Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
11 |
18 |
8 |
37 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
13 |
0 |
24 |
Three stars
- R. McLeod, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- D. Cozens, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (8) |
Connor Clifton (8), Beck Malenstyn (5) |
Even strength |
CAR 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
08:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dylan Cozens (10) |
Alex Tuch (18) |
Even strength |
CAR 0, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
19:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (9) |
Jason Zucker (17) |
Even strength |
CAR 0, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
03:45 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jaccob Slavin (3) |
Brent Burns (13), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (13) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
16:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Martin Necas (16) |
Shayne Gostisbehere (22), Brent Burns (14) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
19:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (10) |
Tage Thompson (16), Jason Zucker (18) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, 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 |
37 |
24 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
6 |
| Hits |
11 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
25 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
20 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/56 (50%) |
28/56 (50%) |
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 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
35.3% |
11:36 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:10 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
20:40 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:47 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
12:04 |
| Number 53 J. Blake |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:11 |
| Number 54 J. Jaaska |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:43 |
| Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:39 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:33 |
| Number 96 J. Roslovic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
75% |
15:15 |
| Number 4 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:44 |
| Number 5 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 7 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 8 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:46 |
| Number 26 S. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
15:19 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:39 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 D. Tokarski |
24 |
21 |
3 |
.875 |
57:43 |
Loss |
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 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
50% |
16:01 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
20% |
12:55 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
46.2% |
13:38 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
100% |
15:05 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
60% |
12:16 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
43.8% |
17:06 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:35 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
85.7% |
13:25 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
18:44 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:10 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:23 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
16:37 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
37 |
35 |
2 |
.946 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Lafferty |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 1st |
08:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:16 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sean Walker |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Connor Clifton |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Ghislain Hebert, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Kyle Flemington
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- William Carrier, Tyson Jost, Ty Smith
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dennis Gilbert, Jacob Bryson
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