Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres

13-11-7, 7-7-4 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Hurricanes CAR	0	1	3	1	5
Sabres BUF	0	1	3	0	4

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

8-18-7, 4-9-2 Home

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Phillip Di GiuseppeP. Di Giuseppe#34
Marcus KrugerM. Kruger#16
Elias LindholmE. Lindholm#28
Brock McGinnB. McGinn#23
Joakim NordstromJ. Nordstrom#42
Victor RaskV. Rask#49
Derek RyanD. Ryan#7
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Teuvo TeravainenT. Teravainen#86
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
defensemen
Justin FaulkJ. Faulk#27
Haydn FleuryH. Fleury#4
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#5
Brett PesceB. Pesce#22
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	24	15:23	2:17	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	10:12	0:00	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	11:49	0:00	1:23	10:26	5	4	55.6
1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	15:29	1:59	1:19	12:11	2	1	66.7
0	1	1	4	2	0	1	2	4	0	0	22	14:12	0:00	0:27	13:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:36	0:00	2:09	11:27	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	12:34	0:43	0:00	11:51	1	10	9.1
1	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	24	16:39	1:43	0:05	14:51	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	16:13	2:02	0:00	14:11	0	1	0.0
1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:05	1:43	2:32	16:50	9	15	37.5
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:12	2:17	0:00	13:55	0	3	0.0
1	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:47	1:43	0:05	16:59	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	3	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	30	21:20	2:17	0:00	19:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:10	0:11	1:21	14:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	20:19	1:50	0:00	18:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	31	23:40	0:00	2:39	21:01	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	31	24:19	0:00	2:39	21:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:48	0:00	1:21	11:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cam WardC. Ward#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	4	37	.902	0	0	0	0	0	62:13	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Hudson FaschingH. Fasching#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Chad JohnsonC. Johnson#31
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Benoit PouliotB. Pouliot#67
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Scott WilsonS. Wilson#20
defensemen
Victor AntipinV. Antipin#93
Nathan BeaulieuN. Beaulieu#82
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
3	1	1	11	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	26	19:57	2:37	1:09	16:11	5	8	38.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	7:25	1:16	0:00	6:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	24	17:02	0:00	0:52	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	62:15	4:00	4:00	54:15	0	0	0.0
0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	23	20:43	2:37	0:54	17:12	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	20	11:55	0:00	1:40	10:15	4	4	50.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	23:22	1:57	0:48	20:37	20	8	71.4
0	1	1	4	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	23	17:20	1:23	0:00	15:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	15:37	1:23	0:00	14:14	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:17	0:00	1:40	12:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:54	2:03	0:00	11:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:18	2:37	0:00	10:41	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:03	0:00	1:16	7:47	3	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:59	0:00	0:00	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	20	14:39	0:07	0:00	14:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:35	0:00	1:14	17:21	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	18:28	0:03	1:10	17:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	26:25	2:37	1:42	22:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	23:46	1:20	2:20	20:06	0	0	0.0

goalies

shotsAgainst	goalsAgainst	saves	savePct	evenStrengthSaves	powerPlaySaves	shortHandedSaves	shootoutShotsAgainst	shootoutSaves	timeOnIce	penaltyMinutes

* - 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	OT	T
	Hurricanes	0	1	3	1	5
	Sabres	0	1	3	0	4

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			CAR	BUF
10:16		Justin Williams (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brock McGinn (8), Jordan Staal (11)	1	0
10:46		Jack Eichel (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (15), Jake McCabe (6)	1	1

3rd Period		CAR	BUF
1:20	Jake McCabe (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (16), Jack Eichel (17)	1	2
3:00	Jordan Staal (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jaccob Slavin (5), Justin Williams (15)	2	2
4:03	Derek Ryan (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Pesce (5)	3	2
6:57	Elias Lindholm (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Derek Ryan (11), Sebastian Aho (15)	4	2
9:24	Jack Eichel (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake McCabe (7), Kyle Okposo (9)	4	3
9:34	Jack Eichel (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (17)	4	4

OT Summary			CAR	BUF
2:15		Jaccob Slavin (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Elias Lindholm (9), Sebastian Aho (16)	5	4

Regular Season Series

CAR leads 2-0

Hurricanes
3
Sabres
1

Game 1

19/11

Hurricanes
5
Sabres
4

Game 2

16/12

Sabres
2
Hurricanes
4

Game 3

24/12

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 16 December 2017

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 17,610

Referees:
Eric Furlatt

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Scott Driscoll

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	14	4	46
Philadelphia	19	11	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	16	12	9	41
Columbus	16	15	6	38

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	6	40

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

CAR leads 2-0

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