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Carolina Hurricanes 1, Buffalo Sabres 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Carolina Hurricanes 1, Buffalo Sabres 4. Shots on goal: CAR 30, BUF 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 1-1 BUF; P2 CAR 0-2 BUF; P3 CAR 0-1 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 05:51 Alex Tuch (assists: Ryan McLeod, Josh Doan) to make it CAR 0-1 BUF; P1 14:36 Shayne Gostisbehere to make it CAR 1-1 BUF; P2 03:55 Jack Quinn (assists: Ryan McLeod, Jason Zucker) to make it CAR 1-2 BUF; P2 18:36 Beck Malenstyn (assists: Tyson Kozak, Peyton Krebs) to make it CAR 1-3 BUF; P3 19:38 Tage Thompson (assists: Zach Benson) to make it CAR 1-4 BUF. Top skaters: Ryan McLeod (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) 1 G, 0 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Beck Malenstyn (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 17 saves on 20, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 29 saves on 30, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Ryan McLeod
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 16:14 TOI
Goals · BUF
Jack Quinn
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG · 20:39 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
29 saves on 30 shots (.967) · W
Season highs
Jack Quinn · Season-high 6 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

CAR 0 largest lead Never led
BUF 3 largest lead P3 19:38 (CAR 1, BUF 4) · 3-0 run, P2 3:55–P3 19:38
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:51 Alex Tuch (Ryan McLeod, Josh Doan) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · CAR 0, BUF 1
  • P1 14:36 Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · Power play · wrist shot · CAR 1, BUF 1
  • P2 3:55 Jack Quinn (Ryan McLeod, Jason Zucker) BUF · tip-in shot · CAR 1, BUF 2
  • P2 18:36 Beck Malenstyn (Tyson Kozak, Peyton Krebs) BUF · wrist shot · CAR 1, BUF 3
  • P3 19:38 Tage Thompson (Zach Benson) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · CAR 1, BUF 4

Linescore

123 T
CAR 100 1
BUF 121 4

Shots on goal: CAR 30, BUF 21

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CARBUF
30Shots on goal21
66Shot attempts59
30Faceoff wins23
18Hits27
9Blocked shots21
1Power-play goals1
6Takeaways4
16Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes6
85.0%Save %96.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR5121330
BUF710421

🎯 Shot Map

Carolina Hurricanes1 G · 56 attempts
Logan Stankoven: missed the netK'Andre Miller: missed the netEric Robinson: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (slap)Seth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Shayne Gostisbehere: goal (wrist)Eric Robinson: missed the netK'Andre Miller: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netShayne Gostisbehere: missed the netEric Robinson: missed the netK'Andre Miller: missed the netMike Reilly: saved (slap)Mike Reilly: missed the netSean Walker: missed the netSean Walker: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (tip-in)Sebastian Aho: saved (backhand)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Taylor Hall: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Eric Robinson: saved (wrist)Eric Robinson: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netWilliam Carrier: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (deflected)Taylor Hall: saved (slap)Jordan Martinook: missed the netShayne Gostisbehere: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netTaylor Hall: missed the netEric Robinson: saved (wrist)William Carrier: saved (wrist)Shayne Gostisbehere: missed the netSeth Jarvis: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: saved (bat)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (bat)William Carrier: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Shayne Gostisbehere: missed the netShayne Gostisbehere: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: missed the netSeth Jarvis: missed the netJordan Martinook: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Mark Jankowski: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 29Saved52% of attempts
  • 26Missed the net46% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres4 G · 37 attempts
Jason Zucker: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netTyson Kozak: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (tip-in)Jack Quinn: goal (tip-in)Noah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: goal (wrist)Josh Dunne: saved (wrap-around)Jason Zucker: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 17Saved46% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net43% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shayne Gostisbehere D 101-332020:10
K'Andre Miller D 000013023:18
Seth Jarvis C 000-234023:09
Sebastian Aho C 000-222021:03
Sean Walker D 000-221120:11
Andrei Svechnikov R 000-250119:35
Jalen Chatfield D 000001119:13
Logan Stankoven C 000-141017:32
Jackson Blake R 000-230017:14
Nikolaj Ehlers L 000-200016:33
Mark Jankowski L 000000315:23
Joel Nystrom D 000000014:49
Alexander Nikishin D 000001113:59
Eric Robinson L 000021013:45
Taylor Hall L 000020013:13
Jordan Martinook L 000002112:45
William Carrier L 000020008:54
Mike Reilly D 000010104:21
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 172085.0357:24
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan McLeod C 022+211216:14
Jack Quinn R 101+160120:39
Tage Thompson C 101+120018:32
Alex Tuch R 101025115:26
Beck Malenstyn L 101+122211:54
Jason Zucker L 011+112117:23
Zach Benson L 011+110116:56
Josh Doan R 011003014:55
Tyson Kozak C 011+115314:04
Peyton Krebs C 011+103010:24
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+203423:44
Conor Timmins D 000+111322:04
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+101021:34
Bowen Byram D 000+110018:48
Owen Power D 000+111218:31
Noah Ostlund C 000010012:49
Jacob Bryson D 000000111:02
Josh Dunne C 000010007:20
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 293096.7160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CAR 1 – 1 BUF
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