Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 35-36-11
at Carolina Hurricanes 2 35-31-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 2 3
Carolina Hurricanes 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 8 9 25
Carolina Hurricanes 8 12 7 27

Three stars

  1. J. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (1 assist)
  2. J. Larsson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. C. Johnson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:22 Buffalo Sabres Carlo Colaiacovo (1) Mark Pysyk (7), Marcus Foligno (12) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 0
2nd 12:10 Carolina Hurricanes Chris Terry (7) Noah Hanifin (15), Riley Nash (13) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 1
3rd 13:40 Carolina Hurricanes Joakim Nordstrom (10) Jordan Staal (24) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 2
3rd 16:11 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (20) Ryan O'Reilly (35), Sam Reinhart (17) Even strength BUF 2, CAR 2
3rd 17:11 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson (7) Brian Gionta (18) Even strength BUF 3, CAR 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 25 27
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 22
Hits 25 18
Blocked shots 10 19
Giveaways 2 7
Takeaways 10 11
Faceoffs won 23/57 (40.4%) 34/57 (59.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 1 21:35
Number 12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 1 18:33
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 14.3% 18:22
Number 17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08:46
Number 19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:03
Number 22 J. Larsson L 1 0 1 +2 2 3 1 0 50% 13:57
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 17:15
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:58
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 100% 13:25
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 13:32
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 +2 2 0 4 1 13:03
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 46.4% 22:18
Number 3 M. Pysyk D 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 14:28
Number 4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20:12
Number 25 C. Colaiacovo D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10:38
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 23:44
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 2 25:46
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 23:25
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Johnson 27 25 2 .926 60:00 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 66.7% 21:43
Number 14 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 09:28
Number 16 E. Lindholm C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 21:09
Number 18 J. McClement C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 75% 10:23
Number 20 R. Nash C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 100% 13:29
Number 24 B. Malone C 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 06:44
Number 25 C. Terry L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 1 12:33
Number 33 D. Ryan C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 53.8% 13:18
Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 14:54
Number 42 J. Nordstrom C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21:37
Number 49 V. Rask C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 46.2% 15:45
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 -1 14 4 0 0 14:24
Number 5 N. Hanifin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18:29
Number 7 R. Murphy D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 16:21
Number 47 M. Jordan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 16:58
Number 54 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 2 19:11
Number 65 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 5 25:10
Number 74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 22:37
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 25 22 3 .880 57:47 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 05:13 Buffalo Sabres Mark Pysyk Holding the stick 2
2nd 06:51 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Slashing 2
2nd 07:06 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Tripping 2
2nd 08:11 Carolina Hurricanes Jaccob Slavin Tripping 2
2nd 18:33 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner Slashing 2
2nd 18:33 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Roughing 2
2nd 18:33 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner Roughing 2
2nd 18:33 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Roughing 2
2nd 18:33 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 09:36 Carolina Hurricanes Brad Malone Cross checking 2
3rd 09:36 Carolina Hurricanes Brad Malone Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Bill Peters
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Ryan Galloway
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody Franson, Robin Lehner, Jason Kasdorf
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Andrej Nestrasil, Justin Faulk

2015-2016 season series

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