Final · December 11, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : BUF 15 — VAN 32 · Rogers Arena
Three stars
- 1★
R. DahlinBUF · D · 1B 1A - 2★
T. ThompsonBUF · C · 1B 1A - 3★
M. SassonVAN · C · 1B 0A
BUFGame statsVAN 
- 15Shots on goal32
- 40 %Faceoff win %60 %
- 1/2Power play1/3
- 10Penalty minutes8
- 13Hits22
- 26Blocked shots7
- 17Giveaways14
- 8Takeaways4
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| VAN | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 |
Season seriesBUF 2 – 0 VAN
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← BUF 3 / 15 / 282 / 32 / 56 VAN →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
- Rasmus DahlinBUF · 07:36Assists : Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn1 – 0▶ Watch
Kiefer SherwoodVAN · 19:49 · PPAssists : Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes1 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
- Max SassonVAN · 06:15Assists : Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson1 – 2▶ Watch
- Tage ThompsonBUF · 09:12Assists : Rasmus Dahlin2 – 2▶ Watch
Zach BensonBUF · 14:46 · PPAssists : Josh Doan, Tage Thompson3 – 2▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 13:40VANArshdeep Bains — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Peyton Krebs
- 19:17BUFJack Quinn — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Tom Willander
- 19:17VANTom Willander — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Jack Quinn
- 19:17BUFJack Quinn — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Tom Willander
2nd period
- 14:09VANFilip Hronek — Roughing removing opponents helmet (2 min) · drawn by Isak Rosen
- 15:44VANDrew O'Connor — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Zach Benson
- 15:44BUFZach Benson — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Kiefer Sherwood
- 19:13BUFJordan Greenway — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Conor Garland
3rd period
- 06:31BUFBeck Malenstyn — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Nils Hoglander
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:13 |
| J. GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:01 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:43 |
| J. QuinnR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:39 |
| B. MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 12:48 |
| J. DunneC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 06:21 |
| T. KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16:45 |
| T. KuntarC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 05:12 |
| I. RosenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:42 |
| R. McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 |
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19:06 |
| J. DoanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:45 |
| B. ByramD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20:47 |
| C. TimminsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:27 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26:32 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:46 |
| R. DahlinD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24:51 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:02 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| A. Lyon(W) | 30/32 | 93.8 % | 59:56 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. BoeserR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 20:26 |
| C. GarlandR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 20:41 |
| A. BainsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:20 |
| D. O'ConnorL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:56 |
| N. HoglanderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:11 |
| K. SherwoodL | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 19:24 |
| A. RätyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:40 |
| M. SassonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14:46 |
| D. KampfC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 14:07 |
| J. DeBruskL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16:16 |
| E. KaneL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 17:29 |
| L. KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:51 |
| T. WillanderD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:04 |
| F. HronekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23:33 |
| E. PetterssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13:11 |
| M. PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 17:25 |
| Q. HughesD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 30:03 |
| T. MyersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:06 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lankinen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| T. Demko(L) | 12/15 | 80.0 % | 57:54 |
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