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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo SabresNov 23, 2025

Final· KeyBank Center
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
CAR1001CAR5121330
BUF1214BUF710421
CAR 78BUF 47
CAR 3.71BUF 4.42
PP goals
CAR 1BUF 1
Hits
CAR 18BUF 27
Blocks
CAR 9BUF 21
PIM
CAR 8BUF 6
CAR 57%BUF 43%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Ryan McLeod (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:25 together.

  1. Points
    Ryan McLeod had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.McLeod
  2. PP1
    CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:25 together.GostisbehereEhlersAhoSvechnikovJarvis
  3. Usage
    Mike Reilly (CAR) played 4:21, −10:52 down on his 15:13 season average over 41 games.Reilly
  4. Luck
    CAR scored 1 goal on 3.71 expected goals (78 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. Usage
    Jack Quinn (BUF) played 20:39, +5:03 up on his 15:36 season average over 81 games.Quinn
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Kozak–Ostlund–Benson skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KozakOstlundBenson
  7. Usage
    Alex Tuch (BUF) played 15:26, −3:36 down on his 19:02 season average over 78 games.Tuch
  8. Usage
    Peyton Krebs (BUF) played 10:24, −3:24 down on his 13:48 season average over 81 games.Krebs

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, CAR at BUF: 125 attempts, 51 on goal, 5 goals, 8.13 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.95 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CAR attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · BUF 47 · CAR 78

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CAR at BUF: expected goals 4.42 to 3.71 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 78, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdBUFCARTGQMTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFCARcontrol2nd3rdTuch · 1st 5:51Gostisbehere · 1st 14:36Quinn · 2nd 3:55Malenstyn · 2nd 18:36Thompson · 3rd 19:38
  • BUF pressure
  • CAR pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 33% of the game, BUF 31%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, CAR at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Frederik Andersen (57:24) for CAR, 5 goals.

BUF
CAR
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

BUF skaters (rows) against CAR skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the BUF side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, BUF rows versus CAR columns: 224 matchups; most common Byram vs Aho, 8:28 at 39% xGF.

BUF ↓ · CAR →JarvisAhoSvechnikovStankovenBlakeEhlersJankowskiRobinsonHallWalkerGostisbehereMillerChatfieldNystromNikishinL1 QuinnL1 ZuckerL1 McLeodL2 ThompsonL2 TuchL2 DoanL3 BensonL3 KozakL3 OstlundL4 MalenstynL4 KrebsL4 DunneD1 SamuelssonD1 DahlinD2 TimminsD2 ByramD3 PowerD3 Bryson
BUF xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCARBUF
6642
2.782.83
2.542.62
1312
56
2220
+0.039−0.039
33%31%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:51
    BUFAlex TuchPP (Ryan McLeod, Josh Doan)wrist0.20 xG
    CAR: Martinook, Chatfield, Robinson, MillerBUF: Tuch, McLeod, Byram, Doan, Power
    CAR 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 14:36
    CARShayne GostisbeherePPwrist0.17 xG
    CAR: Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, JarvisBUF: Malenstyn, Timmins, Samuelsson, Benson
    CAR 1 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 3:55
    BUFJack Quinn (Ryan McLeod, Jason Zucker)tip-in0.11 xG
    CAR: Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Walker, Stankoven, BlakeBUF: Zucker, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, Power
    CAR 1 – 2 BUF
  2. 18:36
    BUFBeck Malenstyn (Tyson Kozak, Peyton Krebs)wrist0.21 xG
    CAR: Gostisbehere, Aho, Walker, Svechnikov, JarvisBUF: Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Kozak
    CAR 1 – 3 BUF

3rd period

  1. 19:38
    BUFTage ThompsonEN (Zach Benson)wrist0.95 xG
    CAR: Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis, BlakeBUF: Thompson, Timmins, McLeod, Samuelsson, Benson
    CAR 1 – 4 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Seth Jarvis RL1000-230.4640023:09——7351
Sebastian Aho CL1000-220.1320421:03——7559
Andrei Svechnikov RL1000-250.6301019:35——7151
Logan Stankoven CL2000-140.4310017:32——6133
Jackson Blake RL2000-230.3800017:14——6461
Nikolaj Ehlers LL2000-200.1300016:33——6146
Mark Jankowski LL3000000.0103015:23——4348
Eric Robinson LL3000020.3010013:45——4531
Taylor Hall LL3000020.3200013:13——4826
Sean Walker DD1000-220.1311020:11——6543
Shayne Gostisbehere DD1101-330.2720020:10——6236
K'Andre Miller DD2000010.1230023:18——6261
Jalen Chatfield DD2000000.0011019:13——7166
Joel Nystrom DD3000000.0000014:49——5839
Alexander Nikishin DD3000000.0011213:59——3934
Jordan Martinook L—000000.1621012:45——5060
William Carrier L—000020.220028:54——6280
Mike Reilly D—000010.030104:21——6775
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Frederik Andersen(start)L20173.8503.0957:24

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Quinn RL1101+161.0401020:39——5058
Jason Zucker LL1011+110.2821017:23——4958
Ryan McLeod CL1022+210.0412016:14——5460
Tage Thompson CL2101+121.3100018:32——2731
Alex Tuch RL2101020.4151215:26——2725
Josh Doan RL2011000.0230014:55——2526
Zach Benson LL3011+110.1401016:56——4256
Tyson Kozak CL3011+110.1453014:04——3564
Noah Ostlund CL3000010.1400012:49——4364
Beck Malenstyn LL4101+120.2322011:54——3358
Peyton Krebs CL4011+100.0030010:24——3357
Josh Dunne CL4000010.030027:20——3624
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000+200.0034023:44——3565
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000+100.3910221:34——4836
Conor Timmins DD2000+110.0313022:04——3350
Bowen Byram DD2000+110.0700018:48——4166
Owen Power DD3000+110.1612018:31——3134
Jacob Bryson DD3000000.0001011:02——4651
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W30291.9673.7160:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Alex Tuch (BUF PP) 1st 5:51 · assists Ryan McLeod, Josh Doan · Forecheck turnover · 50.0 mph shot.

Alex Tuch · 1st 5:51 · BUF PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
0
Shot
50.0 mph
Distance
11 ft
Type
one-timer

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Beck Malenstyn · 2nd 18:36 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
26.3 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Tage Thompson · 3rd 19:38 · BUF EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
28.3 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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