Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks

Rogers Arena, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 33-37-12
at Vancouver Canucks 2 30-43-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 14 7 27
Vancouver Canucks 6 10 4 20

Three stars

  1. J. Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks (goaltender)
  2. J. Hansen, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal)
  3. S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 11:10 Vancouver Canucks Jannik Hansen (1) Brandon Sutter (2), Luca Sbisa (1) Even strength BUF 0, VAN 1
3rd 09:10 Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin (2) Loui Eriksson (2), Brandon Sutter (3) Power play BUF 0, VAN 2
3rd 11:23 Buffalo Sabres Nick Baptiste (1) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, VAN 2

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 27 20
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 27 13
Blocked shots 9 12
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 33/63 (52.4%) 30/63 (47.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 66.7% 17:18
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 21:12
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 62.5% 11:44
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 22:12
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 13:42
Number 27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 50% 12:06
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 55.6% 13:20
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:04
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:05
Number 73 N. Baptiste R 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:49
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 15:35
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 45.8% 25:23
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 4 0 17:29
Number 6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15:40
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 18:36
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 4 0 18:52
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 23:28
Number 77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 21:35
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 R. Lehner 20 18 2 .900 58:46 Loss

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Skille R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 11:45
Number 14 A. Burrows R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:23
Number 15 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 08:52
Number 20 B. Sutter C 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 1 0 42.1% 19:44
Number 21 L. Eriksson L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:00
Number 22 D. Sedin L 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 15:33
Number 33 H. Sedin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 15:54
Number 36 J. Hansen R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 16:09
Number 47 S. Baertschi L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 13:32
Number 50 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 08:22
Number 53 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 40% 17:37
Number 60 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 0 100% 16:15
Number 5 L. Sbisa D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 2 0 15:45
Number 8 C. Tanev D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 21:57
Number 23 A. Edler D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 24:42
Number 27 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 19:10
Number 44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18:09
Number 63 P. Larsen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 17:11
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 25 J. Markstrom 27 26 1 .963 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:27 Vancouver Canucks Luca Sbisa Interference 2
1st 18:05 Vancouver Canucks Ben Hutton Holding the stick 2
2nd 16:29 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 17:55 Vancouver Canucks Markus Granlund Hooking 2
3rd 00:29 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 01:30 Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin Hooking 2
3rd 08:05 Buffalo Sabres Dmitry Kulikov Interference 2
3rd 12:13 Vancouver Canucks Erik Gudbranson Interference 2
3rd 12:59 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Hooking 2
3rd 16:18 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Vancouver Canucks head coach
Willie Desjardins
Referees
Ian Walsh, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Vaughan Rody, Brian Mach
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Evander Kane, Hudson Fasching, Casey Nelson
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Alex Biega, Jake Virtanen, Nikita Tryamkin

2016-2017 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 12, 2017

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