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Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks

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Kulich puts up three points, Buffalo Sabres come back to top Vancouver Canucks 3-2

Buffalo Sabres vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

JJ Peterka also scored and had an assist for the Sabres, while Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 21st of the season. Rasmus Dahlin registered two assists.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 shots for a Buffalo side that was coming off a 6-4 loss to the Kraken in Seattle on Monday.

Elias Pettersson and Phillip Di Giuseppe — with his first of the season — scored for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko made 23 saves.

Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers served the first game of the three-game suspension he was handed for cross-checking Oilers blueliner Evan Bouchard in the face late in Vancouver’s 3-2 win on Saturday.

Takeaways Canucks: With Myers out of the lineup, Mark Friedman returned from the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks and played his first NHL game since Dec. 14. He was paired with captain Quinn Hughes and registered 15:01 in ice time.

Sabres: Veteran winger Jason Zucker was sidelined by illness after contributing a goal and an assist in Seattle on Monday. Buffalo opted to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen in Vancouver.

Key moment Dahlin snapped a pass across the faceoff circle to Peterka and the winger blasted a shot in under Demko’s pads for the winning goal at the 13:33 mark of the third period.

Key stat Vancouver has not won two games in a row since Dec. 1. The team is 7-9-7 since.

Up next The Sabres visit the Flames on Thursday. The Canucks visit the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:34 Tage Thompson Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jiri Kulich (3)
Goal 2nd Period 3:05 Phillip Di Giuseppe Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Carson Soucy (6), J.T. Miller (24)
Goal 2nd Period 10:29 Elias Pettersson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (39), Brock Boeser (14)
Goal 3rd Period 8:42 Jiri Kulich Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: JJ Peterka (23), Rasmus Dahlin (27)
Goal 3rd Period 13:33 JJ Peterka Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jiri Kulich (4)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 12
19 Hits 15
3 Takeaways 3
26 Shots 34
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 25
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
22 Giveaways 12
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
P.O Joseph, D Out Jul 2
Derek Forbort, D Out Jun 3
Tyler Myers, D Out Apr 21
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 21
Kevin Lankinen, G Out Apr 19
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carson Meyer, RW Out Jul 1
Owen Power, D Out Apr 19
Beck Malenstyn, LW Out Apr 17
Josh Norris, C Out Apr 15
Jordan Greenway, LW Out Apr 12

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 19,064 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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