Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Friday, November 27, 2015 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 35-31-16
at Buffalo Sabres 4 35-36-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Carolina Hurricanes 0 1 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Carolina Hurricanes 11 12 5 28
Buffalo Sabres 3 11 7 21

Three stars

  1. J. Gorges, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. D. Legwand, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:57 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges (1) Rasmus Ristolainen (10), Jamie McGinn (4) Even strength CAR 0, BUF 1
2nd 04:59 Carolina Hurricanes Victor Rask (7) Eric Staal (10), Elias Lindholm (3) Even strength CAR 1, BUF 1
2nd 12:24 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (8) Unassisted Even strength CAR 1, BUF 2
2nd 19:37 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta (2) Matt Moulson (5) Even strength CAR 1, BUF 3
3rd 06:36 Buffalo Sabres David Legwand (2) Jamie McGinn (5), Tim Schaller (2) Even strength CAR 1, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Carolina Hurricanes Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 28 21
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 11 18
Blocked shots 7 19
Giveaways 5 8
Takeaways 9 7
Faceoffs won 30/52 (57.7%) 22/52 (42.3%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 66.7% 14:43
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 19:02
Number 15 A. Nestrasil C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 13:45
Number 16 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 60% 16:34
Number 18 J. McClement C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37.5% 12:47
Number 20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 66.7% 15:38
Number 24 B. Malone C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:01
Number 25 C. Terry L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10:07
Number 32 K. Versteeg R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:16
Number 42 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 -3 2 0 1 0 14:03
Number 49 V. Rask C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 57.1% 18:13
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:00
Number 5 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 17:34
Number 26 J. Liles D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 1 20:08
Number 27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 22:34
Number 54 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 20:42
Number 65 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 21:12
Number 74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 17:50
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 14 11 3 .786 39:51 Loss
Number 31 E. Lack 7 6 1 .857 20:00

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 20:15
Number 12 B. Gionta R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 18:45
Number 15 J. Eichel C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 2 71.4% 19:30
Number 17 D. Legwand C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 0 10:49
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 16:29
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 15:09
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 46.2% 14:04
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 11:00
Number 59 T. Schaller L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 11.1% 08:13
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 12:42
Number 88 J. McGinn L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 3 0 08:12
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 47.6% 20:36
Number 4 J. Gorges D 1 0 1 +3 0 1 2 3 21:15
Number 25 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 20:22
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:19
Number 46 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:20
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 21:35
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 2 24:25
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Johnson 28 27 1 .964 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:17 Carolina Hurricanes Riley Nash Interference 2
1st 19:17 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane High sticking 2
2nd 01:24 Carolina Hurricanes Joakim Nordstrom High sticking 2
2nd 10:16 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Interference 2
3rd 10:09 Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers Hooking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Bill Peters
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Michal Jordan
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mike Weber, Johan Larsson

2015-2016 season series

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Sources and further reading

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