Buffalo Sabres 3, Carolina Hurricanes 6: final score and stats
Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 3 to Carolina Hurricanes 6, on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSaturday, November 8, 2025
DateNov 8, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,299
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresCarolina Hurricanes
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
5-6-4Record10-4-0
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Metropolitan Division
4-4Road record / home record6-2
LLWLWLast 5WWWLW
L2StreakW3
Team stats
Buffalo SabresCarolina Hurricanes
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveCarolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal C · Calf
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 15:15 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 14:09 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:53 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 8:25 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:04 | 0:02 | 1:23 | 13:39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 13:34 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 16:23 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 15:29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 8:59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:54 | 1:33 | 16:56 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 7:57 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 17:17 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 16:11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:54 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 13:00 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 1:02 | 0:09 | 17:48 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:37 | 1:04 | 1:31 | 16:02 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 12:49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21:30 | 1:20 | 0:47 | 19:23 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 15:24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:08 | 0:40 | 0:29 | 20:59 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:35 | 0:04 | 1:59 | 21:32 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:22 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 19:02 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .879 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 58:47 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:01 | 1:20 | 0:38 | 18:03 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:31 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 10:24 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 13:20 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:36 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 10:19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:57 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 13:49 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:49 | 1:19 | 0:39 | 15:51 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11:49 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 11:47 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 15:30 | 0:09 | 1:20 | 14:01 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 12:21 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:27 | 0:09 | 1:20 | 14:58 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 10:12 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 16:49 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Alexis Legault | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:21 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| K'Andre Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 1:30 | 1:25 | 17:36 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21:39 | 2:05 | 0:36 | 18:58 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 15:50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 21:00 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:09 | 2:09 | 1:26 | 17:34 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Kochetkov | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .864 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 59:01 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Carolina Hurricanes won, 6-3, on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Buffalo Sabres 3, Carolina Hurricanes 6.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Alex Tuch (1 goals). Carolina Hurricanes: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes played?
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC.
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