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Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–1 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vancouver Canucks 1 25-49-8
at Detroit Red Wings 5 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 0 1 0 1
Detroit Red Wings 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 10 4 10 24
Detroit Red Wings 10 8 7 25

Three stars

  1. P. Kane, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
  2. A. Sandin-Pellikka, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Compher, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:31 Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane (7) Lucas Raymond (34), Dylan Larkin (18) Power play VAN 0, DET 1
2nd 05:09 Detroit Red Wings Axel Sandin-Pellikka (5) James van Riemsdyk (5), J.T. Compher (11) Even strength VAN 0, DET 2
2nd 07:03 Vancouver Canucks Jake DeBrusk (12) Kiefer Sherwood (6), Brock Boeser (12) Power play VAN 1, DET 2
2nd 10:10 Detroit Red Wings J.T. Compher (5) James van Riemsdyk (6), Axel Sandin-Pellikka (12) Even strength VAN 1, DET 3
3rd 16:07 Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane (8) Andrew Copp (18) Even strength, Empty net VAN 1, DET 4
3rd 18:10 Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond (13) Unassisted Even strength VAN 1, DET 5

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

Team stats

Stat Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 24 25
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 24 13
Blocked shots 14 27
Giveaways 17 20
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 29/53 (54.7%) 24/53 (45.3%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
6 B. Boeser R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:50
18 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 15:13
21 N. Hoglander L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 10:32
40 E. Pettersson C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 41.2% 16:14
44 K. Sherwood L 0 1 1 -2 0 4 4 0 0 18:31
54 A. Räty C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 100% 13:08
63 M. Sasson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 75% 13:17
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 3 0 42.9% 15:01
74 J. DeBrusk L 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 1 1 16:29
91 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 0 15:27
92 L. Ohgren L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 50% 13:39
94 L. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 13:12
5 T. Willander D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 17:37
17 F. Hronek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 23:16
24 Z. Buium D 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 0 0 23:38
25 E. Pettersson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 14:44
29 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 3 0 19:31
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 19:18
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lankinen 24 20 4 .833 58:39 Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 44.4% 17:09
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 16:39
22 M. Appleton C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12:54
23 L. Raymond L 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 3 0 16:45
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 25% 13:18
37 J. Compher L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 42.9% 14:45
43 J. Leonard L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:17
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:18
71 D. Larkin C 0 1 1 +1 0 7 0 0 0 57.9% 18:25
88 P. Kane R 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 1 1 15:36
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:07
93 A. DeBrincat R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 17:28
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 2 4 0 20:02
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 15:26
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 0 15:30
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 15:55
53 M. Seider D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 24:43
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 5 0 23:26
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 24 23 1 .958 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:19 Detroit Red Wings Simon Edvinsson Holding 2
1st 13:13 Vancouver Canucks Marcus Pettersson Tripping 2
1st 17:47 Vancouver Canucks Zeev Buium High sticking 2
1st 17:56 Vancouver Canucks David Kampf Tripping 2
2nd 05:46 Detroit Red Wings Mason Appleton Interference 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Adam Foote
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Jean Hebert, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Julien Fournier
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Conor Garland, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Arshdeep Bains
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Travis Hamonic, Elmer Soderblom

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 8

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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