Buffalo SabresSabres13-14-4
3FinalDec 11, 2025
Vancouver CanucksCanucks11-17-3
2TVMSGBStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
BUF−115
VAN−105
Puck line
BUF −1.5+210
VAN +1.5−258
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
- Puck line: Canucks +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The Buffalo Sabres edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Dec 11, 2025 to move to 13-14-4.
The Sabres won despite being outshot 32-15.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
W: Lyon · L: Demko
Scoring plays
First Period
- BUFGoal · 7:36Rasmus Dahlin Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (11), Jack Quinn (10)1-0
- VANGoal · 19:49Kiefer Sherwood Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Conor Garland (10), Quinn Hughes (21)1-1
Second Period
- VANGoal · 6:15Max Sasson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jake DeBrusk (6), Elias Pettersson (3)1-2
- BUFGoal · 9:12Tage Thompson Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (22)2-2
- BUFGoal · 14:46Zach Benson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (13), Tage Thompson (13)3-2
Team stats
BUFVAN
- Shots
- 15
- 32
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 40.5
- 59.5
- Hits
- 13
- 22
- Blocked Shots
- 26
- 7
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 8
Top performers
Buffalo SabresVancouver Canucks
Goals
Rasmus Dahlin1
Max Sasson1
Assists
Rasmus Dahlin1
Jake DeBrusk1
Points
Tage Thompson2
Max Sasson1
Player stats
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Josh Doan RW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Trevor Kuntar C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Isak Rosen RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:06 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24:51 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Owen Power D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon G | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 | 59:56 | 0 |
Canucks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Bains LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brock Boeser RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Conor Garland RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20:41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nils Hoglander LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| David Kampf C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | 0 |
| Evander Kane LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Linus Karlsson C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew O'Connor LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Aatu Raty C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Max Sasson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood LW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 19:24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canucks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 30:03 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Elias N. Pettersson D | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tom Willander D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Canucks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko G | 3 | 15 | 12 | .800 | 57:54 | 0 |
Three stars
- Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)
- Tage Thompson (BUF)
- Max Sasson (VAN)
Game info
VenueRogers Arena, Vancouver
Attendance18,606
OfficialsLinesman: Travis Gawryletz · Referee: Cody Beach · Referee: Wes McCauley · Linesman: Kilian McNamara
TVMSGB · local
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