Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in a shootout on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
10 |
7 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
32 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
Three stars
- C. Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres
- O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:40 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Tony DeAngelo (3) |
Michael Bunting (22), Martin Necas (24) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
06:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (19) |
Dylan Cozens (24), Kyle Okposo (9) |
Power play |
CAR 1, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
14:42 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Martin Necas (18) |
Brady Skjei (24), Teuvo Teravainen (20) |
Power play |
CAR 2, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
15:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power (3) |
Peyton Krebs (8), Zach Benson (12) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, BUF 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
Saved |
| 1 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sebastian Aho |
Saved |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power |
Saved |
| 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov |
Saved |
| 3 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Saved |
| 3 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Teuvo Teravainen |
Saved |
| 4 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Mittelstadt |
Goal (winner) |
| 4 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Martin Necas |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
14 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
25 |
23 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/54 (63%) |
20/54 (37%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68.8% |
13:45 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
85.7% |
15:39 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
21:09 |
| Number 23 S. Noesen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
16:49 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 58 M. Bunting |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 71 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
10:12 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 7 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:14 |
| Number 8 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:55 |
| Number 22 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:48 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:28 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 77 T. DeAngelo |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 S. Martin |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
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 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:28 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:55 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
15:02 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:52 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
20:53 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:54 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:06 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:59 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
60% |
18:35 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
18:18 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:33 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:12 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:51 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:05 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
31:43 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
65:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:58 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Brady Skjei |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:59 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Staal |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
- Linesmen
- Jonathan Deschamps, David Brisebois
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Antti Raanta, Brendan Lemieux, Jalen Chatfield
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Victor Olofsson, Kale Clague, Ryan Johnson
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Feb 25, 2024
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
6
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 25, 2024
|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Feb 25, 2024
|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 25, 2024
|
 Arizona Coyotes
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Feb 25, 2024
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 25, 2024
|
Sources and further reading
Carolina Hurricanes 
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