NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 1/21/2025

NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 1/21/2025

Buffalo Sabres (17-24-5, 39 Pts) at Vancouver Canucks (20-15-10, 50 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Tuesday, January 21
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MSG-B/SCRI
Radio: 
Buffalo – 550 WGR
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Buffalo: +1.5 ML +145
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -175
O/U 5.5

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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres dropped their second straight and are now 3-4-1 in January. They’ve allowed 3.88 goals per game while scoring 3.25 goals per game.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks snapped their two-game skid on Saturday with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. They are 3-4-2 in January now and are averaging 1.89 goals per game and have allowed 3.11 goals per game. They are currently one point out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Zucker-Kulich-Thompson
Peterka-Cozens-Tuch
Benson-Krebs-Quinn
Malenstyn-Lafferty-Aube-Kubel

Dahlin-Byram
Samuelsson-Power
Bryson-Clifton

Luukkonen
Reimer

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser
Suter-Miller-Garland
Heinen-Blueger-Sherwood
Hoglander-Sasson-Di Guiuseppe

Hughes-Friedman
Soucy-Hronek
Forbort-Desharnais

Demko
Lankinen

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Players To Watch:

Buffalo Sabres

Alex Tuch this season has 34 points on 15 goals and 19 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 17 times in his career recording 16 points on four goals and 12 assists; in the previous matchup, he had a goal.

Vancouver Canucks

Conor Garland this season has 31 points on 11 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Sabres ten times in his career recording ten points on five goals and five assists; in the matchup between these two teams earlier this season he had two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Buffalo Sabres

F Jordan Greenway – IR
F Ryan McLeod – IR

Vancouver Canucks

D Tyler Myers – Out (Suspension)
F Dakota Joshua – IR

Next game:

Buffalo  – January 23 at Calgary Flames
Vancouver – January 23 at Edmonton Oilers

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