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Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–2 on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at home.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Vancouver Canucks 2 40-30-12
at Buffalo Sabres 5 32-39-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 8 10 16 34
Buffalo Sabres 11 16 16 43

Three stars

  1. Z. Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. K. Okposo, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:57 Vancouver Canucks Bo Horvat (1) Tanner Pearson (2), Conor Garland (3) Even strength VAN 1, BUF 0
1st 08:22 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (2) Zemgus Girgensons (2), Rasmus Dahlin (2) Even strength VAN 1, BUF 1
1st 16:01 Vancouver Canucks Justin Dowling (1) Luke Schenn (1), J.T. Miller (4) Even strength VAN 2, BUF 1
2nd 17:37 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (2) Kyle Okposo (1), Dylan Cozens (1) Even strength VAN 2, BUF 2
3rd 03:33 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (1) Colin Miller (3), Dylan Cozens (2) Even strength VAN 2, BUF 3
3rd 03:56 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (2) Will Butcher (1), Victor Olofsson (2) Even strength VAN 2, BUF 4
3rd 17:05 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Asplund (1) Colin Miller (4) Even strength, Empty net VAN 2, BUF 5

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

Team stats

Stat Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 34 43
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 10 14
Blocked shots 10 5
Giveaways 4 8
Takeaways 2 3
Faceoffs won 23/48 (47.9%) 25/48 (52.1%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
6 B. Boeser R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 19:09
8 C. Garland R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14:10
9 J. Miller C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 1 41.2% 19:14
15 M. Highmore C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 10:34
18 J. Dickinson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 40% 10:11
21 N. Hoglander L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:47
40 E. Pettersson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 40% 19:55
53 B. Horvat C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 50% 16:08
70 T. Pearson L 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 15:56
73 J. Dowling C 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 3 100% 14:22
91 J. Lammikko C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 100% 10:12
92 V. Podkolzin R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 12:00
2 L. Schenn D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 14:37
3 J. Rathbone D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 18:29
5 T. Poolman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:56
23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 25:56
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 20:17
77 B. Hunt D 0 0 0 -3 0 5 0 0 15:51
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
35 T. Demko 42 38 4 .905 59:16 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
20 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 72.7% 14:52
21 K. Okposo R 1 1 2 +2 2 4 0 0 66.7% 14:01
24 D. Cozens C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 14:31
25 A. Ruotsalainen C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 62.5% 12:13
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 1 100% 15:04
29 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13:52
53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 14:27
71 V. Olofsson L 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 15:12
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 56.3% 15:15
74 R. Asplund C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 18:25
91 D. Caggiula L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:55
96 A. Bjork L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 14:04
4 W. Butcher D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 1 18:19
8 R. Hagg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 20:27
13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:36
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 +2 4 0 0 0 16:35
33 C. Miller D 0 2 2 +2 0 4 3 0 21:18
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 19:54
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
41 C. Anderson 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 05:56 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Hooking 2
2nd 13:29 Vancouver Canucks Tanner Pearson High sticking double minor 4
3rd 01:01 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Hooking 2
3rd 11:40 Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser Hooking 2
3rd 14:14 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Interference 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Travis Green
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Caleb Apperson
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Alex Chiasson, Kyle Burroughs, Quinn Hughes
Buffalo Sabres scratches
John Hayden, Christian Wolanin, Casey Mittelstadt

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 19

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 5 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page

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