Conor Garland scores 2 including OT winner as Canucks rally to beat Sabres 4-3
Conor Garland scores 2 including OT winner as Canucks rally to beat Sabres 4-3
Vancouver Canucks right wing Conor Garland (8) puts the puck past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) and Vancouver Canucks center Max Sasson (63) collide during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) is stopped by Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) and Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (6) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Aatu Raty (54) pushes the puck past the blue line during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) is stick-checked by Vancouver Canucks center Max Sasson (63) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Noah Juulsen (47) clears the puck past Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Dakota Joshua (81) skates between Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) and goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Aatu Raty (54) and Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) battle for position in the crease during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) makes a save in traffic during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks right wing Conor Garland (8) puts the puck past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks right wing Conor Garland (8) puts the puck past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) and Vancouver Canucks center Max Sasson (63) collide during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) and Vancouver Canucks center Max Sasson (63) collide during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) is stopped by Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) is stopped by Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) and Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (6) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) and Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (6) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Aatu Raty (54) pushes the puck past the blue line during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Aatu Raty (54) pushes the puck past the blue line during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) is stick-checked by Vancouver Canucks center Max Sasson (63) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) is stick-checked by Vancouver Canucks center Max Sasson (63) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Noah Juulsen (47) clears the puck past Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Noah Juulsen (47) clears the puck past Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Dakota Joshua (81) skates between Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) and goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Dakota Joshua (81) skates between Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) and goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Aatu Raty (54) and Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) battle for position in the crease during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks center Aatu Raty (54) and Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) battle for position in the crease during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) makes a save in traffic during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) makes a save in traffic during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Conor Garland scored twice including the winning goal 3:59 into overtime to lead the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
Garland also had an assist in the comeback victory. Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser each had two assists. Boeser’s pass set up Garland’s go-ahead goal on a power play at 5:15 into the third.
Pius Suter added a goal in the third period and assisted on Jake DeBrusk’s tying goal late in the second. Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves for the Canucks.
Dylan Cozens and Alex Tuch scored in a span of 1:39 late in the third period to bring the Sabres back from a 3-1 deficit. Bowen Byram also scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 18 shots.
Top-pair defenseman Filip Hronek did not play for Vancouver. He is being evaluated for an upper-body injury sustained during Wednesday night’s loss at Pittsburgh, coach Rick Tocchet said.
Takeaways
Canucks: Vancouver has started 3-1-0 on a six-game road trip, improving to 9-2-0 away from home this season.
Sabres: Buffalo lost consecutive home games after winning three in a row on the road, but earned a point for the eighth time in 11 games.
Key moment
Garland backhanded the winning goal past Luukkonen, gathering the rebound from Hughes’ shot while kneeling at the right edge of the crease.
Key stat
Garland has points in each of his past seven games, tying him for the longest active streak in the NHL. He has five goals and six assists during that stretch.
Up next
Sabres conclude back-to-back Saturday night at the New York Islanders, and the Canucks continue their road trip Sunday in Detroit.
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