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Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Friday, October 20, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Vancouver Canucks 4 31-40-11
at Buffalo Sabres 2 25-45-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 1 2 1 4
Buffalo Sabres 2 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 17 20 4 41
Buffalo Sabres 5 8 9 22

Three stars

  1. D. Dorsett, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. D. Sedin, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal)
  3. C. Johnson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:00 Buffalo Sabres Justin Bailey (2) Ryan O'Reilly (3), Kyle Okposo (1) Even strength VAN 0, BUF 1
1st 11:56 Vancouver Canucks Markus Granlund (1) Derek Dorsett (1), Brandon Sutter (1) Even strength VAN 1, BUF 1
1st 17:20 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (3) Rasmus Ristolainen (4), Marco Scandella (1) Even strength VAN 1, BUF 2
2nd 05:52 Vancouver Canucks Derek Dorsett (3) Brandon Sutter (2), Chris Tanev (2) Shorthanded VAN 2, BUF 2
2nd 08:10 Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin (2) Henrik Sedin (3), Jake Virtanen (1) Even strength VAN 3, BUF 2
3rd 19:38 Vancouver Canucks Derek Dorsett (4) Markus Granlund (1), Michael Del Zotto (5) Even strength, Empty net VAN 4, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 41 22
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 7 17
Blocked shots 10 13
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
6 B. Boeser R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 14:59
15 D. Dorsett R 2 1 3 +2 0 4 0 1 18:02
18 J. Virtanen R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 10:22
20 B. Sutter C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 66.7% 19:16
22 D. Sedin L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 50% 11:11
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:55
33 H. Sedin C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25% 12:17
42 A. Burmistrov C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 40% 10:16
47 S. Baertschi L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17:53
53 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 48.1% 19:05
60 M. Granlund C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 1 100% 16:41
89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 14:14
4 M. Del Zotto D 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 2 24:42
5 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 15:48
8 C. Tanev D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 20:04
27 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 25:43
51 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 19:10
55 A. Biega D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 11:22
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
25 J. Markstrom 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 33.3% 20:50
15 J. Eichel C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 35.7% 22:19
17 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 07:41
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 09:23
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 54.5% 16:49
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 16:46
25 S. Griffith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:57
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 07:24
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 18:21
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 13:14
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 3 60% 21:01
95 J. Bailey R 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 14:56
5 M. Tennyson D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 19:31
6 M. Scandella D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 2 26:36
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 18:43
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 28:37
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 11:27
93 V. Antipin D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 11:52
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 40 37 3 .925 58:33 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:05 Vancouver Canucks Bench Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor) 2
2nd 00:47 Buffalo Sabres Matt Tennyson Hooking 2
2nd 05:34 Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser Tripping 2
2nd 08:10 Buffalo Sabres Bench Delaying game bench (bench minor) 2
2nd 10:51 Buffalo Sabres Justin Bailey High sticking 2
3rd 05:20 Buffalo Sabres Victor Antipin Interference 2
3rd 09:16 Vancouver Canucks Alexander Burmistrov Hooking 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Travis Green
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Kory Nagy
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Patrick Wiercioch, Erik Gudbranson, Michael Chaput
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Gorges, Taylor Fedun, Zemgus Girgensons

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Anaheim Ducks 6 Final Game page

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