Canucks vs. Sabres Prediction, Odds & Stats - January 06, 2026

Scoreboard	1	2	3	Odds
Vancouver Canucks 25-49-6-2	0	0	3	+6
Buffalo Sabres 50-23-8-1	2	1	2	+140

Date	Result	Competition
05/14/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 6 - 3	Atlantic
05/12/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 3 - 2	Atlantic
05/10/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 2 - 6	Atlantic
05/08/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 5 - 1	Atlantic
05/06/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 2 - 4	Atlantic
05/01/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 ) 4 - 1	Atlantic
04/16/26	Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 25-49-6-2 ) Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 ) 1 - 6	Pacific
04/14/26	Los Angeles Kings LA ( 35-27-11-9 ) Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 25-49-6-2 ) 3 - 4	Pacific
04/12/26	Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 25-49-6-2 ) Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 43-33-6 ) 4 - 3	Pacific
04/11/26	Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 25-49-6-2 ) San Jose Sharks SJ ( 39-35-6-2 ) 3 - 3	Pacific
04/09/26	Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 25-49-6-2 ) Los Angeles Kings LA ( 35-27-11-9 ) 1 - 4	Pacific
04/07/26	Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 39-26-9-8 ) Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 25-49-6-2 ) 2 - 1	Pacific

Team	Puckline	Moneyline	Over / Under
Vancouver Canucks VAN	+1.5 0	0	U+60
Buffalo Sabres BUF	-1.5 0	0	O+60

time	fav	line	total
Opening 5 Jan 4:41pm	VAN		O +6 -115
Closing 7 Jan 2:19am	VAN		O +5.5 -150

Tage Thompson Center Vancouver	81	Points	51	Elias Pettersson Center Buffalo
Mattias Samuelsson Defense Vancouver	41	+ / -	2	Kirill Kudryavtsev Defense Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Vancouver	272	Shots	219	Jake DeBrusk Left Wing Buffalo
Evander Kane Left Wing Buffalo	92	Penalty Mins	78	Peyton Krebs Center Vancouver
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vancouver	22	Wins	11	Kevin Lankinen Goaltender Buffalo
Thatcher Demko Goaltender Buffalo	2.9	GAA	2.5	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vancouver

Tage Thompson Center Vancouver	11	Points
Josh Doan Right Wing Vancouver	5	+ / -
Rasmus Dahlin Defense Vancouver	38	Shots	Did not qualify
Zach Benson Left Wing Vancouver	52	Penalty Mins
Alex Lyon Goaltender Vancouver	4	Wins
Alex Lyon Goaltender Vancouver	2.3	GAA

team	win	loss	last 10	w/l streak	ats	money	home	away	total
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks	16	20	4-6-0	1L	19-22	-1230	4-12-2-1	12-8-2	23-15-3
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres	21	15	6-3-0-1	1L	20-20	-630	12-5-2	9-10-2	15-17-8

date	home-away	ats	o/u	BUF:Shots	BUF:Goals	BUF:Assists	VAN:Shots	VAN:Goals	VAN:Assists
01/06/2026	BUF 5 - VAN 3	BUF	Over 6	20	5	8	37	3	6
12/11/2025	VAN 2 - BUF 3	BUF	Under 6	15	3	5	32	2	4
01/21/2025	VAN 2 - BUF 3	BUF	Under 5.5	26	3	5	34	2	4
11/29/2024	BUF 3 - VAN 4 (OT)	VAN	Over 6	22	4	7	34	3	4
03/19/2024	VAN 3 - BUF 2	VAN	Under 6	17	2	4	34	3	5
01/13/2024	BUF 0 - VAN 1	VAN	Under 6.5	23	1	1	26	0	0
11/15/2022	BUF 4 - VAN 5	VAN	Over 6.5	32	5	8	32	4	8
10/22/2022	VAN 1 - BUF 5	BUF	Under 6.5	27	5	9	30	1	2
03/20/2022	VAN 2 - BUF 3 (OT)	BUF	Under 6.5	29	3	6	32	2	4
10/19/2021	BUF 5 - VAN 2	BUF	Over 6	34	2	4	43	5	9
01/11/2020	BUF 3 - VAN 6	VAN	Over 6	35	6	10	28	3	6
12/07/2019	VAN 6 - BUF 5	VAN	Over 6.5	28	5	9	30	6	12
01/18/2019	VAN 4 - BUF 3	VAN	Over 5.5	39	3	6	23	4	6
11/10/2018	BUF 3 - VAN 3	VAN	Under 6	39	3	5	37	3	6
01/25/2018	VAN 0 - BUF 4	BUF	Under 5.5	26	4	6	30	0	0
10/20/2017	BUF 2 - VAN 4	VAN	Over 5.5	41	4	8	22	2	4

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
04/16/2026	EDM 6 - VAN 1	L	Over 6.5	12	1	1
04/14/2026	VAN 4 - LA 3	W	Over 6	34	3	6
04/12/2026	ANA 3 - VAN 4 (OT)	W	Under 7	26	4	6
04/11/2026	SJ 3 - VAN 3	W	Under 6.5	41	3	4
04/09/2026	LA 4 - VAN 1	L	Under 6	25	1	2
04/07/2026	VAN 1 - VEG 2	L	Under 6.5	29	2	3
04/04/2026	VAN 4 - UTAH 7	L	Over 6.5	25	7	12
04/02/2026	MIN 5 - VAN 2	L	Over 6.5	33	2	4
04/01/2026	COL 6 - VAN 8	W	Over 6.5	26	8	13
03/30/2026	VEG 4 - VAN 2	L	Under 6.5	24	2	3

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
05/14/2026	BUF 3 - MON 6	L	Over 6	36	3	5
05/12/2026	MON 2 - BUF 3	W	Under 6.5	31	2	4
05/10/2026	MON 6 - BUF 2	L	Over 6	36	6	11
05/08/2026	BUF 1 - MON 5	L	Under 6	30	1	2
05/06/2026	BUF 4 - MON 2	W	Under 6	16	4	5
05/01/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 4	W	Under 5.5	26	1	2
04/28/2026	BUF 1 - BOS 2 (OT)	L	Under 6	26	1	2
04/26/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 6	W	Over 6	24	1	2
04/23/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 3	W	Under 6	25	1	1
04/21/2026	BUF 2 - BOS 4	L	Under 6	36	2	4

Vancouver Canucks VAN Buffalo Sabres BUF

rank	edge in	rank	avg
1	Goals Per Game	6	3.0
1	Goals Against Per Game	7	3.0
1	Shots Per Game	5	29.2
1	Shots Against Per Game	6	27.3
1	Shooting %	7	10.3
1	Opponent Shooting %	9	11.0
1	Shot Differential Per Game	5	1.91
1	Scoring Efficiency Ratio	7	10.3
1	Save %	5	.890
1	Opponent Save %	4	.900
1	Penalty Minutes Per Game	4	16.6
1	Power Play Goals Per Game	9	0.55
1	Power Play Goals Against Per Game	9	0.73
1	Power Play %	11	14.3
1	Penalty Kill %	12	78.9
1	Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio	6	1.89

offence

Vancouver Canucks VAN

	Season stats	rank
Goals	2.56	30
Shots	25.96	25
Power Play (%)	22	14
Faceoff (%)	49	18
Penalty Mins	701	18

Buffalo Sabres BUF

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.45	5
Shots	28.12	13
Power Play (%)	20	18
Faceoff (%)	46	31
Penalty Mins	797	7

defence

Vancouver Canucks VAN

	Season stats	rank
Goals	2.56	30
Shots	25.96	25
Power Play (%)	22	14
Faceoff (%)	49	18
Penalty Mins	701	18

Buffalo Sabres BUF

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.45	5
Shots	28.12	13
Power Play (%)	20	18
Faceoff (%)	46	31
Penalty Mins	797	7

Vancouver Canucks VAN

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Evander Kane (LW)	Ques Tues	Upper Body - 07 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Kevin Lankinen (G)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 05 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Evander Kane (LW)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 01 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Elias Pettersson (C)	Ques Tues	Undisclosed - 16 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Evander Kane (LW)	Out Fri	Illness - 04 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (D)	Out Indefinitely	Upper Body - 03 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Conor Garland (RW)	Ques wed	Illness - 03 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Filip Chytil (C)	Out indefinitely	Face - 03 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Filip Hronek (D)	Ques Sat	Illness - 30 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Nils Hoglander (LW)	Late Feb	Lower Body - 28 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Buffalo Sabres BUF

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Rasmus Dahlin (D)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 07 / 05 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Logan Stanley (D)	Ques Wed	Illness - 30 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Noah Ostlund (C)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 29 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jason Zucker (LW)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 27 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Tyson Kozak (C)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 27 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Josh Norris (C)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 23 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alex Lyon (G)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 08 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Sam Carrick (C)	Out indefinitely	Arm - 01 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Noah Ostlund (C)	Ques Thurs	Upper Body - 27 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Mattias Samuelsson (D)	Ques Wed	Illness - 24 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

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Vancouver Canucks VAN

Over is 7-2-1 in Canucks last 10 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.

Canucks are 6-1 in their last 7 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Over is 5-2 in Canucks last 7 games as a favorite.

Canucks are 0-4 in their last 4 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Canucks are 5-0 in their last 5 games as a road favorite of -201 or greater.

Buffalo Sabres BUF

Under is 4-1-1 in Sabres last 6 Tuesday games.

Under is 4-1-1 in Sabres last 6 games as a favorite.

Sabres are 37-112 in their last 149 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Under is 9-1-1 in Sabres last 11 games as a home underdog.

Over is 4-1 in Sabres last 5 games as a home favorite of -151 to -200.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	43-38	34-37-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	42-41	47-31-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	43-38	34-37-10
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	42-27-9
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	34-49	39-36-8
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	33-44	37-34-6
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	48-36	37-36-11
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	49-35	44-34-6
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	33-44	37-34-6
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

Vancouver Canucks

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Buffalo Sabres

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Game Statistics

Shots

8.1

25.0

Shooting %

Penalties

Penalty Minutes

Power Plays

Goals

Team	Last 5 Matches
Vancouver Canucks VAN ( 25-49-6-2 )	L W W W L
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )	W L L W W

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Tage Thompson Center Vancouver	81	Points	51	Elias Pettersson Center Buffalo
Mattias Samuelsson Defense Vancouver	41	+ / -	2	Kirill Kudryavtsev Defense Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Vancouver	272	Shots	219	Jake DeBrusk Left Wing Buffalo
Evander Kane Left Wing Buffalo	92	Penalty Mins	78	Peyton Krebs Center Vancouver
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vancouver	22	Wins	11	Kevin Lankinen Goaltender Buffalo
Thatcher Demko Goaltender Buffalo	2.9	GAA	2.5	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Vancouver

Tage Thompson Center Vancouver	11	Points
Josh Doan Right Wing Vancouver	5	+ / -
Rasmus Dahlin Defense Vancouver	38	Shots	Did not qualify
Zach Benson Left Wing Vancouver	52	Penalty Mins
Alex Lyon Goaltender Vancouver	4	Wins
Alex Lyon Goaltender Vancouver	2.3	GAA

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Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	43-38	34-37-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	42-41	47-31-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	43-38	34-37-10
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	42-27-9
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	34-49	39-36-8
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	33-44	37-34-6
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	48-36	37-36-11
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	49-35	44-34-6
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	33-44	37-34-6
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

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