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Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks

Regular season · Friday, December 4, 2026 · Rogers Arena

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SN · TVAS · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Friday, December 4, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, TVAS and MSG-B.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 3 of a road trip: Edmonton and Calgary, now Vancouver.

  1. 242026-11-24: no game
  2. 252026-11-25: vs NYR
  3. 262026-11-26: no game
  4. 272026-11-27: vs PIT
  5. 282026-11-28: no game
  6. 292026-11-29: no game
  7. 302026-11-30: no game
  8. 12026-12-01: at EDM
  9. 22026-12-02: no game
  10. 32026-12-03: at CGY
  11. 42026-12-04: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~419 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,327 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Canucks

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington).

  1. 242026-11-24: no game
  2. 252026-11-25: at DET
  3. 262026-11-26: no game
  4. 272026-11-27: at PHI
  5. 282026-11-28: no game
  6. 292026-11-29: at BOS
  7. 302026-11-30: no game
  8. 12026-12-01: at WSH
  9. 22026-12-02: no game
  10. 32026-12-03: no game
  11. 42026-12-04: vs BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,356 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,430 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFVAN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)VAN 71% (13th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)VAN 32% (13th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series