NHL

Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League
Carolina Hurricanes
11-2-2

vs
Buffalo Sabres
7-4-3
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/9

Statistics

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2.33 Goals Against Average 3.43
22.2 Shots Against per Game 27.1
82.4 Penalty Kill Percentage 68.6
9 Power Play Goals Against 16
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.73 Goals For per Game 3.07
33.2 Shots per Game 28.1
12 Power Play Goals 8
22.6 Power Play Percentage 17.0
2 Short Handed Goals 1
136 Penalty Minutes 140
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jiri Kulich, C Day-To-Day Nov 1
Konsta Helenius, C Day-To-Day Nov 1
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Oct 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Taylor Hall, LW Out Oct 29
Alexander Nikishin, D Out Oct 26
Jordan Staal, C Injured Reserve Oct 15

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 2 24 11
New Jersey 0 5 18 9
Washington 0 4 16 8
NY Islanders 2 5 16 7
NY Rangers 1 6 15 7
Pittsburgh 2 7 12 5
Columbus 0 7 10 5
Philadelphia 4 8 10 3

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 21 10
Montreal 2 3 20 9
Ottawa 1 5 19 9
Tampa Bay 2 3 18 8
Florida 2 4 18 8
Toronto 2 6 18 8
Buffalo 3 4 17 7
Detroit 3 5 15 6
Full Standings
Hurricanes Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ VAN W 6-3
@ EDM L 6-5 SO
@ STL W 4-0
vs BOS W 2-1
vs CBJ W 3-2
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs PHI L 3-1
@ WSH L 4-3 OT
@ SJ W 2-0
@ ANA W 7-6
@ LA W 3-2