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Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Monday, January 19, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 50-23-9
at Carolina Hurricanes 2 53-22-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 3 8 7 18
Carolina Hurricanes 12 8 9 29

Three stars

  1. B. Bussi, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
  2. S. Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
  3. A. Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:33 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (7) Jack Quinn (17), Jason Zucker (14) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 0
1st 07:04 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (17) Sebastian Aho (34), Sean Walker (10) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 1
3rd 02:10 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis (22) Andrei Svechnikov (25), Sebastian Aho (35) Power play BUF 1, CAR 2

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 18 29
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 25 23
Blocked shots 12 6
Giveaways 20 17
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 22/48 (45.8%) 26/48 (54.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:07
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 50% 14:59
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 33.3% 11:04
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14:31
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10:23
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 54.5% 10:28
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 58.3% 14:44
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 41.7% 22:47
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:23
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 50% 19:55
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17:30
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:47
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25:01
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 27:33
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 22:07
26 R. Dahlin D 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 0 25:03
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:41
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 08:00
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 29 27 2 .931 57:50 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 61.9% 19:44
20 S. Aho C 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 30% 19:38
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 80% 12:37
24 S. Jarvis R 1 0 1 0 6 5 0 1 100% 21:43
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:35
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 09:36
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 1 2 6 1 4 0 0 17:17
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:49
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 02:02
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:05
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 12:53
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 45.5% 09:45
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:50
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21:57
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 17:48
26 S. Walker D 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 19:16
64 J. Nystrom D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:08
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:53
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 18 17 1 .944 59:24 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 07:15 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Roughing 2
2nd 11:35 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Roughing 2
2nd 11:35 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Roughing 2
2nd 16:10 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Hooking 2
3rd 02:03 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power Tripping 2
3rd 17:31 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Roughing 2
3rd 17:31 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Pierre Lambert, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mike Reilly, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 19

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 5 Final Game page

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