Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 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 |
5 |
12 |
13 |
30 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
10 |
4 |
21 |
Three stars
- R. McLeod, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
- B. Malenstyn, 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 |
05:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (8) |
Ryan McLeod (7), Josh Doan (8) |
Power play |
CAR 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
14:36 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Shayne Gostisbehere (2) |
Unassisted |
Power play |
CAR 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
03:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (5) |
Ryan McLeod (8), Jason Zucker (6) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
18:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn (2) |
Tyson Kozak (2), Peyton Krebs (6) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
19:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (12) |
Zach Benson (9) |
Even strength, Empty net |
CAR 1, 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 |
30 |
21 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
18 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/53 (56.6%) |
23/53 (43.4%) |
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 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
69.2% |
21:03 |
| Number 22 L. Stankoven |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
17:32 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
23:09 |
| Number 27 N. Ehlers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:54 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:35 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
12:45 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 53 J. Blake |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 71 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
60% |
15:23 |
| Number 4 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:10 |
| Number 5 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 6 M. Reilly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:21 |
| Number 19 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:18 |
| Number 21 A. Nikishin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:59 |
| Number 26 S. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:11 |
| Number 64 J. Nystrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:49 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 F. Andersen |
20 |
17 |
3 |
.850 |
57:24 |
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 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:24 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:54 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
07:20 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
20% |
14:04 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
16:14 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
18:32 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:49 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
15:26 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:48 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:44 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:02 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
30 |
29 |
1 |
.967 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:22 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Alexander Nikishin |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
07:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
12:16 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sebastian Aho |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
16:27 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sebastian Aho |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Dunne |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:59 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
William Carrier |
Boarding |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Jonathan Deschamps, Tyson Baker
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Jordan Staal, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Pyotr Kochetkov
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Colten Ellis, Zach Metsa
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Final/SO
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|
Final
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 at San Jose Sharks
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Final
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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