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Buffalo Sabres 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2. Shots on goal: BUF 18, CAR 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-1 CAR; P2 BUF 0-0 CAR; P3 BUF 0-1 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 01:33 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Jack Quinn, Jason Zucker) to make it BUF 1-0 CAR; P1 07:04 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Sebastian Aho, Sean Walker) to make it BUF 1-1 CAR; P3 02:10 Seth Jarvis (assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho) to make it BUF 1-2 CAR. Top skaters: Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) 1 G, 1 A; Sebastian Aho (CAR) 0 G, 2 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Seth Jarvis (CAR) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 26 saves on 28, decision L; Brandon Bussi (CAR) 17 saves on 18, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CAR
Andrei Svechnikov
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 17:17 TOI
Goals · CAR
Seth Jarvis
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 21:43 TOI
Goaltending · CAR
Brandon Bussi
17 saves on 18 shots (.944) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 1 largest lead P1 1:33 (BUF 1, CAR 0)
CAR 1 largest lead P3 2:10 (BUF 1, CAR 2) · 2-0 run, P1 7:04–P3 2:10
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:33 Rasmus Dahlin (Jack Quinn, Jason Zucker) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, CAR 0
  • P1 7:04 Andrei Svechnikov (Sebastian Aho, Sean Walker) CAR · tip-in shot · BUF 1, CAR 1
  • P3 2:10 Seth Jarvis (Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho) CAR · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 1, CAR 2

Linescore

123 T
BUF 100 1
CAR 101 2

Shots on goal: BUF 18, CAR 28

📋 Team Stats

BUFCAR
18Shots on goal29
42Shot attempts46
22Faceoff wins26
25Hits23
12Blocked shots6
0Power-play goals1
6Takeaways7
19Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes6
92.9%Save %94.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF38718
CAR128929

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres1 G · 30 attempts
Rasmus Dahlin: goal (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netKonsta Helenius: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Owen Power: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netJacob Bryson: saved (tip-in)Tage Thompson: saved (backhand)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (tip-in)Noah Ostlund: missed the netOwen Power: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (backhand)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 17Saved57% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net40% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes2 G · 40 attempts
Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Taylor Hall: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: goal (tip-in)Jalen Chatfield: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (snap)Eric Robinson: saved (backhand)Jordan Martinook: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (tip-in)K'Andre Miller: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Jalen Chatfield: missed the netTaylor Hall: saved (wrap-around)Sebastian Aho: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (tip-in)Logan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Taylor Hall: saved (backhand)Alexander Nikishin: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: missed the netJalen Chatfield: missed the netJordan Staal: saved (deflected)Alexander Nikishin: saved (slap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (slap)Sean Walker: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: goal (wrist)Sean Walker: missed the netJoel Nystrom: saved (slap)Seth Jarvis: saved (slap)Jordan Staal: saved (snap)Jordan Staal: saved (backhand)Mark Jankowski: saved (snap)William Carrier: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: saved (backhand)Jordan Martinook: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 27Saved68% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net28% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 101033125:03
Jason Zucker L 011002014:59
Jack Quinn R 011001014:31
Mattias Samuelsson D 000011127:33
Bowen Byram D 000020025:01
Tage Thompson C 000061222:47
Owen Power D 000021122:07
Alex Tuch R 000002219:55
Josh Doan R 000001017:30
Zach Benson L 000010117:07
Noah Ostlund C 000000015:23
Ryan McLeod C 000011014:44
Peyton Krebs C 000012111:04
Konsta Helenius C 000000010:47
Tyson Kozak C 000004110:28
Beck Malenstyn L 000005010:23
Zach Metsa D 000000108:41
Jacob Bryson D 000011108:00
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 262892.9257:50
CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Andrei Svechnikov R 112014017:17
Sebastian Aho C 022001019:38
Seth Jarvis C 101055021:43
Sean Walker D 011011119:16
Jaccob Slavin D 000000022:53
Jalen Chatfield D 000000122:50
K'Andre Miller D 000020021:57
Jordan Staal C 000033019:44
Nikolaj Ehlers L 000020118:35
Alexander Nikishin D 000031117:48
Jordan Martinook L 000011016:49
Jackson Blake R 000020116:05
Joel Nystrom D 000010013:08
Taylor Hall L 000032012:53
Logan Stankoven C 000012012:37
Mark Jankowski L 000011109:45
William Carrier L 000012009:36
Eric Robinson L 000010002:02
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Brandon Bussi W 171894.4159:24

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BUF 1 – 2 CAR
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Buffalo Sabres 26-17-5 L2 L10 6-3-1 Next game recap: @ NSH · Tue, Jan 20
Carolina Hurricanes 31-15-4 W3 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: vs CHI · Thu, Jan 22

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