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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 2, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 39-37-6
at Carolina Hurricanes 6 52-23-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 2 2
Carolina Hurricanes 2 3 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 7 8 22
Carolina Hurricanes 10 11 16 37

Three stars

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

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:26 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (7) Seth Jarvis (10), Jaccob Slavin (10) Even strength BUF 0, CAR 1
1st 16:36 Carolina Hurricanes Jack Drury (3) Martin Necas (10), Jalen Chatfield (4) Even strength BUF 0, CAR 2
2nd 01:06 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (8) Andrei Svechnikov (9), Brent Burns (6) Power play BUF 0, CAR 3
2nd 14:12 Carolina Hurricanes Stefan Noesen (6) Martin Necas (11), Jaccob Slavin (11) Even strength BUF 0, CAR 4
2nd 18:04 Carolina Hurricanes Teuvo Teravainen (11) Andrei Svechnikov (10), Brent Burns (7) Power play BUF 0, CAR 5
3rd 04:08 Buffalo Sabres Casey Mittelstadt (5) Alex Tuch (9), Henri Jokiharju (7) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 5
3rd 08:05 Carolina Hurricanes Brady Skjei (4) Teuvo Teravainen (7) Shorthanded BUF 1, CAR 6
3rd 09:24 Buffalo Sabres Tyson Jost (2) Peyton Krebs (3) Even strength BUF 2, CAR 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 22 37
Power play 0 of 5 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 13 19
Hits 24 14
Blocked shots 16 8
Giveaways 13 17
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 26/57 (45.6%) 31/57 (54.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 15:09
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 04:30
15 B. Biro L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 10:13
17 T. Jost C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 3 0 08:24
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 50% 14:45
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 1 0 33.3% 16:22
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 20% 16:49
37 C. Mittelstadt C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 66.7% 24:03
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 23:20
71 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 14:57
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 18:42
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 22:20
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:40
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 1 0 17:28
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 0 19:46
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 20:44
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 0 0 23:55
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 +1 7 0 3 2 0 15:36
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 E. Comrie 37 31 6 .838 59:45 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 42.9% 16:30
18 J. Drury C 1 0 1 +1 5 1 2 0 0 81.8% 12:50
20 S. Aho C 2 0 2 +1 6 6 0 0 1 62.5% 15:16
23 S. Noesen R 1 0 1 +1 4 3 1 0 0 100% 11:46
24 S. Jarvis R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 33.3% 17:33
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 12:58
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16:14
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 0 100% 11:53
71 J. Fast R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 16:28
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 40% 13:11
86 T. Teravainen C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 1 50% 12:55
88 M. Necas C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 12:58
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:48
7 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 17:16
8 B. Burns D 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 19:06
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 23:04
74 J. Slavin D 0 2 2 +3 0 0 2 2 0 19:54
76 B. Skjei D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 24:20
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
52 P. Kochetkov 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:23 Carolina Hurricanes Stefan Noesen Roughing 2
1st 07:23 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Roughing 2
1st 07:23 Carolina Hurricanes Stefan Noesen Roughing 2
2nd 00:53 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Interference 2
2nd 03:28 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Slashing 2
2nd 04:40 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho High sticking double minor 4
2nd 17:45 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Roughing 2
2nd 17:45 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Roughing 2
2nd 17:45 Carolina Hurricanes Michael Bunting Roughing 2
3rd 06:42 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 19:10 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:10 Carolina Hurricanes Jack Drury Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Brandon Grillo, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jacob Bryson, Ryan Johnson, Isak Rosen
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Lemieux

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 2

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Dallas Stars 8 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 0 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page

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