Buffalo Sabres @ Carolina Hurricanes

12-11-7, 5-5-4 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Sabres BUF	0	0	1	0	1
Hurricanes CAR	1	0	0	1	2

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

13-11-7, 9-3-1 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
William CarrierW. Carrier#48
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#77
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:20	0:00	0:00	10:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	10	7:30	0:00	0:00	7:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	3	3	0	24	21:16	0:00	0:00	21:16	3	8	27.3
0	1	1	0	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	17	15:00	0:00	0:37	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	15:49	0:00	0:35	15:14	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:20	0:00	1:13	10:07	5	0	100.0
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	23	18:11	0:00	0:46	17:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	16:59	0:00	0:00	16:59	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	20	14:38	0:00	0:00	14:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	20:29	0:00	0:37	19:52	6	14	30.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	23	20:07	0:00	0:00	20:07	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	16:21	0:00	0:12	16:09	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	0	3	1	0	22	21:17	0:00	0:49	20:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:47	0:00	0:00	16:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:51	0:00	1:11	15:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	24	23:07	0:00	0:49	22:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	21:40	0:00	0:00	21:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	27	25:18	0:00	1:11	24:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders NilssonA. Nilsson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	1	21	.955	0	0	0	2	0	65:00	0

Carolina Hurricanes


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Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Elias LindholmE. Lindholm#16
Jay McClementJ. McClement#18
Brock McGinnB. McGinn#23
Joakim NordstromJ. Nordstrom#42
Victor RaskV. Rask#49
Derek RyanD. Ryan#33
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Viktor StalbergV. Stalberg#25
Lee StempniakL. Stempniak#21
Teuvo TeravainenT. Teravainen#86
defensemen
Justin FaulkJ. Faulk#27
Ron HainseyR. Hainsey#65
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#5
Brett PesceB. Pesce#22
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Matt TennysonM. Tennyson#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	20:55	0:46	0:00	20:09	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	17:54	0:00	0:00	17:54	7	3	70.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	9:58	0:00	0:00	9:58	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	22	16:29	0:00	0:00	16:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	8:50	0:00	0:00	8:50	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:09	1:14	0:00	16:55	4	2	66.7
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	14:31	1:14	0:00	13:17	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	16:26	1:14	0:00	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	25	18:03	0:00	0:00	18:03	6	2	75.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	15	10:19	0:00	0:00	10:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	22	19:10	0:46	0:00	18:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:03	0:46	0:00	18:17	4	5	44.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	26	23:17	0:28	0:00	22:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	26	22:24	0:00	0:00	22:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:32	1:32	0:00	16:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	23	22:55	1:32	0:00	21:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	1	1	2	25	23:57	0:28	0:00	23:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	15:08	0:00	0:00	15:08	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cam WardC. Ward#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	1	23	.958	0	0	0	2	2	65:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Sabres	0	0	1	0	1
	Hurricanes	1	0	0	1	2

1st Period			BUF	CAR
14:04		Joakim Nordstrom (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jay McClement (2), Brett Pesce (7)	0	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			BUF	CAR
17:23		Evander Kane (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake McCabe (7), Marcus Foligno (5)	1	1

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			BUF	CAR
			0	1
			0	1
			0	2
			0	2

Regular Season Series

CAR leads 1-0

Sabres
1
Hurricanes
2

Game 1

18/12

Hurricanes
3
Sabres
1

Game 2

23/12

Sabres
2
Hurricanes
5

Game 3

14/1

Lenovo Center

12:00 AM, 18 December 2016

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 11,682

Referees:
Mike Leggo
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Shane Heyer
Derek Amell

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Buffalo Sabres @ Carolina Hurricanes

Regular Season Series

CAR leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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