Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Friday, December 15, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
15 |
9 |
3 |
34 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
12 |
14 |
13 |
2 |
41 |
Three stars
- J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals, 1 assist)
- J. McCabe, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
- J. Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
10:16 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Justin Williams (7) |
Brock McGinn (8), Jordan Staal (11) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
10:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (9) |
Evander Kane (15), Jake McCabe (6) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
01:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jake McCabe (2) |
Evander Kane (16), Jack Eichel (17) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
03:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Staal (8) |
Jaccob Slavin (5), Justin Williams (15) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
04:03 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Derek Ryan (6) |
Brett Pesce (5) |
Even strength |
CAR 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
06:57 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Elias Lindholm (9) |
Derek Ryan (11), Sebastian Aho (15) |
Even strength |
CAR 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
09:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (10) |
Jake McCabe (7), Kyle Okposo (9) |
Even strength |
CAR 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
09:34 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (11) |
Evander Kane (17) |
Even strength |
CAR 4, BUF 4 |
| OT |
02:15 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jaccob Slavin (3) |
Elias Lindholm (9), Sebastian Aho (16) |
Even strength |
CAR 5, 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 |
34 |
41 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
17 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/65 (38.5%) |
40/65 (61.5%) |
Box score
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 7 D. Ryan |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
16:39 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
21:05 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
| Number 16 M. Kruger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
11:49 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:23 |
| Number 23 B. McGinn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
66.7% |
15:29 |
| Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
10:12 |
| Number 42 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
13:36 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9.1% |
12:34 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 4 H. Fleury |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 5 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:19 |
| Number 22 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 27 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
21:20 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
|
24:19 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
41 |
37 |
4 |
.902 |
62:13 |
Win |
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 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
20:43 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
3 |
1 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
38.5% |
19:57 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
09:03 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
17:20 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
11:55 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 24 H. Fasching |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
07:25 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:37 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:17 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
13:18 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
23:22 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:46 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:28 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:25 |
| Number 82 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 93 V. Antipin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Johnson |
34 |
29 |
5 |
.853 |
62:15 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
11:24 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Justin Faulk |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
16:20 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Brock McGinn |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 1st |
19:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:15 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jeff Skinner |
Embellishment |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nathan Beaulieu |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Klas Dahlbeck, Josh Jooris
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Josh Gorges, Justin Falk, Jordan Nolan
Other NHL games on Dec 15
Other NHL games on Friday, December 15, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Dallas Stars
2
 at New Jersey Devils
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 15, 2017
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 15, 2017
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
1
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 15, 2017
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 15, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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