Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Friday, January 13, 2017 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 33-37-12
at Carolina Hurricanes 5 36-31-15

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 0 2
Carolina Hurricanes 0 3 2 5

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 13 13 12 38
Carolina Hurricanes 8 14 16 38

Three stars

  1. J. Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. B. McGinn, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
  3. C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:24 Buffalo Sabres William Carrier (3) Ryan O'Reilly (17) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 0
2nd 01:48 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner (16) Derek Ryan (10), Jordan Staal (11) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 1
2nd 02:43 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner (17) Justin Faulk (11) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 2
2nd 06:51 Carolina Hurricanes Brock McGinn (3) Elias Lindholm (11), Ron Hainsey (8) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 3
2nd 11:49 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta (9) Unassisted Shorthanded BUF 2, CAR 3
3rd 04:15 Carolina Hurricanes Victor Rask (13) Noah Hanifin (13), Jeff Skinner (18) Even strength BUF 2, CAR 4
3rd 07:58 Carolina Hurricanes Brock McGinn (4) Jordan Staal (12) Even strength BUF 2, CAR 5

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 38 38
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 28 12
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 4 9
Takeaways 14 14
Faceoffs won 21/52 (40.4%) 31/52 (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 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 50% 16:44
Number 12 B. Gionta R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 15:49
Number 15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 35.7% 20:48
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:20
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 0 40% 16:45
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 10:09
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 11.1% 15:57
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 07:58
Number 48 W. Carrier L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 10:23
Number 56 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 06:53
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 7 0 17:25
Number 90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 54.5% 19:23
Number 6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 19:56
Number 29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 21:23
Number 38 T. Fedun D 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 15:32
Number 41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 16:46
Number 47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 0 5 3 1 22:53
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 3 20:54
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 A. Nilsson 38 33 5 .868 60:00 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 2 2 +2 2 3 0 1 53.3% 19:19
Number 16 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 33.3% 18:11
Number 18 J. McClement C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 71.4% 11:55
Number 20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 100% 14:10
Number 21 L. Stempniak R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 16:15
Number 23 B. McGinn L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 2 2 14:07
Number 25 V. Stalberg L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 0 12:35
Number 33 D. Ryan C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 85.7% 16:37
Number 42 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:28
Number 49 V. Rask C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 55.6% 16:34
Number 53 J. Skinner L 2 1 3 +2 0 6 0 0 17:46
Number 86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 15:21
Number 5 N. Hanifin D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 18:05
Number 22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 16:22
Number 26 M. Tennyson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 13:53
Number 27 J. Faulk D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 22:27
Number 65 R. Hainsey D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 3 23:06
Number 74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 17:49
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 38 36 2 .947 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:23 Carolina Hurricanes Jay McClement Interference 2
1st 10:19 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Holding 2
1st 15:02 Buffalo Sabres Taylor Fedun Tripping 2
2nd 10:55 Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers Boarding 2
3rd 08:26 Buffalo Sabres Taylor Fedun Tripping 2
3rd 12:02 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Kneeing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Bill Peters
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Kory Nagy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Gorges, Robin Lehner
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Klas Dahlbeck, Ty Rattie, Ryan Murphy

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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