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2021-22 regular season

Canucks at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Canucks 5–2 at KeyBank Center on October 19, 2021.

VAN – BUF
34–43
Shots on goal
10–14
Hits
10–5
Blocked shots
2–3
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 ⚔️ BUF
Zemgus Girgensons
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 15:04 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Kyle Okposo
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 14:01 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Craig Anderson
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐋 Bo Horvat Go-ahead 1st · 05:57
Assists: Tanner Pearson, Conor Garland · beat Craig Anderson
1–0
⚔️ Kyle Okposo Tying 1st · 08:22
Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Thatcher Demko
1–1
🐋 Justin Dowling Go-ahead 1st · 16:01
Assists: Luke Schenn, J.T. Miller · beat Craig Anderson
2–1
2nd period
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Tying 2nd · 17:37
Assists: Kyle Okposo, Dylan Cozens · beat Thatcher Demko
2–2
3rd period
⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 3rd · 03:33
Assists: Colin Miller, Dylan Cozens · beat Thatcher Demko
2–3
⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 03:56
Assists: Will Butcher, Victor Olofsson · beat Thatcher Demko
2–4
⚔️ Rasmus Asplund Empty net 3rd · 17:05
Assists: Colin Miller
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Pettersson · Miller · Boeser 19:14
L2 Hoglander · Pearson · Horvat 16:08
L3 Dowling · Garland · Podkolzin 14:10
L4 Highmore · Lammikko · Dickinson 10:12
D1 Ekman-Larsson · Poolman 23:26
D2 Myers · Rathbone 19:23
D3 Hunt · Schenn 15:14
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Asplund · Thompson 15:15
L2 Caggiula · Girgensons · Eakin 14:55
L3 Bjork · Cozens · Skinner 14:27
L4 Hinostroza · Ruotsalainen · Okposo 13:52
D1 Miller · Pysyk 20:57
D2 Hagg · Bryson 20:10
D3 Butcher · Dahlin 17:27

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN BUF⚔️
34 Shots on goal 43
10 Hits 14
10 Blocked shots 5
2 Takeaways 3
4 Giveaways 8
6 Penalty minutes 6
VAN shooting 5.9% (2/34) BUF shooting 11.6% (5/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Thatcher Demko
38/42
.905 SV% · 4 GA · 59:16 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Craig Anderson
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Bo Horvat · 1st 05:57 · 1–0 Kyle Okposo · 1st 08:22 · 1–1 Justin Dowling · 1st 16:01 · 2–1 Zemgus Girgensons · 2nd 17:37 · 2–2 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 03:33 · 2–3 Tage Thompson · 3rd 03:56 · 2–4 Rasmus Asplund · 3rd 17:05 · 2–5
VAN BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Canucks
Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 2–2
Canucks
Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Jan 112020 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 6–3 Dec 72019 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 5–6 OT Jan 182019 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 3–4 Nov 102018 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO Jan 252018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 4–0
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VAN vs BUF, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sabres on October 19, 2021?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Canucks 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Canucks?

Bo Horvat, Justin Dowling.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Asplund, Tage Thompson, Zemgus Girgensons.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐋 Canucks
BeforeOct 16 🐋VAN @ 🐙DET 1–3 AfterOct 21 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 4–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 16 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 AfterOct 22 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1
Also on October 19
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