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VAN @ BUF

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's most recent starter as the probable starter (confirmed starters are not published in advance). Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Vancouver Canucks
25-49-8 · Away
3 – 5
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
VAN +140 · BUF -170
Puck Line
VAN +1.5 (-165) · BUF -1.5 (+130)
Total
O 6.5 (+100) · U (-120)

Graded: total 8 → OVER W · BUF -1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 VANo6.5 54%
22-19
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
50%
11-11
33%
1-2
59%
24-17
BUFo6.5 40%
16-24
0%
0-5
10%
1-9
37%
7-12
33%
1-2
43%
17-23
Puck Line
cover %
 VAN+1.5 61%
25-16
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
73%
16-6
100%
3-0
-11.49u
19-22
BUF-1.5 35%
14-26
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
53%
10-9
0%
0-3
-1.04u
20-20
Moneyline
win %
 VAN dog +140 39%
16-25
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
55%
12-10
33%
1-2
-2.60u
12-18
BUF fav -170 53%
21-19
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
63%
12-7
67%
2-1
+1.51u
10-6
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-135/u+105 FD 1.5 o-148/u+116 VAN 88%
36-5
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
86%
19-3
100%
3-0
54%
22-19
 1.78 0.83 / 0.95
BUF 95%
38-2
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
90%
17-2
100%
3-0
55%
22-18
 1.93 0.83 / 1.10
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-188/u+145 FD 1.5 o-192/u+150 VAN 85%
35-6
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
96%
21-1
100%
3-0
56%
23-18
 2.00 0.90 / 1.10
BUF 90%
36-4
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
90%
17-2
100%
3-0
55%
22-18
 2.10 1.23 / 0.88
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 2.5 o+154/u-200 VAN 81%
33-8
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
73%
16-6
67%
2-1
51%
21-20
 2.29 0.98 / 1.32
BUF 85%
34-6
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
84%
16-3
67%
2-1
36%
14-25
 2.00 0.93 / 1.08
Team Comparison '25-26
VANBUF
Record (W-L-OTL)25-49-850-23-9
Points %35.4%66.5%
Goals for / game2.633.51
Goals against / game3.852.94
Shots for / game26.028.1
Shots against / game29.829.1
Power play %21.8%19.5%
Penalty kill %71.5%81.9%
Faceoff %49.2%45.9%
1st period GF / GA0.83 / 1.061.02 / 0.94
2nd period GF / GA0.83 / 1.431.16 / 0.88
3rd period GF / GA0.85 / 1.271.23 / 1.01
Avg game total6.496.45
Starting Goalies from the box score
15 saves on 19 shots · 4 GA · L
34 saves on 37 shots · 3 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
VAN0030371/4
BUF2120200/1
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
VANPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Linus Karlsson G 0.5
o+325
 24% 40% 0%0/1 0 U
Elias Pettersson G 0.5
o+225
 27% 30% 50%1/2 1 O
Drew O'Connor G 0.5
o+450
 22% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Jake DeBrusk G 0.5
o+200
 25% 20% 33%1/3 1 O
David Kampf G 0.5
o+650
 10% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Kiefer Sherwood G 0.5
o+220
 27% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Liam Ohgren G 0.5
o+550
 7% 20% 0%0/1 1 O
Max Sasson G 0.5
o+575
 21% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Evander Kane G 0.5
o+300
 13% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Filip Hronek G 0.5
o+700
 7% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Aatu Räty G 0.5
o+650
 6% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Tom Willander G 0.5
o+850
 7% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Zeev Buium G 0.5
o+1000
 10% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Tyler Myers G 0.5
o+1300
 2% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Marcus Pettersson G 0.5
o+1200
 2% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Brock Boeser G 0.5
o+275
 21% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Pierre-Olivier Joseph G 0.5
o+2000
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Nils Hoglander G 0.5
o+600
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Filip Hronek PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 46% 60% 0%0/2 1 O
Linus Karlsson PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 42% 60% 0%0/1 1 O
Evander Kane PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 45% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Jake DeBrusk PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 45% 50% 67%2/3 1 O
Elias Pettersson PTS 0.5
o-145 / u+110
 55% 50% 100%2/2 1 O
Tom Willander PTS 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 32% 40% 0%0/1 0 U
Zeev Buium PTS 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 37% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Brock Boeser PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 36% 20% 67%2/3 2 O
Kiefer Sherwood PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-155
 34% 20% 33%1/3 1 O
Filip Hronek A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 42% 60% 0%0/2 1 O
Evander Kane A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 33% 40% 0%0/1 0 U
Jake DeBrusk A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 23% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Linus Karlsson A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 21% 30% 0%0/1 1 O
Tom Willander A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 29% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Zeev Buium A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 32% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Brock Boeser A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 21% 20% 67%2/3 2 O
Elias Pettersson A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 33% 20% 50%1/2 0 U
Kiefer Sherwood A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 7% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Elias Pettersson SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 52% 70% 50%1/2 3 O
Jake DeBrusk SOG 2.5
o-165 / u+125
 48% 60% 33%1/3 4 O
Kiefer Sherwood SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-155
 39% 60% 0%0/3 6 O
Brock Boeser SOG 1.5
o-190 / u+140
 67% 50% 67%2/3 3 O
Evander Kane SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-170
 40% 30% 100%1/1 3 O
Thatcher Demko SV 25.5
o-110 / u-120
 44% 30% 0%0/2 15 U
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+200
 38% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+125
 45% 50% 67%2/3 1 O
Noah Ostlund G 0.5
o+450
 21% 40% — 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+300
 15% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Josh Norris G 0.5
o+220
 29% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+400
 8% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+185
 31% 20% 50%1/2 1 O
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+350
 15% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+375
 11% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+600
 20% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+220
 23% 20% 0%0/3 1 O
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+800
 13% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+300
 15% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Jordan Greenway G 0.5
o+650
 4% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+700
 8% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2000
 4% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+650
 8% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Metsa G 0.5
o+1750
 0% 0% — 1 O
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 62% 80% 0%0/1 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+150
 60% 70% 67%2/3 1 O
Josh Norris PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 71% 70% 100%2/2 1 O
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 45% 70% 50%1/2 1 O
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 59% 60% 50%1/2 2 O
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 40% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+130
 53% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Peyton Krebs PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 33% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Benson PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-150
 44% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Bowen Byram PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 40% 40% 33%1/3 2 O
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o-130 / u-105
 48% 40% 33%1/3 1 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 31% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 33% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 33% 50% 50%1/2 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 33% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 39% 40% 0%0/2 1 O
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 35% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Josh Norris A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 50% 40% 50%1/2 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-125 / u-110
 50% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Bowen Byram A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 28% 40% 0%0/3 2 O
Owen Power A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 23% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Peyton Krebs A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 28% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 30% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Zach Benson A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 30% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 63% 70% 67%2/3 2 O
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 57% 60% 0%0/1 0 U
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o+135 / u-180
 53% 60% 100%3/3 1 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-125
 56% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Zach Benson SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 56% 60% 33%1/3 2 O
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o+110 / u-150
 39% 50% 50%1/2 3 O
Josh Norris SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-125
 57% 50% 50%1/2 1 U
Owen Power SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 49% 40% 0%0/3 1 U
Josh Doan SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-160
 48% 30% 33%1/3 2 U
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 22.5
o-110 / u-120
 46% 50% 50%1/2 34 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Dec 11, 2025 at VAN BUF 3–2 1–12–10–0 5 6.5 U BUF
Jan 21, 2025 at VAN BUF 3–2 1–00–22–0 5 5.5 U BUF
Nov 29, 2024 at BUF BUF 3–4 OT 1–00–12–2 7 5.5 O VAN
Mar 19, 2024 at VAN BUF 2–3 0–10–12–1 5 — VAN
Jan 13, 2024 at BUF BUF 0–1 0–00–10–0 1 — VAN
Nov 15, 2022 at BUF BUF 4–5 1–22–31–0 9 — VAN
Oct 22, 2022 at VAN BUF 5–1 2–00–13–0 6 — BUF
Mar 20, 2022 at VAN BUF 3–2 OT 1–01–20–0 5 — BUF
Oct 19, 2021 at BUF BUF 5–2 1–21–03–0 7 — BUF
Jan 11, 2020 at BUF BUF 3–6 1–11–11–4 9 — VAN