Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, December 23, 2017, 7:00 PM ET PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	25-45-12
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	36-35-11

Goals by period

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

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	6	8	22
Carolina Hurricanes	6	18	14	38

Three stars

J. Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
T. Teravainen, Carolina Hurricanes (3 assists)
S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Sebastian Aho (8)	Brett Pesce (6), Teuvo Teravainen (18)	Even strength	BUF 0, CAR 1
2nd	01:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Jordan Staal (10)	Elias Lindholm (10), Teuvo Teravainen (19)	Power play	BUF 0, CAR 2
2nd	02:44	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Beaulieu (1)	Johan Larsson (5), Jack Eichel (18)	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 2
2nd	04:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Faulk (2)	Sebastian Aho (17), Teuvo Teravainen (20)	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 3
2nd	11:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Faulk (3)	Jaccob Slavin (6), Jeff Skinner (14)	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 4
2nd	13:41	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (2)	Jack Eichel (19)	Even strength	BUF 2, CAR 4

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	22	38
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	24	24
Blocked shots	13	8
Giveaways	3	8
Takeaways	10	17
Faceoffs won	15/60 (25%)	45/60 (75%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	1	0	33.3%	18:32
Number 10 J. Josefson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	21.4%	14:22
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0	12.5%	20:56
Number 17 J. Nolan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:10
Number 20 S. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:32
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	0		14:32
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	47.1%	16:04
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:22
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0	50%	17:33
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:41
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:28
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		10:18
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		11:45
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	4	0		22:29
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:42
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		17:13
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		25:48
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		19:08

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	38	34	4	.895	58:45	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	76.5%	16:42
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	1	1	70.6%	19:55
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:17
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1	0	80%	09:53
Number 20 S. Aho	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		18:57
Number 23 B. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		14:01
Number 28 E. Lindholm	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	77.8%	16:33
Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	0	0		09:50
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		10:42
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0	77.8%	15:48
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	0	100%	15:56
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	3	3	+2	0	4	0	0	0		16:42
Number 5 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:52
Number 6 K. Dahlbeck	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:47
Number 22 B. Pesce	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0		19:27
Number 27 J. Faulk	D	2	0	2	+1	0	7	2	2	0		22:13
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:51
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		22:36

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	22	20	2	.909	59:58	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Phillip Di Giuseppe	Hooking	2
2nd	00:06	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane	High sticking	2
2nd	00:29	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson	Tripping	2
2nd	05:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Marcus Kruger	Holding	2
3rd	11:24	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Tripping	2
3rd	16:19	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Bill Peters
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Matt MacPherson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Justin Falk, Ryan O'Reilly, Victor Antipin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Josh Jooris, Haydn Fleury

2017-2018 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 18, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 23, 2017

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 23, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Minnesota Wild 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Ottawa Senators 0 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Nashville Predators 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Washington Capitals 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Los Angeles Kings 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 23, 2017

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