VANCOUVER - Rasmus Dahlin scored and notched an assist, and his Buffalo Sabres topped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Thursday.

Tage Thompson also had a goal and a helper for the Sabres (13-14-4), and Zach Benson scored his first of the season to round out the scoring.

Alex Lyon stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced as Buffalo won its second straight game.

The Canucks (11-17-3) got goals from Kiefer Sherwood and Max Sasson, but couldn't hold on to a 2-1 lead in the second period.

Thatcher Demko made 12 saves for Vancouver in his return from a lower-body injury he suffered on Nov. 11.

The Canucks were without star centre Elias Pettersson, who missed a second straight game with an upper-body injury.

Takeaways

Canucks: Sasson gave the home side a 2-1 lead 6:15 into the second, bu

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