Kulich puts up three points, Buffalo Sabres come back to top Vancouver Canucks 3-2
— Jiri Kulich had a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
3
Vancouver Canucks
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| VAN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | @ Los Angeles Kings | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Anaheim Ducks | W 7-6 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ San Jose Sharks | W 2-0 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ Washington Capitals | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/21/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | L 1-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 15:31 3-2
Jiri Kulich Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 15:14 3-2
Tyson Kozak Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 14:35 3-2
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:28 3-2
Filip Hronek Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 13:33 3-2
JJ Peterka Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jiri Kulich (4)
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Missed 13:19 2-2
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 13:18 2-2
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 13:16 2-2
Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 8:42 2-2
Jiri Kulich Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: JJ Peterka (23), Rasmus Dahlin (27)
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Missed 6:18 1-2
Jake DeBrusk Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 0:27 1-2
Carson Soucy Hooking against Tage Thompson
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Missed 19:06 1-2
Mark Friedman Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 16:58 1-2
Quinn Hughes Holding against JJ Peterka
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Missed 14:27 1-2
Brock Boeser Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:11 1-2
Jiri Kulich Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 11:58 1-2
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 10:29 1-2
Elias Pettersson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (39), Brock Boeser (14)
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Missed 9:27 1-1
Jake DeBrusk Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 9:18 1-1
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 8:58 1-1
Dennis Gilbert Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 8:52 1-1
Bowen Byram Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 7:09 1-1
Tyson Kozak Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 4:38 1-1
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 3:45 1-1
Jack Quinn Tripping against Quinn Hughes
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Goal 3:05 1-1
Phillip Di Giuseppe Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Carson Soucy (6), J.T. Miller (24)
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Missed 3:01 1-0
Phillip Di Giuseppe Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 17:51 1-0
Rasmus Dahlin Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 17:42 1-0
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 17:34 1-0
Tage Thompson Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jiri Kulich (3)
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Missed 16:35 0-0
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:50 0-0
Zach Benson Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 5:48 0-0
Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 3:36 0-0
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 3-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 3-2
End of 3rd Period
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Shot 19:59 3-2
Conor Garland Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Shot 19:58 3-2
Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Face Off 19:42 3-2
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against J.T. Miller
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Stoppage 19:42 3-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 19:40 3-2
Elias Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Giveaway 19:35 3-2
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
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Face Off 19:02 3-2
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Stoppage 19:02 3-2
Timeout - Home
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Stoppage 19:02 3-2
Icing
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Shot 18:56 3-2
J.T. Miller Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Shot 18:55 3-2
Elias Pettersson Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Shot 18:35 3-2
Brock Boeser Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Shot 18:34 3-2
Brock Boeser Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Face Off 17:57 3-2
Teddy Blueger faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Stoppage 17:57 3-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:55 3-2
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
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Giveaway 17:35 3-2
Giveaway by J.T. Miller
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Blocked 17:02 3-2
Filip Hronek shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
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Shot 16:54 3-2
Filip Hronek Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Hit 16:45 3-2
Jack Quinn hit Nils Hoglander
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Shot 16:40 3-2
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
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Giveaway 15:56 3-2
Giveaway by Conor Garland
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Blocked 15:35 3-2
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Carson Soucy
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Missed 15:31 3-2
Jiri Kulich Tip-In Wide Right
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Face Off 15:17 3-2
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tage Thompson
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Stoppage 15:17 3-2
Puck in Netting
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Missed 15:14 3-2
Tyson Kozak Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 14:35 3-2
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:28 3-2
Filip Hronek Tip-In Wide Left
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Hit 14:02 3-2
Peyton Krebs hit Brock Boeser
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Hit 13:52 3-2
Peyton Krebs hit Quinn Hughes
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Face Off 13:48 3-2
Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Stoppage 13:48 3-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 13:46 3-2
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Thatcher Demko
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Face Off 13:33 3-2
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against J.T. Miller
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Goal 13:33 3-2
JJ Peterka Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jiri Kulich (4)
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Face Off 13:28 2-2
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Teddy Blueger
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Stoppage 13:28 2-2
Icing
Showing the last 40 of 284 events.
Team Stats
BUF
VAN
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
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Vancouver Canucks
- Tom Willander Day-To-Day
- Filip Chytil Injured Reserve
- Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
- Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
- Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve
Buffalo Sabres
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
- Conor Timmins Injured Reserve
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