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Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9
at Carolina Hurricanes 6 53-22-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 5 11 22
Carolina Hurricanes 10 15 10 35

Three stars

  1. A. Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. C. Legault, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Kotkaniemi, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:00 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (5) Andrei Svechnikov (2) Even strength BUF 0, CAR 1
1st 08:18 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power (2) Noah Ostlund (1) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 1
2nd 04:34 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (4) K'Andre Miller (4), Nikolaj Ehlers (5) Power play BUF 1, CAR 2
2nd 11:39 Carolina Hurricanes Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2) Joel Nystrom (1), Taylor Hall (5) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 3
3rd 00:29 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Robinson (4) Jesperi Kotkaniemi (3), Charles Alexis Legault (1) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 4
3rd 03:23 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (6) Tage Thompson (6) Even strength BUF 2, CAR 4
3rd 06:49 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (6) Ryan McLeod (5), Alex Tuch (8) Even strength BUF 3, CAR 4
3rd 17:56 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis (9) Jordan Staal (2) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, CAR 5
3rd 18:32 Carolina Hurricanes Charles Alexis Legault (1) Sebastian Aho (10) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, 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 35
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 21 25
Blocked shots 16 13
Giveaways 25 24
Takeaways 7 7
Faceoffs won 31/64 (48.4%) 33/64 (51.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 1 0 15:04
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 55.6% 16:23
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 17:17
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:25
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 08:53
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 56.3% 14:11
63 I. Rosen R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:54
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 56.3% 19:23
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 25% 18:59
86 N. Ostlund C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 08:51
89 A. Tuch R 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 18:37
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 15:15
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 2 0 21:30
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 17:29
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 20:22
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 3 0 23:35
25 O. Power D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 1 0 22:08
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 13:22
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 33 29 4 .879 58:47 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 57.9% 16:27
20 S. Aho C 1 1 2 +1 0 6 0 0 0 53.3% 20:01
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 30% 12:18
24 S. Jarvis R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 17:49
27 N. Ehlers L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:36
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 13:20
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 3 1 1 18:11
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 100% 15:30
50 E. Robinson L 1 0 1 +3 0 3 2 1 0 12:22
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:31
71 T. Hall L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 15:57
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 3 0 0 50% 11:49
6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 3 0 21:05
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:31
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 4 1 0 21:39
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 21:09
62 C. Legault D 1 1 2 +2 2 2 2 2 0 18:21
64 J. Nystrom D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 16:23
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
52 P. Kochetkov 22 19 3 .864 59:01 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:07 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bryson Hooking 2
2nd 02:59 Buffalo Sabres Conor Timmins Roughing 2
2nd 11:59 Carolina Hurricanes Mike Reilly Holding the stick 2
2nd 18:08 Carolina Hurricanes Charles Alexis Legault Interference 2
2nd 18:08 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Wes McCauley, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Brandon Grillo
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mason Geertsen, Colten Ellis, Zac Jones
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mark Jankowski, Gavin Bayreuther, Brandon Bussi

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 Nov 8

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 9 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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