Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina HurricanesNov 8, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	2	3		BUF	6	5	11	22
CAR	1	2	3	6		CAR	10	15	10	35

: BUF 50CAR 72
: BUF 2.92CAR 3.76
PP goals: BUF 0CAR 1
Hits: BUF 21CAR 25
Blocks: BUF 16CAR 13
PIM: BUF 6CAR 4
: BUF 48%CAR 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–McLeod skated 12:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:37.Tuch
Points
Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.Svechnikov
Points
Charles Alexis Legault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.Legault
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Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:49.Kotkaniemi
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Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:01.Aho
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Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:59.Thompson
New line
New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–McLeod skated 12:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tuch Thompson McLeod
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New look for BUF: Greenway–Doan–Kozak skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Greenway Doan Kozak

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · CAR 72 · BUF 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CAR pressure
BUF pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 22% of the game, CAR 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CAR

BUF

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

CAR 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
Stat	BUF	CAR
	48	65
	2.78	2.44
	2.56	2.36
	8	6
	4	7
	35	37
	−0.028	+0.028
	22%	33%

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.

Buffalo Sabres

L1Tuch – Thompson – McLeod
12:5346% CF
L2Greenway – Doan – Kozak
10:1754% CF
L3Quinn – Rosen – Ostlund
6:4833% CF
L4Malenstyn – Krebs – Dunne
6:4820% CF
D1Kesselring – Byram
11:5215% CF
D2Timmins – Power
11:3958% CF
D3Bryson – Samuelsson
10:2167% CF

PP1Tuch – Thompson – Byram – Quinn – Doan
1:02100% CF
PP2McLeod – Krebs – Power – Rosen – Ostlund
0:54
PK1FTuch – McLeod
1:30
PK2FGreenway – Malenstyn
1:18
PK1DSamuelsson – Kesselring
0:57
PK2DBryson – Byram
0:33

Current BUF line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
12:3659% CF
L2Staal – Martinook – Carrier
10:1663% CF
L3Hall – Robinson – Kotkaniemi
10:0750% CF
L4Ehlers – Stankoven – Blake
8:2342% CF
D1Reilly – Legault
16:0344% CF
D2Nikishin – Nystrom
14:4366% CF
D3Walker – Miller
14:1356% CF

PP1Hall – Walker – Nikishin – Stankoven – Blake
2:0467% CF
PP2Ehlers – Aho – Miller – Svechnikov – Jarvis
1:0975% CF
PK1FStaal – Martinook
1:17
PK2FAho – Jarvis
0:37
PK1DWalker – Miller
1:24
PK2DNikishin – Nystrom
0:30

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan McLeod C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.38	0	0	0	19:23	—	—	44	59
Tage Thompson C	L1	1	1	2	0	4	0.73	2	1	0	18:59	—	—	39	58
Alex Tuch R	L1	1	1	2	0	1	0.08	3	1	0	18:37	—	—	38	50
Josh Doan R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.15	2	0	0	15:15	—	—	52	65
Jordan Greenway L	L2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.39	1	1	2	15:04	—	—	55	67
Tyson Kozak C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.44	3	2	0	14:11	—	—	53	64
Jack Quinn R	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	2	1	0	17:17	—	—	46	50
Isak Rosen R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:54	—	—	41	38
Noah Ostlund C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:51	—	—	36	30
Peyton Krebs C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	1	0	0	16:23	—	—	31	33
Beck Malenstyn L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:25	—	—	33	2
Josh Dunne C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	8:53	—	—	23	0
Bowen Byram D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.34	0	2	0	21:30	—	—	17	23
Michael Kesselring D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	1	1	0	17:29	—	—	28	53
Owen Power D	D2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.22	1	1	0	22:08	—	—	54	51
Conor Timmins D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	1	2	20:22	—	—	53	61
Mattias Samuelsson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	1	3	0	23:35	—	—	62	71
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	13:22	—	—	58	84

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Lyon(start)	L	33	29	4	.879	2.46	58:47

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sebastian Aho C	L1	1	1	2	+1	6	0.57	0	0	0	20:01	—	—	60	57
Andrei Svechnikov R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.24	3	1	0	18:11	—	—	59	57
Seth Jarvis R	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.75	2	0	0	17:49	—	—	58	57
Jordan Staal C	L2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.28	1	0	0	16:27	—	—	63	41
Jordan Martinook L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	3	0	0	15:30	—	—	65	38
William Carrier L	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	3	0	0	13:20	—	—	65	50
Taylor Hall L	L3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.17	0	1	0	15:57	—	—	59	41
Eric Robinson L	L3	1	0	1	+3	3	0.38	2	1	0	12:22	—	—	56	48
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.13	3	0	0	11:49	—	—	56	40
Jackson Blake R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.30	0	0	0	12:31	—	—	47	35
Logan Stankoven C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	12:18	—	—	46	54
Nikolaj Ehlers L	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:36	—	—	39	34
Mike Reilly D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	3	2	21:05	—	—	45	47
Charles Alexis Legault D	D1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.40	2	2	2	18:21	—	—	46	73
Alexander Nikishin D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.15	4	1	0	21:39	—	—	65	47
Joel Nystrom D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.07	0	1	0	16:23	—	—	68	46
Sean Walker D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	1	1	0	21:09	—	—	59	44
K'Andre Miller D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.01	0	1	0	20:31	—	—	57	31

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pyotr Kochetkov(start)	W	22	19	3	.864	2.92	59:01

Goal anatomy

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

Sebastian Aho (CAR) 1st 5:00 · assists Andrei Svechnikov · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 46.4 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Sebastian Aho · 1st 5:00 · CAR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 46.4 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s
Type: one-timer

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Owen Power · 1st 8:18 · BUF

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 66.9 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 9.2 s

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Andrei Svechnikov · 2nd 4:34 · CAR PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 72.9 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Type: one-timer

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Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 11:39 · CAR

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 70.2 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Type: one-timer

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Eric Robinson · 3rd 0:29 · CAR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.1 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 1.8 s

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Alex Tuch · 3rd 3:23 · BUF

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 67.3 mph
Distance: 37 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 s

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Tage Thompson · 3rd 6:49 · BUF

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 54.2 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Seth Jarvis · 3rd 17:56 · CAR EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.8 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 s

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Charles Alexis Legault · 3rd 18:32 · CAR EN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 40.4 mph
Distance: 25 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina HurricanesNov 8, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Buffalo Sabres

Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Carolina Hurricanes

Goal anatomy

Sebastian Aho · 1st 5:00 · CAR

Owen Power · 1st 8:18 · BUF

Andrei Svechnikov · 2nd 4:34 · CAR PP

Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 11:39 · CAR

Eric Robinson · 3rd 0:29 · CAR

Alex Tuch · 3rd 3:23 · BUF

Tage Thompson · 3rd 6:49 · BUF

Seth Jarvis · 3rd 17:56 · CAR EN

Charles Alexis Legault · 3rd 18:32 · CAR EN