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Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks

Rogers Arena, Vancouver Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–5 in overtime on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 30-31-8
at Vancouver Canucks 6 36-27-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 3 2 0 5
Vancouver Canucks 1 2 2 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 15 8 0 28
Vancouver Canucks 9 10 9 2 30

Three stars

  1. A. Roussel, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals)
  2. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
  3. J. Leivo, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:57 Vancouver Canucks Josh Leivo (5) Jordie Benn (6), Troy Stecher (4) Even strength BUF 0, VAN 1
2nd 03:07 Vancouver Canucks Antoine Roussel (2) Tyler Myers (5), Jake Virtanen (7) Even strength BUF 0, VAN 2
2nd 05:24 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (2) Johan Larsson (6), Jeff Skinner (7) Even strength BUF 1, VAN 2
2nd 06:28 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (11) Rasmus Ristolainen (11), Victor Olofsson (14) Even strength BUF 2, VAN 2
2nd 17:11 Vancouver Canucks Josh Leivo (6) Elias Pettersson (21), Brock Boeser (16) Even strength BUF 2, VAN 3
2nd 19:16 Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson (12) Sam Reinhart (12), Jack Eichel (22) Power play BUF 3, VAN 3
3rd 04:51 Vancouver Canucks Tyler Myers (1) J.T. Miller (18), Tanner Pearson (11) Shorthanded BUF 3, VAN 4
3rd 10:40 Vancouver Canucks Antoine Roussel (3) Jake Virtanen (8), Troy Stecher (5) Even strength BUF 3, VAN 5
3rd 12:05 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (4) Johan Larsson (7) Even strength BUF 4, VAN 5
3rd 19:01 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Johansson (5) Jack Eichel (23), Rasmus Ristolainen (12) Even strength BUF 5, VAN 5
OT 03:21 Vancouver Canucks J.T. Miller (13) Quinn Hughes (22), Brock Boeser (17) Power play BUF 5, VAN 6

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks
Shots on goal 28 30
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 17 29
Blocked shots 7 15
Giveaways 4 10
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 22/61 (36.1%) 39/61 (63.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 40.9% 24:35
13 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:31
21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 33.3% 10:51
22 J. Larsson L 0 2 2 +2 0 0 7 0 0 50% 14:52
23 S. Reinhart C 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:56
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 12:45
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 14.3% 09:51
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 10:25
53 J. Skinner L 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 100% 19:46
68 V. Olofsson L 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 1 22:01
74 R. Asplund C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 11:44
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 17:56
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 22:27
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:56
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 17:37
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 20:24
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 1 0 25:43
62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 19:36
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 C. Hutton 30 24 6 .800 62:00 OT loss

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
6 B. Boeser R 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:32
9 J. Miller C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 0 1 77.8% 18:36
17 J. Leivo L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 17:40
18 J. Virtanen R 0 2 2 +1 2 1 1 0 0 100% 12:20
26 A. Roussel L 2 0 2 +1 2 3 4 1 0 13:20
40 E. Pettersson C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 66.7% 17:28
53 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 64.7% 16:00
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 15:06
70 T. Pearson L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 3 1 0 100% 18:11
79 M. Ferland L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 0 0 08:50
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 0 0 60% 14:06
88 A. Gaudette R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 44.4% 13:04
4 J. Benn D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 3 0 19:16
5 O. Fantenberg D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 3 2 0 14:41
8 C. Tanev D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 4 0 21:13
43 Q. Hughes D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 24:00
51 T. Stecher D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:22
57 T. Myers D 1 1 2 +2 0 5 2 0 0 24:04
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
35 T. Demko 28 23 5 .821 63:21 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:01 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Tripping 2
2nd 07:12 Vancouver Canucks Jake Virtanen Slashing 2
2nd 14:51 Vancouver Canucks Jay Beagle Tripping 2
2nd 18:50 Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes Tripping 2
3rd 03:35 Vancouver Canucks Antoine Roussel Tripping 2
OT 02:09 Buffalo Sabres Henri Jokiharju Interference 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ralph Krueger
Vancouver Canucks head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Garrett Rank, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Kiel Murchison, Travis Toomey
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Colin Miller, Evan Rodrigues
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Loui Eriksson, Jalen Chatfield, Michael DiPietro

2019-2020 season series

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

Other NHL games on Dec 7

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page

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