BUF 3 @ CAR 6 · Nov 8, 2025

Sat, Nov 8, 2025·Lenovo Center, Raleigh

Away

Buffalo Sabres

Final

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Carolina Hurricanes

Three stars

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 76% of the time.

69%

17%

CAR winsBUF wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

CAR forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against BUF's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

	Tuch–Thompson–McLeod	Greenway–Doan–Kozak	Malenstyn–Krebs–Dunne	Quinn–Rosen–Ostlund	Krebs–Quinn–Rosen	Kesselring–Byram	Timmins–Power	Bryson–Samuelsson	Samuelsson–Power	Timmins–Byram	Samuelsson–Byram	Timmins–Samuelsson	Bryson–Kesselring
Aho–Svechnikov–Jarvis		2:490.18–0.16	0:490.00–0.00	4:210.26–0.12	2:130.10–0.09	4:560.20–0.10	3:210.43–0.12	1:020.00–0.00	0:580.00–0.08	1:300.07–0.07
Staal–Martinook–Carrier	8:390.17–0.34	0:350.00–0.00				1:410.01–0.08	3:460.06–0.01	2:140.10–0.11	0:360.00–0.00	0:510.00–0.00	0:300.37–0.00
Hall–Robinson–Kotkaniemi	1:040.22–0.02	1:070.00–0.26	4:400.10–0.00	0:470.00–0.00	0:400.00–0.00	2:510.37–0.00	1:210.00–0.00	2:350.00–0.00	1:050.00–0.26	0:400.00–0.00
Ehlers–Stankoven–Blake		4:390.19–0.07		1:270.00–0.00	0:360.00–0.06	0:460.00–0.00	2:120.00–0.07	2:520.00–0.06	1:120.19–0.00
Reilly–Legault		4:130.13–0.18	3:320.10–0.00	3:120.00–0.00	1:450.00–0.13	3:280.10–0.00	2:480.00–0.07	4:240.00–0.06	2:180.13–0.11	1:110.01–0.07		0:330.00–0.00
Nikishin–Nystrom	0:370.21–0.00	4:450.28–0.31	1:590.01–0.00	2:110.05–0.12	2:090.06–0.00	4:510.36–0.08	2:410.15–0.12	1:370.00–0.00	1:030.06–0.24	1:580.04–0.00	0:300.00–0.00		0:320.00–0.00
Walker–Miller	10:330.23–0.59	0:560.00–0.00	0:310.00–0.00			2:310.01–0.08	4:170.06–0.01	2:570.10–0.11	1:270.05–0.00	0:400.00–0.00
Reilly–Miller							0:340.00–0.26
Reilly–Nikishin								0:420.00–0.00

Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

CARBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals


Mattias SamuelssonBUF	24	23:35	0:59	1:53	1	6
Owen PowerBUF	28	22:08	0:47	2:08	8	2
Alexander NikishinCAR	28	21:39	0:46	2:08	4	2
Bowen ByramBUF	28	21:30	0:46	1:34	2	4
Sean WalkerCAR	30	21:09	0:42	1:14	5	6
Mike ReillyCAR	32	21:05	0:40	1:46	4	4
K'Andre MillerCAR	29	20:31	0:42	1:15	4	6
Conor TimminsBUF	27	20:22	0:45	1:47	2	3
Sebastian AhoCAR	22	20:01	0:55	1:52	2	3
Ryan McLeodBUF	26	19:23	0:45	1:27	4	4
Tage ThompsonBUF	27	18:59	0:42	1:24	6	4
Alex TuchBUF	27	18:37	0:41	1:24	5	4
Charles Alexis LegaultCAR	31	18:21	0:36	2:08	4	4
Andrei SvechnikovCAR	21	18:11	0:52	1:48	2	2
Seth JarvisCAR	21	17:49	0:51	1:33	3	3
Michael KesselringBUF	23	17:29	0:46	1:24	2	5
Jack QuinnBUF	23	17:17	0:45	1:16	4	1
Jordan StaalCAR	28	16:27	0:35	0:58	4	7
Joel NystromCAR	25	16:23	0:39	1:45	4	2
Peyton KrebsBUF	21	16:23	0:47	1:16	2	4
Taylor HallCAR	21	15:57	0:46	1:51	2	1
Jordan MartinookCAR	25	15:30	0:37	0:57	4	6
Josh DoanBUF	22	15:15	0:42	1:40	3	5
Jordan GreenwayBUF	23	15:04	0:39	1:41	2	5
Tyson KozakBUF	21	14:11	0:41	1:40	2	6
Isak RosenBUF	20	13:54	0:42	1:09	2	1
Jacob BrysonBUF	21	13:22	0:38	1:16	1	3
William CarrierCAR	23	13:20	0:35	0:47	4	4
Jackson BlakeCAR	16	12:31	0:47	1:06	5	2
Eric RobinsonCAR	17	12:22	0:44	1:50	2	2
Logan StankovenCAR	15	12:18	0:49	1:16	5	2
Jesperi KotkaniemiCAR	17	11:49	0:42	1:34	3	2
Nikolaj EhlersCAR	17	11:36	0:41	1:19	4	1
Beck MalenstynBUF	14	10:25	0:45	1:16	1	4
Josh DunneBUF	13	8:53	0:41	1:24	0	3
Noah OstlundBUF	14	8:51	0:38	1:01	3	0

Buffalo Sabres 3, Carolina Hurricanes 6

Who was on the ice

Shift totals