Vancouver Canucks goalie Casey DeSmith, left, watches the puck as Ian Cole (82) falls during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' Quinn Hughes (43) avoids a check from Buffalo Sabres' Jordan Greenway (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' Pius Suter, front, grabs the stick of Buffalo Sabres' Alex Tuch during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' Conor Garland (8) checks Buffalo Sabres' Dylan Cozens (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goalie Casey DeSmith (29) stops Buffalo Sabres' Dylan Cozens (24) as Canucks' Ian Cole (82) and Elias Lindholm (23) defend during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller, second from left, talks to Pius Suter (24), Elias Pettersson (40), Brock Boeser, back right, and Quinn Hughes, right, before the second period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' Quinn Hughes, right, checks Buffalo Sabres' Victor Olofsson during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' Conor Garland (8) is congratulated for his goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Buffalo Sabres' Zach Benson (9) skates with the puck behind Vancouver Canucks goalie Casey DeSmith (29) while being watched by Carson Soucy (7) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)