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Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Tuesday, March 9, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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SNP · MSG-B

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNP and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 2 of a road trip: Montréal, now Buffalo.

  1. 272027-02-27: vs CGY
  2. 282027-02-28: no game
  3. 12027-03-01: no game
  4. 22027-03-02: no game
  5. 32027-03-03: vs CHI
  6. 42027-03-04: no game
  7. 52027-03-05: no game
  8. 62027-03-06: at MTL
  9. 72027-03-07: no game
  10. 82027-03-08: no game
  11. 92027-03-09: at BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~319 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,609 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Back home after a game in Ottawa.

  1. 272027-02-27: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 282027-02-28: no game
  3. 12027-03-01: no game
  4. 22027-03-02: vs PIT
  5. 32027-03-03: no game
  6. 42027-03-04: vs STL
  7. 52027-03-05: no game
  8. 62027-03-06: vs NYR
  9. 72027-03-07: at OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 82027-03-08: no game
  11. 92027-03-09: vs VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~222 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~444 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANBUF

Settled lines

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

VAN 71% (13th most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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