Sabres 3–2 Canucks — Final Score & Stats (Jan 21, 2025)

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

Jiri Kulich

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 17:47 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

JJ Peterka

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:08 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead 1st · 17:34

Assists: Jiri Kulich · beat Thatcher Demko

1–0

2nd period

🐋 Phillip Di Giuseppe Tying 2nd · 03:05

Assists: Carson Soucy, J.T. Miller · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

🐋 Elias Pettersson Go-ahead 2nd · 10:29

Assists: Quinn Hughes, Brock Boeser · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Jiri Kulich Tying 3rd · 08:42

Assists: JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Thatcher Demko

2–2

⚔️ JJ Peterka Go-ahead 3rd · 13:33

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jiri Kulich · beat Thatcher Demko

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Krebs · Peterka · Tuch 21:08

L2 Thompson · Kulich · Quinn 17:58

L3 Benson · Cozens · Kozak 16:38

L4 Malenstyn · Lafferty 7:08

D1 Dahlin · Power 23:06

D2 Byram · Samuelsson 20:27

D3 Clifton · Jokiharju 10:34

D4 Gilbert 7:48

🐋Canucks

L1 Miller · Pettersson · Garland 19:18

L2 Sherwood · Suter · Boeser 17:28

L3 DeBrusk · Heinen · Blueger 14:03

L4 Di Giuseppe · Hoglander · Sasson 9:41

D1 Hughes · Hronek 24:50

D2 Soucy · Desharnais 17:39

D3 Forbort · Friedman 16:08

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF VAN🐋

26 Shots on goal 34

19 Hits 15

11 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 3

22 Giveaways 12

2 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26) VAN shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Thatcher Demko

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF VAN

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-4-3 (50% win rate, 14 games)

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-5-3 (38% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-8 (20% win rate, 10 games)

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 292024 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Mar 192024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 2–3 Jan 132024 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 1–0 Nov 152022 🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 Oct 222022 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 5–1

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Who won Sabres vs Canucks on January 21, 2025?

Sabres won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 3, Canucks 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka, Jiri Kulich, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Canucks?

Elias Pettersson, Phillip Di Giuseppe.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canucks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🦑SEA 4–6 AfterJan 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 2–5

🐋 Canucks

BeforeJan 18 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 2–3 AfterJan 23 🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM 2–6

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