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Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 6–3 on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Vancouver Canucks 3 48-29-5
at Buffalo Sabres 6 23-51-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 1 1 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 4 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 3 12 16 31
Buffalo Sabres 6 5 13 24

Three stars

  1. T. Mitchell, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. C. Stewart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Gionta, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:07 Buffalo Sabres Torrey Mitchell (4) Matt Moulson (18), Brian Gionta (11) Even strength VAN 0, BUF 1
1st 14:09 Vancouver Canucks Shawn Matthias (15) Nick Bonino (15), Dan Hamhuis (13) Even strength VAN 1, BUF 1
2nd 05:42 Vancouver Canucks Jannik Hansen (12) Dan Hamhuis (14) Even strength VAN 2, BUF 1
2nd 08:59 Buffalo Sabres Chris Stewart (11) Unassisted Even strength VAN 2, BUF 2
3rd 04:46 Buffalo Sabres Andrej Meszaros (2) Unassisted Even strength VAN 2, BUF 3
3rd 07:27 Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin (14) Henrik Sedin (44) Even strength VAN 3, BUF 3
3rd 12:43 Buffalo Sabres Torrey Mitchell (5) Brian Gionta (12), Matt Moulson (19) Even strength VAN 3, BUF 4
3rd 18:28 Buffalo Sabres Brian Flynn (5) Chris Stewart (14), Mark Pysyk (1) Even strength VAN 3, BUF 5
3rd 19:58 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta (7) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net VAN 3, BUF 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 31 24
Power play 0 of 0 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 0
Hits 12 23
Blocked shots 3 17
Giveaways 4 4
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 35/61 (57.4%) 26/61 (42.6%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
7 L. Vey R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 66.7% 14:23
9 Z. Kassian R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16:45
13 N. Bonino C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 57.9% 16:22
17 R. Vrbata R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 15:03
20 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 14:43
22 D. Sedin L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 16:55
27 S. Matthias L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 100% 14:49
33 H. Sedin C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 38.5% 16:51
36 J. Hansen R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 14:37
41 R. Kenins L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 13:08
51 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 14:20
53 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 58.3% 13:15
2 D. Hamhuis D 0 2 2 -1 0 6 1 0 23:57
5 L. Sbisa D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 20:49
6 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 1 19:17
18 R. Stanton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 18:52
44 A. Clendening D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 19:23
55 A. Biega D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 15:46
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
31 E. Lack 23 18 5 .783 58:45 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 B. Gionta R 1 2 3 +4 0 4 2 0 19:29
17 T. Mitchell C 2 0 2 +4 0 2 2 2 52.6% 16:55
19 C. Hodgson C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 50% 09:00
20 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 12:06
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:13
26 M. Moulson L 0 2 2 +4 0 0 0 1 16:41
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 50% 07:25
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 08:41
65 B. Flynn C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 33.3% 20:57
80 C. Stewart R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 20:44
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 3 40% 20:46
84 P. Varone C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 41.7% 14:03
3 M. Pysyk D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 18:19
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 22:09
41 A. Meszaros D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 20:21
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 2 1 21:00
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 1 22:11
61 A. Benoit D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 16:00
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 M. Neuvirth 31 28 3 .903 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:27 Vancouver Canucks Yannick Weber Interference 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Willie Desjardins
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ted Nolan
Referees
Marc Joannette, Rob Martell
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Alexandre Burrows, Bobby Sanguinetti, Brandon McMillan
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Tyson Strachan, Tyler Ennis, Nikita Zadorov

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 3 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Florida Panthers 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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