Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres

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Hurricanes CAR	0	0	2	2
Sabres BUF	1	2	1	4

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McLeod scores 3 goals as Sabres beat Hurricanes 4-2 for third win in four games

— Ryan McLeod scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Jan 16, 2025, 02:28 am - AP

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	Hurricanes	0	0	2	2
	Sabres	1	2	1	4

1st Period			CAR	BUF
0:43		Ryan McLeod (8) Assists: Connor Clifton (8), Beck Malenstyn (5)	0	1

2nd Period			CAR	BUF
8:18		Dylan Cozens (10) Assists: Alex Tuch (18)	0	2
19:56		Ryan McLeod (9) Assists: Jason Zucker (17)	0	3

3rd Period		CAR	BUF
3:45	Jaccob Slavin (3) Assists: Brent Burns (13), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (13)	1	3
16:50	Martin Necas (16) Assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (22), Brent Burns (14)	2	3
19:36	Ryan McLeod (10) (Empty Net) Assists: Tage Thompson (16), Jason Zucker (18)	2	4

Ryan McLeod Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Clifton (8), Beck Malenstyn (5)
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Alex Tuch hit Sean Walker
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jack Drury
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
Peyton Krebs Tip-In Wide Right
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
Tage Thompson Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Sam Lafferty Kneeing against Jackson Blake
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack Drury
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
Ryan McLeod Cross-checking against Jack Roslovic
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jordan Martinook
Henri Jokiharju hit Jordan Staal
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Jason Zucker hit Sean Walker
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Martin Necas
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Drury
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Jason Zucker faceoff won against Jordan Staal
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Jason Zucker Backhand saved by Dustin Tokarski
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Dustin Tokarski
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Tage Thompson
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Dustin Tokarski
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Dustin Tokarski
Beck Malenstyn hit Jack Drury
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
Sean Walker shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Connor Clifton Interference against Juha Jaaska served by Jack Quinn
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Beck Malenstyn hit Jalen Chatfield
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Jordan Martinook shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dylan Cozens Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (18)
Giveaway by Tyson Kozak
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jack Drury
Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
Jack Quinn Backhand Above Crossbar
Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
Jordan Martinook shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Takeaway by Jason Zucker
Jordan Martinook shot blocked by Owen Power
Giveaway by Owen Power
Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Jason Zucker
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Dylan Cozens hit Juha Jaaska
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sam Lafferty Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Tyson Kozak Backhand Wide Right
Takeaway by Jason Zucker
Dylan Cozens hit Dmitry Orlov
Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Dustin Tokarski
Beck Malenstyn hit Brent Burns
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Brent Burns shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
Brent Burns shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Ryan McLeod Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (17)
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack Drury
Brent Burns shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
Connor Clifton hit Seth Jarvis
Connor Clifton hit Jack Roslovic
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
Martin Necas shot blocked by Connor Clifton
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
Sam Lafferty Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn hit Shayne Gostisbehere
Jack Drury shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
Eric Robinson shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Jason Zucker
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
Connor Clifton hit Jackson Blake
Connor Clifton hit Jack Drury
Henri Jokiharju hit Jack Roslovic
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Seth Jarvis shot blocked by Zach Benson
Sam Lafferty hit Andrei Svechnikov
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
Tage Thompson hit Juha Jaaska
Jordan Martinook shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Ryan McLeod Goal (10) , assists: Tage Thompson (16), Jason Zucker (18)
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Icing
Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by Juha Jaaska
Puck in Benches
Jackson Blake faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Sean Walker shot blocked by Juha Jaaska
Giveaway by Shayne Gostisbehere
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Sean Walker
Jack Roslovic Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Zach Benson
Takeaway by Sebastian Aho
Sebastian Aho Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
TV Timeout
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Sebastian Aho Backhand Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Jack Drury faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
Puck in Netting
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Jack Roslovic Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Puck in Netting
Jordan Martinook hit Dylan Cozens
Sean Walker Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Off-side
Giveaway by Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Juha Jaaska hit Bowen Byram
Icing
Jalen Chatfield hit Jason Zucker
Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
Zach Benson shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
Sean Walker Holding the stick against JJ Peterka
TV Timeout
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Seth Jarvis Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Sean Walker
Giveaway by Martin Necas
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Sean Walker
Sebastian Aho Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jack Roslovic Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Benches
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
Andrei Svechnikov hit Connor Clifton
Puck in Netting
Icing
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Jordan Staal hit Rasmus Dahlin
Andrei Svechnikov Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Sebastian Aho Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Puck in Netting
Jack Roslovic faceoff won against Alex Tuch
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot Wide Left
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Off-side
Jack Drury faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jackson Blake Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jack Drury Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Right
Seth Jarvis Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
Shayne Gostisbehere Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jack Roslovic Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Eric Robinson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Andrei Svechnikov Backhand Hit Right Post
Andrei Svechnikov hit Tage Thompson
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic
Icing
Juha Jaaska shot blocked by Jackson Blake
Jalen Chatfield Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Martin Necas faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Off-side
Jack Drury faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
Jackson Blake Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Juha Jaaska hit Peyton Krebs
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Jordan Martinook hit Jack Quinn
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov
Sebastian Aho Backhand Wide Right
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jordan Staal hit Henri Jokiharju
Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Seth Jarvis Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Connor Clifton shot blocked by Jack Roslovic
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Juha Jaaska Tip-In Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Jordan Martinook
Jordan Staal Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Andrei Svechnikov Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Brent Burns
Puck in Benches
Icing
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Jack Roslovic Backhand Wide Left
Dmitry Orlov Backhand Wide Left
Juha Jaaska Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot Wide Left
Jaccob Slavin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brent Burns (13), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (13)
Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Jordan Martinook
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Eric Robinson
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Sean Walker
Icing
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jordan Staal hit Rasmus Dahlin
Jordan Staal Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Jackson Blake faceoff won against Jason Zucker
Giveaway by Jackson Blake
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Sean Walker
Icing
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Hand Pass
Andrei Svechnikov hit Bowen Byram
Hand Pass
Eric Robinson Tip-In Wide Right
Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Icing
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Icing
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Martin Necas Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (22), Brent Burns (14)
Timeout - Home
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Brent Burns

HURRICANES

SABRES

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Hurricanes
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

15/1

Sabres
2
Hurricanes
5

Game 2

28/2

Hurricanes
0
Sabres
3

Game 3

9/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	14	4	46
Philadelphia	19	11	7	45
Washington	20	14	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	21	15	2	44
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

Stars of the Game

Ryan McLeodC - BUF

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG - BUF

Dylan CozensC - BUF

Game Information

McLeod scores 3 goals as Sabres beat Hurricanes 4-2 for third win in four games

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Boston Bruins prospect James Hagens scores twice in U.S. win

Hurricanes' Pyotr Kochetkov set for surgery, likely ending season

Islanders F Mathew Barzal fined $5,000 for two-handed slash