Accuracy Live Results News

Sign in

NHL

Vancouver Canucks vs Buffalo Sabres prediction

Vancouver Canucks2–9–1 · Home Buffalo Sabres4–4–2 · Away09:00 PMDec 4

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Vancouver Canucks

Last game: Oct 22

32LankinenProjected

JD74DeBruskLW FC77ChytilC JL88LekkerimäkiRW

1st line

9:28 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
74	Jake DeBrusk LW	17:52	3	4	7
77	Filip Chytil C	20:32	0	2	2
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki RW	17:44	4	5	9

18 points this season

40PetterssonC LK94KarlssonRW

2nd line

11:52 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Drew O'Connor LW	16:49	1	2	3
40	Elias Pettersson C	20:48	4	8	12
94	Linus Karlsson RW	17:13	3	5	8

23 points this season

AB13BainsLW MS63SassonC BG7GallagherRW

3rd line

8:41 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
13	Arshdeep Bains LW	11:18	1	2	3
63	Max Sasson C	13:23	3	1	4
7	Brendan Gallagher RW	10:29	0	2	2

9 points this season

PC47CotterLW MR23RossiC BB6BoeserRW

4th line

4:41 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
47	Paul Cotter LW	11:13	4	3	7
23	Marco Rossi C	9:38	3	2	5
6	Brock Boeser RW	14:09	2	6	8

20 points this season

EP25PetterssonD

1st pair

16:08 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Filip Hronek D	24:26	0	7	7
25	Elias Pettersson D	20:10	–	–	–

TW5WillanderD ZB8BuiumD

2nd pair

12:50 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
5	Tom Willander D	21:18	0	3	3
8	Zeev Buium D	20:57	0	3	3

6 points this season

JO4OleksiakD VM90ManciniD

3rd pair

4:55 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
4	Jamie Oleksiak D	15:09	1	3	4
90	Victor Mancini D	11:54	0	0	0

4 points this season

40PetterssonF JD74DeBruskF JL88LekkerimäkiF

BB6BoeserF FH17HronekD

Power play unit 1

3:51 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
40	Elias Pettersson F	20:48	4	8	12
74	Jake DeBrusk F	17:52	3	4	7
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki F	17:44	4	5	9
6	Brock Boeser F	14:09	2	6	8
17	Filip Hronek D	24:26	0	7	7

43 points this season

FC77ChytilF LK94KarlssonF PC47CotterF

MR23RossiF ZB8BuiumD

Power play unit 2

1:31 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Filip Chytil F	20:32	0	2	2
94	Linus Karlsson F	17:13	3	5	8
47	Paul Cotter F	11:13	4	3	7
23	Marco Rossi F	9:38	3	2	5
8	Zeev Buium D	20:57	0	3	3

25 points this season

FC77ChytilF MS63SassonF

JO4OleksiakD VM90ManciniD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:06 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Filip Chytil F	20:32	0	2	2
63	Max Sasson F	13:23	3	1	4
4	Jamie Oleksiak D	15:09	1	3	4
90	Victor Mancini D	11:54	0	0	0

10 points this season

40PetterssonF BB6BoeserF

EP25PetterssonD

Penalty kill unit 2

0:30 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
40	Elias Pettersson F	20:48	4	8	12
6	Brock Boeser F	14:09	2	6	8
17	Filip Hronek D	24:26	0	7	7
25	Elias Pettersson D	20:10	–	–	–

Goalies: Kevin Lankinen #32 (Projected) · Leevi Meriläinen #31 (Backup)

Buffalo Sabres

Last game: Oct 24

CE92EllisProjected

ZB6BensonLW NO86OstlundC JQ22QuinnRW

1st line

2:17 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Zach Benson LW	2:19	0	5	5
86	Noah Ostlund C	2:42	2	5	7
22	Jack Quinn RW	2:36	5	4	9

21 points this season

BM29MalenstynLW TK48KozakC PK19KrebsRW

2nd line

2:01 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
29	Beck Malenstyn LW	2:07	0	2	2
48	Tyson Kozak C	2:45	0	0	0
19	Peyton Krebs RW	2:21	0	4	4

6 points this season

RM71McLeodLW KH94HeleniusC JD91DoanRW

3rd line

2:00 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	Ryan McLeod LW	2:02	1	1	2
94	Konsta Helenius C	2:05	1	1	2
91	Josh Doan RW	2:04	1	1	2

6 points this season

JZ17ZuckerLW TT72ThompsonC JN9NorrisRW

4th line

1:46 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Jason Zucker LW	1:48	1	0	1
72	Tage Thompson C	1:49	5	4	9
9	Josh Norris RW	1:46	2	1	3

13 points this season

MS23SamuelssonD RD26DahlinD

1st pair

3:30 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
23	Mattias Samuelsson D	4:03	2	5	7
26	Rasmus Dahlin D	3:30	2	2	4

11 points this season

OP25PowerD OZ8ZellwegerD

2nd pair

3:05 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
25	Owen Power D	3:32	2	6	8
8	Olen Zellweger D	3:05	2	1	3

11 points this season

LC46CrevierD DG44GilbertD

3rd pair

1:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
46	Louis Crevier D	1:43	0	1	1
44	Dennis Gilbert D	1:23	1	1	2

3 points this season

Power play unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Colten Ellis #92 (Projected) · Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen #1 (Backup)

Swipe the rink to switch units

How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. Counted over all play (little 5-on-5 time in that game). TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (4)

Elias Pettersson · Matt.davs, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kevin Lankinen · HickoryOughtShirt?4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leevi Meriläinen · Hockeywithry, CC BY 4.0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen · CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Kevin Lankinen VAN

.812 save percentage

6.17 GAA · 1–7–0 · 7 starts

Colten Ellis BUF

.864 save percentage

3.19 GAA · 1–1–0 · 3 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (1)

Kevin Lankinen · HickoryOughtShirt?4, CC BY-SA 4.0

Team leaders

Vancouver CanucksThis seasonBuffalo Sabres

Points
Elias Pettersson9 games12 Jack Quinn8 games9
Goals
Jonathan Lekkerimäki10 games4 Jack Quinn8 games5
Assists
Elias Pettersson9 games8 Owen Power7 games6
Penalty minutes
Luke Schenn4 games13 Mattias Samuelsson6 games13

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (10 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits (1)

Elias Pettersson · Matt.davs, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recent form

Vancouver Canucks

L2–5 L3–6 L2–4 OTL2–3 L2–3

Buffalo Sabres

L1–3 OTL3–4 W5–4 OTL3–4 W5–3

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

No recent meetings on record.

Also scheduled

Tuesday, March 9

07:00 PM
Buffalo Sabres
Vancouver Canucks
Prediction coming soon

Other games that day