Canucks 4–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 20, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Derek Dorsett

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:02 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Markus Granlund

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:41 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Brandon Sutter

2 A

2 shots · 19:16 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Justin Bailey Go-ahead 1st · 01:00

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Kyle Okposo · beat Jacob Markstrom

0–1

🐋 Markus Granlund Tying 1st · 11:56

Assists: Derek Dorsett, Brandon Sutter · beat Chad Johnson

1–1

⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead 1st · 17:20

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Marco Scandella · beat Jacob Markstrom

1–2

2nd period

🐋 Derek Dorsett SH Tying 2nd · 05:52

Assists: Brandon Sutter, Chris Tanev · beat Chad Johnson

2–2

🐋 Daniel Sedin Go-ahead 2nd · 08:10

Assists: Henrik Sedin, Jake Virtanen · beat Chad Johnson

3–2

3rd period

🐋 Derek Dorsett Empty net 3rd · 19:38

Assists: Markus Granlund, Michael Del Zotto

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Sutter · Horvat · Dorsett 19:05

L2 Baertschi · Granlund · Boeser 16:41

L3 Vanek · Gagner · Sedin 12:55

L4 Sedin · Burmistrov · Virtanen 10:22

D1 Hutton · Del Zotto 25:12

D2 Tanev · Stecher 19:37

D3 Pouliot · Biega 13:35

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Eichel · O'Reilly 21:01

L2 Larsson · Reinhart · Pominville 16:49

L3 Pouliot · Bailey · Okposo 13:14

L4 Moulson · Griffith · Nolan 7:41

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 27:36

D2 Tennyson · McCabe 19:07

D3 Antipin · Beaulieu 11:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN BUF⚔️

41 Shots on goal 22

7 Hits 17

10 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 3

6 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 8

VAN shooting 9.8% (4/41) BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Jacob Markstrom

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson

37/40

.925 SV% · 3 GA · 58:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

VAN BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canucks lead the season series 1–0

Feb 122017 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Oct 202016 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 1–2 Dec 72015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 2–5 Nov 72015 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Feb 262015 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 3–6

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VAN vs BUF, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sabres on October 20, 2017?

Canucks won 4–2. The final score was Canucks 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canucks?

Derek Dorsett (2), Daniel Sedin, Markus Granlund.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel, Justin Bailey.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Jacob Markstrom made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Sabres season series?

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeOct 19 🐋VAN @ 🐻BOS 3–6 AfterOct 22 🐋VAN @ 🐙DET 4–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 4–5 AfterOct 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 5–4

Also on October 20

🦈SJS 3–0 😈NJD 🦅WSH 4–3 🐙DET 🐧PIT 4–3 🐆FLA 🌲MIN 3–4 ✈️WPG 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 🦆ANA

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