	2
Peyton KrebsC	17:12	0	0	0	+2	0
Rasmus DahlinD	21:49	0	0	0	0	0
Nils HoglanderL	10:53	0	0	0	0	0

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Colten EllisG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	60:00	—	—	—	—

Scoring Summary

27 events · 8 scoring

1st Period

20:00
Period 1 started
—
17:59BUF
wrist goal
0-1
16:39BUF
Penalty: hooking (2 min)
—
09:11BUF
Penalty: interference (2 min)
—
08:36BUF
wrist goal
0-2
00:00
Period 1 ended
—

2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
—
14:51VAN
Penalty: hooking (2 min)
—
10:23BUF
wrist goal
0-3
00:00
Period 2 ended
—

3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
—
13:47BUF
wrist goal
0-4
11:34BUF
Penalty: high-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
—
09:43VAN
snap goal
1-4
04:44VAN
wrist goal
2-4
04:05VAN
wrist goal
3-4
01:24BUF
wrist goal
3-5
00:31VAN
Blocked shot
—
00:30VAN
Shot on goal (wrist)
—
00:28BUF
Faceoff
—
00:22BUF
giveaway
—
00:17VAN
missed shot
—
00:06
stoppage
—
00:06VAN
Faceoff
—
00:04BUF
missed shot
—
00:00
Period 3 ended
—
00:00
game end
—

Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres: Final Score & Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 in this NHL game at KeyBank Center on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres Odds

DraftKings sets the total at 6.5. Moneylines are Vancouver Canucks +142 and Buffalo Sabres -170. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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