Hurricanes 6-2 Sabres (5 Dec, 2021) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

8-13-3, 2-7-2 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	1	0	2
CAR	2	3	1	6

Carolina Hurricanes

16-6-1, 7-3-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
R. Asplund C
A. Bjork LW
D. Cozens C
C. Eakin C
Z. Girgensons LW
V. Hinostroza C
C. Mittelstadt C
B. Murray LW
K. Okposo RW
V. Olofsson LW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
defensemen
J. Bryson D
W. Butcher D
R. Dahlin D
H. Jokiharju D
C. Miller D
M. Pysyk D

											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	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	19	15:07	0:48	0:00	14:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:44	0:04	0:00	12:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	14:52	3:07	0:00	11:45	5	8	38.5
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	14:07	0:00	0:00	14:07	8	6	57.1
1	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	21	16:23	2:26	0:00	13:57	1	1	50.0
0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:41	0:00	0:00	12:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	19:14	4:30	0:00	14:44	3	11	21.4
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	12:51	0:00	0:00	12:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	15:27	2:30	0:00	12:57	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	17:42	4:30	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	17:58	4:30	0:00	13:28	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	21	15:32	3:05	0:00	12:27	4	10	28.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	18:45	2:16	0:00	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:04	0:00	0:00	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	29	22:49	4:44	0:00	18:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	19:44	0:00	0:00	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	18:38	2:30	0:00	16:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:22	0:00	0:00	19:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Subban G
A. Dell G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	6	19	.760	17	2	0	0	0	49:57	0
4	0	4	1.000	4	0	0	0	0	10:03	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
S. Aho C
J. Fast RW
S. Jarvis C
J. Kotkaniemi C
S. Lorentz C
M. Necas C
N. Niederreiter RW
J. Staal C
D. Stepan C
T. Teravainen LW
V. Trocheck C
defensemen
E. Bear D
J. Chatfield D
I. Cole D
M. Lajoie D
B. Skjei D
J. Slavin D
B. Smith D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	18:45	0:00	1:47	16:58	7	5	58.3
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:17	0:00	2:34	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	13:44	0:00	0:00	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:56	0:00	0:00	14:56	2	4	33.3
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:08	0:00	1:28	15:40	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:57	0:00	1:21	13:36	0	0	0.0
1	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:52	0:00	0:00	17:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	15:00	0:00	2:55	12:05	12	5	70.6
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	19	17:08	0:00	1:31	15:37	10	3	76.9
2	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	17:46	0:00	1:31	16:15	1	1	50.0
1	2	3	3	0	1	2	15	0	0	0	11	9:16	0:00	0:53	8:23	7	5	58.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:48	0:00	0:00	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	27	19:20	0:00	0:49	18:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	4	1	1	27	19:02	0:00	3:26	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:45	0:00	0:00	12:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:28	0:00	2:23	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:39	0:00	4:37	16:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:09	0:00	2:45	14:24	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Raanta G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	28	0	4	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	2
	Hurricanes	2	3	1	6

1st Period		BUF	CAR
2:16	Teuvo Teravainen (5) Assists: Sebastian Aho (13), Nino Niederreiter (4)	0	1
13:59	Martin Necas (5) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (10), Seth Jarvis (5)	0	2
19:28	Henri Jokiharju (1) Assists: Jeff Skinner (8), Victor Olofsson (10)	1	2

2nd Period		BUF	CAR
3:44	Ian Cole (1) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (11)	1	3
4:08	Vincent Trocheck (5) Unassisted	1	4
11:42	Nino Niederreiter (5) Assists: Sebastian Aho (14)	1	5
19:34	Zemgus Girgensons (5) (Power Play) Assists: Kyle Okposo (11), Jacob Bryson (6)	2	5

3rd Period			BUF	CAR
1:09		Teuvo Teravainen (6) (Shorthanded) Assists: Sebastian Aho (15)	2	6

Regular Season Series

CAR leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Hurricanes
6

Game 1

5/12

Hurricanes
2
Sabres
4

Game 2

6/4

Sabres
3
Hurricanes
5

Game 3

8/4

PNC Arena

12:30 AM, 5 December 2021

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,680

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert
Conor O'Donnell

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Ryan Galloway

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

CAR leads 1-0

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