Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
· PNC Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
12 |
13 |
34 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
13 |
6 |
10 |
29 |
Three stars
- T. Teravainen, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
- S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (3 assists)
- A. Raanta, 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 |
02:16 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Teuvo Teravainen (5) |
Sebastian Aho (13), Nino Niederreiter (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, CAR 1 |
| 1st |
13:59 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Martin Necas (5) |
Seth Jarvis (5), Vincent Trocheck (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, CAR 2 |
| 1st |
19:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju (1) |
Jeff Skinner (8), Victor Olofsson (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 2 |
| 2nd |
03:44 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Ian Cole (1) |
Vincent Trocheck (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 3 |
| 2nd |
04:08 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Vincent Trocheck (5) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 4 |
| 2nd |
11:42 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Nino Niederreiter (5) |
Sebastian Aho (14) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 5 |
| 2nd |
19:34 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons (5) |
Jacob Bryson (6), Kyle Okposo (11) |
Power play |
BUF 2, CAR 5 |
| 3rd |
01:09 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Teuvo Teravainen (6) |
Sebastian Aho (15) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 2, CAR 6 |
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 |
34 |
29 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 0 |
| Penalty minutes |
0 |
17 |
| Hits |
16 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/62 (37.1%) |
39/62 (62.9%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 20 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
14:07 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:27 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
14:52 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
16:23 |
| Number 29 V. Hinostroza |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:41 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21.4% |
19:14 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
17:58 |
| Number 57 B. Murray |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:51 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
15:32 |
| Number 74 R. Asplund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 96 A. Bjork |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:44 |
| Number 4 W. Butcher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:44 |
| Number 13 M. Pysyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:22 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:38 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 47 M. Subban |
25 |
19 |
6 |
.760 |
49:57 |
Loss |
| Number 80 A. Dell |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1.000 |
10:03 |
|
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
70.6% |
15:00 |
| Number 16 V. Trocheck |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
09:16 |
| Number 18 D. Stepan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
76.9% |
17:08 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
18:45 |
| Number 21 N. Niederreiter |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:52 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
| Number 71 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:17 |
| Number 78 S. Lorentz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:56 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:46 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 7 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 25 E. Bear |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:02 |
| Number 42 M. Lajoie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:45 |
| Number 64 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:20 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:28 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 A. Raanta |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
06:47 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Ian Cole |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:47 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Vincent Trocheck |
Boarding (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
17:47 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Vincent Trocheck |
Game misconduct (game misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Referees
- Ghislain Hebert, Conor O'Donnell
- Linesmen
- Ryan Galloway, Mark Shewchyk
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Mark Jankowski, John Hayden, Robert Hagg
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Jordan Martinook, Andrei Svechnikov
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Status |
Details |
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3
 at Florida Panthers
4
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Final/SO
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
3
 at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Colorado Avalanche
5
 at Ottawa Senators
6
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 New York Islanders
3
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 4, 2021
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
1
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 4, 2021
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Nashville Predators
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 4, 2021
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 4, 2021
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at New York Rangers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 4, 2021
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 4, 2021
|
Sources and further reading
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