Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres — January 6, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on January 6, 2026. Despite the result, the Vancouver Canucks held the edge in expected goals (6.93 to 5.72) at 5-on-5, indicating the Buffalo Sabres received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Vancouver Canucks created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Evander Kane was the most dangerous skater with 1.84 individual expected goals on 1 shots at 5-on-5. The Vancouver Canucks outshot the Buffalo Sabres 37-20 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Jan 6, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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VAN3 - 5BUF

Jan 6, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	18	27	40.0	13	22	37.1	9	15	37.5	15	21	41.7	5	10	33.3	3.67	6.58	35.8	2	0	100.0
	P2	19	18	51.4	13	15	46.4	7	8	46.7	12	11	52.2	3	4	42.9	2.22	2.69	45.3	1	0	100.0
	P3	8	31	20.5	7	22	24.1	4	14	22.2	4	21	16.0	0	10	0.0	0.60	6.03	9.1	2	3	40.0
	Total	45	76	37.2	33	59	35.9	20	37	35.1	31	53	36.9	8	24	25.0	6.50	15.30	29.8	5	3	62.5
VAN	P1	27	18	60.0	22	13	62.9	15	9	62.5	21	15	58.3	10	5	66.7	6.58	3.67	64.2	0	2	0.0
	P2	18	19	48.6	15	13	53.6	8	7	53.3	11	12	47.8	4	3	57.1	2.69	2.22	54.7	0	1	0.0
	P3	31	8	79.5	22	7	75.9	14	4	77.8	21	4	84.0	10	0	100.0	6.03	0.60	90.9	3	2	60.0
	Total	76	45	62.8	59	33	64.1	37	20	64.9	53	31	63.1	24	8	75.0	15.30	6.50	70.2	3	5	37.5

Win Probability

BUF Favored

VAN Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

VAN Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

VAN ShootBUF Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Shot Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (VAN) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = VAN players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / VAN →	Pettersson	Karlsson	Sasson	Kampf	Räty	Kane	DeBrusk	Sherwood	Ohgren	O'Connor	Hoglander	Boeser	Hronek	Buium	Myers	Pettersson	Willander	Joseph
Thompson	26	40	67	50	—	31	33	20	80	33	78	33	36	45	29	71	56	23
Krebs	26	45	67	33	—	27	33	50	80	50	78	29	38	36	33	73	60	25
McLeod	32	38	15	100	—	20	39	31	0	100	50	11	33	38	75	80	25	40
Norris	60	71	57	22	—	50	100	14	17	21	17	56	32	33	44	29	25	63
Ostlund	57	0	44	0	—	60	—	67	50	57	56	64	38	54	60	38	44	75
Zucker	56	100	80	22	—	38	100	29	0	31	25	43	44	50	44	29	14	57
Greenway	46	20	27	0	—	47	33	17	50	67	71	59	25	44	75	50	36	80
Malenstyn	42	14	20	0	—	40	20	25	45	67	71	47	22	46	67	29	25	73
Benson	60	60	30	100	—	33	100	80	0	75	20	22	31	36	60	50	57	50
Doan	30	45	67	50	—	33	38	25	80	25	70	33	36	42	29	73	60	25
Tuch	32	43	40	27	—	28	35	19	25	36	20	25	38	36	50	38	11	44
Quinn	60	60	38	100	—	38	100	100	20	75	25	38	31	36	100	80	83	67
Samuelsson	29	38	24	80	—	23	31	28	57	44	50	24	31	40	64	47	15	57
Byram	39	43	32	56	—	36	44	23	25	38	43	29	34	39	83	47	24	78
Dahlin	20	33	42	20	—	21	33	18	54	20	60	24	23	30	25	64	40	21
Power	33	44	44	43	—	24	64	36	33	71	67	24	42	44	25	62	50	15
Bryson	100	—	67	33	—	75	—	75	70	67	56	82	67	60	60	67	67	83
Metsa	100	—	50	17	—	86	—	17	50	38	50	78	17	22	64	60	67	78