Carolina Hurricanes 2, Buffalo Sabres 4: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Hurricanes 2 to Buffalo Sabres 4, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes.
NHLWednesday, January 15, 2025
DateJan 15, 2025
Start time6:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVTNT/truTV/HBO Max
Attendance13,449
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Carolina HurricanesBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
26-16-3Record17-22-5
1st in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
9-3Road record / home record4-6
WWWWLLast 5LLLWL
W4StreakL3
Team stats
Carolina HurricanesBuffalo Sabres
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.
Carolina Hurricanes
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 20:40 | 4:01 | 0:54 | 15:45 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:11 | 2:03 | 0:00 | 11:08 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:10 | 2:03 | 0:27 | 11:40 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Jaaska | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:37 | 3:57 | 0:56 | 14:44 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 13:53 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 13:08 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:33 | 4:02 | 0:00 | 15:31 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 11:41 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:15 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 13:17 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:36 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 10:55 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:56 | 3:57 | 0:00 | 15:59 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:46 | 2:03 | 1:25 | 19:18 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Chatfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:09 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 15:34 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:44 | 3:57 | 0:00 | 15:47 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:29 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 18:52 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:39 | 0:13 | 1:23 | 19:03 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Tokarski | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .875 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 57:43 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:18 | 0:33 | 1:17 | 12:28 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 0:24 | 0:24 | 12:50 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:16 | 0:05 | 0:13 | 11:58 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:55 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 12:25 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:25 | 0:05 | 0:45 | 12:35 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:05 | 0:05 | 2:33 | 12:27 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:06 | 0:00 | 2:07 | 14:59 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:35 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 12:01 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:25 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 11:54 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:00 | 1:33 | 0:01 | 13:26 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18:44 | 0:22 | 4:10 | 14:12 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:01 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 14:39 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:34 | 0:26 | 2:56 | 18:12 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 14:08 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:23 | 1:34 | 0:19 | 19:30 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:53 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:10 | 0:26 | 3:12 | 19:32 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:55 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 16:51 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .946 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
BUF leads series 1-0
Apr 8, 2025CAR 0, BUF 3
Feb 27, 2025BUF 2, CAR 5
Jan 15, 2025CAR 2, BUF 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 4-2, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
What was the final score of Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres?
Carolina Hurricanes 2, Buffalo Sabres 4.
Who were the top performers?
Carolina Hurricanes: Martin Necas (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Ryan McLeod (3 goals).
Where is Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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