Tuesday, January 6, 2026
- Expected goals, VAN–BUF
- 4.0–2.3
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 36.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 37–20
- VAN–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Canucks 5-3 while losing the expected-goals count 2.3 to 4.0. Evander Kane had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Josh Doan has scored in 3 straight games. The Canucks outshot the Sabres 37-20.
- Evander KaneVolume
Evander Kane had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 5.6. The Canucks lost 5-3 to the Sabres.
- Josh DoanStreak
Josh Doan has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 13th goal of the season. He played 18:11 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-3 for the Sabres.
- Kiefer SherwoodVolume
Kiefer Sherwood had 9 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.0 attempts a game. The Canucks lost 5-3 to the Sabres.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
8 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Vancouver Canucks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek D | 26:20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Zeev Buium D | 22:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Elias Pettersson C | 18:41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 18:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Brock Boeser R | 18:34 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Evander Kane L | 18:11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | 17:37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.57 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| Jake DeBrusk L | 16:58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.73 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Tom Willander D | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tyler Myers D | 16:26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph D | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Linus Karlsson C | 15:25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Max Sasson C | 14:52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| David Kampf C | 13:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Liam Ohgren L | 13:09 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Drew O'Connor L | 12:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Aatu Räty C | 12:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| Nils Hoglander L | 10:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 24:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 5 | 57 |
| Bowen Byram D | 24:29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| Owen Power D | 22:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 21:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Alex Tuch R | 19:42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.45 | 1 | 3 | 66 |
| Tage Thompson C | 18:37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.21 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Josh Doan R | 18:11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.10 | 3 | 2 | 66 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 17:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 14:30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Josh Norris C | 14:28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Jason Zucker L | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Zach Benson L | 12:52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Jacob Bryson D | 12:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Zach Metsa D | 12:16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 11:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
| Jack Quinn R | 11:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 10:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 10:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
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