Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
· PNC Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
Three stars
- C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
- J. Nordstrom, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
- J. Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
14:04 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Joakim Nordstrom (3) |
Jay McClement (2), Brett Pesce (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, CAR 1 |
| 3rd |
17:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane (5) |
Jake McCabe (7), Marcus Foligno (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Lee Stempniak |
Goal (winner) |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart |
Saved |
| 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sebastian Aho |
Goal |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
22 |
| Power play |
0 of 0 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
0 |
| Hits |
35 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
12 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
19/47 (40.4%) |
28/47 (59.6%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:49 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
27.3% |
21:16 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:59 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
100% |
11:20 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
07:30 |
| Number 48 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
30% |
20:29 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:40 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
21:17 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:18 |
| Number 77 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
23:07 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 A. Nilsson |
22 |
21 |
1 |
.955 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
75% |
18:03 |
| Number 16 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
70% |
17:54 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:58 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
20:55 |
| Number 21 L. Stempniak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 23 B. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 25 V. Stalberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:19 |
| Number 33 D. Ryan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:31 |
| Number 42 J. Nordstrom |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:50 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:09 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
19:03 |
| Number 5 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 22 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
22:55 |
| Number 26 M. Tennyson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 27 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
23:17 |
| Number 65 R. Hainsey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
22:24 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
23:57 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
24 |
23 |
1 |
.958 |
65:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Referees
- Mike Leggo, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Shane Heyer, Derek Amell
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Justin Falk, Derek Grant
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Andrej Nestrasil, Klas Dahlbeck, Ryan Murphy
Other NHL games on Dec 17
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 17, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 New Jersey Devils
1
 at Ottawa Senators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 Anaheim Ducks
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Washington Capitals
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
6
 at St. Louis Blues
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Nashville Predators
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
2
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 17, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
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