Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
· Rogers Arena, Vancouver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 on Thursday, December 11, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
12 |
8 |
12 |
32 |
Three stars
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Sasson, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (3) |
Ryan McLeod (11), Jack Quinn (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, VAN 0 |
| 1st |
19:49 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Kiefer Sherwood (13) |
Conor Garland (10), Quinn Hughes (21) |
Power play |
BUF 1, VAN 1 |
| 2nd |
06:15 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Max Sasson (6) |
Jake DeBrusk (6), Elias Pettersson (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, VAN 2 |
| 2nd |
09:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (15) |
Rasmus Dahlin (22) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, VAN 2 |
| 2nd |
14:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (1) |
Josh Doan (13), Tage Thompson (13) |
Power play |
BUF 3, 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 |
15 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
13 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
26 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
17/42 (40.5%) |
25/42 (59.5%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:43 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:39 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
06:21 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:45 |
| Number 52 T. Kuntar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:12 |
| Number 63 I. Rosen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:42 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:52 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
27.3% |
19:06 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:32 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:46 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:51 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:02 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
59:56 |
Win |
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 B. Boeser |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:26 |
| Number 8 C. Garland |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 13 A. Bains |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:20 |
| Number 18 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:56 |
| Number 21 N. Hoglander |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 44 K. Sherwood |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 54 A. Räty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
11:40 |
| Number 63 M. Sasson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:46 |
| Number 64 D. Kampf |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
78.6% |
14:07 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:16 |
| Number 91 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 94 L. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:51 |
| Number 5 T. Willander |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:04 |
| Number 17 F. Hronek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:33 |
| Number 25 E. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 29 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 43 Q. Hughes |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
30:03 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
Vancouver Canucks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Demko |
15 |
12 |
3 |
.800 |
57:54 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:40 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Arshdeep Bains |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
19:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:17 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Tom Willander |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:09 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Filip Hronek |
Roughing removing opponents helmet |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:44 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Drew O'Connor |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Greenway |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Vancouver Canucks head coach
- Adam Foote
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Cody Beach
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Alex Tuch, Josh Norris, Zach Metsa
- Vancouver Canucks scratches
- Elias Pettersson, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Lukas Reichel
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Status |
Details |
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3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
8
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at New York Islanders
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Vegas Golden Knights
3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final/OT
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Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
|
 Montreal Canadiens
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Ottawa Senators
6
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Nashville Predators
7
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Minnesota Wild
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
|
 Boston Bruins
6
 at Winnipeg Jets
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
|
 Detroit Red Wings
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
|
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
6
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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