Conor Garland scores 2 including OT winner as Canucks rally to beat Sabres 4-3
— Conor Garland scored twice including the winning goal 3:59 into overtime to lead the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Vancouver Canucks
4
Buffalo Sabres
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Anaheim Ducks | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | L 2-4 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ San Jose Sharks | L 2-3 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Anaheim Ducks | W 6-5 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | vs Minnesota Wild | L 2-4 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 3:59 4-3
Conor Garland Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Quinn Hughes (20), Elias Pettersson (11)
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Missed 0:25 3-3
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 15:46 3-3
Teddy Blueger Interference against Bowen Byram
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Missed 15:43 3-3
Max Sasson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 14:57 3-3
Alex Tuch Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Dylan Cozens (5), Zach Benson (3)
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Missed 14:50 3-2
Owen Power Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 13:51 3-2
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 13:18 3-2
Dylan Cozens Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Clifton (4)
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Missed 12:02 3-1
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 9:00 3-1
Pius Suter Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (13)
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Goal 5:15 2-1
Conor Garland Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Brock Boeser (7), Quinn Hughes (19)
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Penalty 4:23 1-1
Dylan Cozens Unsportsmanlike conduct
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Penalty 4:23 1-1
Dylan Cozens Holding against Jake DeBrusk
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Missed 2:56 1-1
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 2:44 1-1
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 1:05 1-1
Elias Pettersson Cross-checking against Beck Malenstyn
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Penalty 19:09 1-1
Owen Power Interference against Danton Heinen
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Goal 18:12 1-1
Jake DeBrusk Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Pius Suter (5), Brock Boeser (6)
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Missed 17:59 0-1
Jake DeBrusk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:10 0-1
Owen Power Slap Shot Short
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Missed 16:14 0-1
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 15:57 0-1
Tage Thompson Slap Shot High and Wide Left
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Penalty 15:06 0-1
Vincent Desharnais High-sticking against Alex Tuch
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Missed 13:45 0-1
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 13:24 0-1
Kiefer Sherwood Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 12:41 0-1
Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 9:41 0-1
Jiri Kulich Roughing against Erik Brannstrom
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Missed 7:21 0-1
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:16 0-1
Danton Heinen Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 5:23 0-1
Teddy Blueger Backhand Wide Left
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Penalty 5:14 0-1
Kiefer Sherwood Tripping against Beck Malenstyn
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Missed 3:03 0-1
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:09 0-1
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 19:34 0-1
Erik Brannstrom Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:58 0-1
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 17:33 0-1
Bowen Byram Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Zach Benson (2)
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Missed 14:44 0-0
Brock Boeser Wrap-around Hit Left Post
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Missed 14:10 0-0
Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:30 0-0
Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:48 0-0
Tyler Myers Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:40 0-0
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 7:29 0-0
Erik Brannstrom Hooking against Jack Quinn
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Missed 7:24 0-0
Dylan Cozens Tip-In High and Wide Left
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Missed 6:00 0-0
Alex Tuch Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 5:59 0-0
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 3:59 4-3
Game End
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Period End 3:59 4-3
End of OT
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Goal 3:59 4-3
Conor Garland Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Quinn Hughes (20), Elias Pettersson (11)
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Blocked 3:55 3-3
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by JJ Peterka
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Shot 3:23 3-3
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen
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Shot 3:22 3-3
Tage Thompson Wrap-around saved by Kevin Lankinen
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Blocked 2:04 3-3
Pius Suter shot blocked by Owen Power
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Blocked 0:43 3-3
Conor Garland shot blocked by Alex Tuch
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Missed 0:25 3-3
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Face Off 0:00 3-3
Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Period Start 0:00 3-3
Start of Overtime
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Period End 20:00 3-3
End of 3rd Period
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Hit 19:55 3-3
Carson Soucy hit JJ Peterka
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Takeaway 19:51 3-3
Takeaway by JJ Peterka
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Shot 19:38 3-3
Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Face Off 19:31 3-3
Pius Suter faceoff won against Tage Thompson
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Stoppage 19:31 3-3
Icing
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Giveaway 19:16 3-3
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
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Face Off 18:37 3-3
Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 18:37 3-3
Icing
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Face Off 18:27 3-3
Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 18:27 3-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:25 3-3
Jason Zucker Backhand saved by Kevin Lankinen
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Giveaway 18:01 3-3
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
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Blocked 16:59 3-3
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Carson Soucy
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Blocked 16:35 3-3
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Tyler Myers
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Blocked 15:51 3-3
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Noah Juulsen
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Face Off 15:46 3-3
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Aatu Raty
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Penalty 15:46 3-3
Teddy Blueger Interference against Bowen Byram
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Missed 15:43 3-3
Max Sasson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Hit 15:27 3-3
Tyler Myers hit Peyton Krebs
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Face Off 14:57 3-3
Teddy Blueger faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Goal 14:57 3-3
Alex Tuch Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Dylan Cozens (5), Zach Benson (3)
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Missed 14:50 3-2
Owen Power Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Face Off 14:05 3-2
Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 14:05 3-2
Puck in Benches
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Takeaway 14:01 3-2
Takeaway by Jack Quinn
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Shot 13:53 3-2
JJ Peterka Slap Shot saved by Kevin Lankinen
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Hit 13:51 3-2
Jake DeBrusk hit Jack Quinn
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Missed 13:51 3-2
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
Showing the last 40 of 316 events.
Team Stats
VAN
BUF
17
Blocked Shots
15
24
Hits
18
4
Takeaways
2
22
Shots
34
1
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
5
25.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
29
48.2
Faceoff Win Percent
51.8
19
Giveaways
18
5
Total Penalties
4
10
Penalty Minutes
8
Head to Head
VAN leads series 1-0
Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
- Jiri Kulich Day-To-Day
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
Vancouver Canucks
- Tom Willander Out
- Filip Chytil Injured Reserve
- Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
- Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
- Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve
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