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Buffalo Ices Vancouver 3-2 - Recap

The Sabres earned a 3-2 victory over the Canucks on Tuesday at Rogers Arena.

Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as +160 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Tage Thompson, Jiri Kulich, and JJ Peterka each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring for Buffalo.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 32-save effort for the Sabres.

Elias Pettersson, and Phillip Di Giuseppe scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Vancouver got a 23-stop effort from Thatcher Demko in the loss.

Buffalo scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Vancouver outshot Buffalo 34-26 in the game.

Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face Calgary looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Edmonton.