Buffalo Sabres' Dylan Cozens (24) and Vancouver Canucks' Max Sasson (63) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Buffalo Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) makes the save as Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller (9) and Conor Garland (8) watch during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller (9) skates with the puck while being watched by Buffalo Sabres' Jack Quinn (22) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Buffalo Sabres' Tage Thompson (72) checks Vancouver Canucks' Pius Suter (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin, left, checks Vancouver Canucks' Conor Garland during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

A broken stick flies past Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Buffalo Sabres' Bowen Byram (4) blocks a shot from Vancouver Canucks' Phillip Di Giuseppe (34) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)