Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Vancouver Canucks 2 31-38-13
at Buffalo Sabres 3 35-36-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 0 1 1 2
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 15 12 10 37
Buffalo Sabres 4 8 10 22

Three stars

  1. R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. L. Ullmark, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  3. J. McGinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 02:18 Buffalo Sabres Jamie McGinn (3) Mark Pysyk (1), Jack Eichel (1) Even strength VAN 0, BUF 1
2nd 08:10 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen (2) Jack Eichel (2), Brian Gionta (4) Power play VAN 0, BUF 2
2nd 13:33 Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin (3) Daniel Sedin (7), Ben Hutton (6) Even strength VAN 1, BUF 2
3rd 10:15 Vancouver Canucks Chris Higgins (1) Unassisted Even strength VAN 2, BUF 2
3rd 19:43 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen (3) Marcus Foligno (5), Tyler Ennis (4) Even strength VAN 2, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 37 22
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 11
Hits 10 32
Blocked shots 5 6
Giveaways 4 8
Takeaways 1 3
Faceoffs won 22/56 (39.3%) 34/56 (60.7%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 14 A. Burrows R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 15:49
Number 15 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 +1 5 1 1 0 0 11:47
Number 17 R. Vrbata R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 17:42
Number 18 J. Virtanen R 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 11:21
Number 20 C. Higgins L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 10:27
Number 21 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 43.8% 14:59
Number 22 D. Sedin L 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 18:26
Number 33 H. Sedin C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 18:17
Number 36 J. Hansen R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16:09
Number 47 S. Baertschi L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 11:50
Number 53 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 31.3% 17:07
Number 91 J. McCann L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 25% 10:39
Number 2 D. Hamhuis D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:58
Number 6 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 17:17
Number 8 C. Tanev D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 22:21
Number 23 A. Edler D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 25:22
Number 27 B. Hutton D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:11
Number 44 M. Bartkowski D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 19:51
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 22 19 3 .864 59:43 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 0 17:24
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 75% 18:15
Number 17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 50% 10:50
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 0 11:55
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 66.7% 14:48
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 14:19
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 33.3% 12:20
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 12:29
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 18:04
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 100% 12:19
Number 88 J. McGinn L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 4 0 0 11:53
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 68.4% 22:14
Number 3 M. Pysyk D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18:04
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20:33
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 0 0 0 13:33
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 23:47
Number 46 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19:56
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 21:17
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 37 35 2 .946 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:25 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:25 Vancouver Canucks Derek Dorsett Fighting (major) 5
1st 14:47 Buffalo Sabres Jamie McGinn Roughing 2
1st 14:47 Vancouver Canucks Jake Virtanen Roughing 2
2nd 06:26 Vancouver Canucks Jake Virtanen Elbowing 2
2nd 18:35 Buffalo Sabres David Legwand Hooking 2
3rd 01:03 Buffalo Sabres David Legwand Cross checking 2
3rd 06:04 Vancouver Canucks Jannik Hansen Slashing 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Willie Desjardins
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Francis Charron, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Greg Devorski
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Adam Cracknell
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Carlo Colaiacovo, Tim Schaller

2015-2016 season series

Every Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 7, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 7, 2015

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