Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
· Rogers Arena, Vancouver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Monday, December 7, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
12 |
13 |
34 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
11 |
10 |
10 |
31 |
Three stars
- R. Vrbata, Vancouver Canucks (3 goals)
- R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
- B. Prust, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Gionta (3) |
Jamie McGinn (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, VAN 0 |
| 1st |
08:08 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Radim Vrbata (7) |
Chris Higgins (1), Ben Hutton (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, VAN 1 |
| 1st |
16:42 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Radim Vrbata (8) |
Dan Hamhuis (4), Daniel Sedin (18) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, VAN 2 |
| 2nd |
04:34 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Brandon Prust (1) |
Derek Dorsett (4), Adam Cracknell (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, VAN 3 |
| 2nd |
17:18 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Henrik Sedin (9) |
Alexander Edler (10), Daniel Sedin (19) |
Power play |
BUF 1, VAN 4 |
| 3rd |
01:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart (8) |
Ryan O'Reilly (14) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, VAN 4 |
| 3rd |
14:28 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Radim Vrbata (9) |
Adam Cracknell (3), Brandon Prust (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, VAN 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vancouver Canucks |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
31 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
6 |
| Hits |
33 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/59 (50.8%) |
29/59 (49.2%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:05 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:49 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
18:04 |
| Number 17 D. Legwand |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:02 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:38 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:07 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
14:05 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:27 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:55 |
| Number 88 J. McGinn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:16 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
64% |
20:56 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 25 C. Colaiacovo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 46 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:48 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:06 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
31 |
26 |
5 |
.839 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 B. Prust |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 14 A. Burrows |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:43 |
| Number 15 D. Dorsett |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:40 |
| Number 17 R. Vrbata |
R |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 20 C. Higgins |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:52 |
| Number 22 D. Sedin |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:50 |
| Number 24 A. Cracknell |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
14:44 |
| Number 33 H. Sedin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
36.4% |
18:45 |
| Number 36 J. Hansen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 47 S. Baertschi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:02 |
| Number 53 B. Horvat |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
15:35 |
| Number 91 J. McCann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
10:36 |
| Number 2 D. Hamhuis |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:03 |
| Number 8 C. Tanev |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 23 A. Edler |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:41 |
| Number 27 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 44 M. Bartkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 55 A. Biega |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:27 |
Vancouver Canucks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
59:58 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
18:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Bogosian |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:14 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Daniel Sedin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nicolas Deslauriers |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:14 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Alexandre Burrows |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
16:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mike Weber |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Vancouver Canucks head coach
- Willie Desjardins
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Michel Cormier, Kiel Murchison
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Cal O'Reilly, Jake McCabe
- Vancouver Canucks scratches
- Yannick Weber, Luca Sbisa, Ronalds Kenins
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