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Ice Lab

Mon, Jan 19, 2026·Lenovo Center, Raleigh

Buffalo Sabres 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.

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.

Zucker–McLeod–QuinnTuch–Thompson–BensonMalenstyn–Krebs–KozakDoan–Ostlund–HeleniusTuch–Thompson–DoanOstlund–Benson–HeleniusSamuelsson–DahlinByram–PowerBryson–MetsaSamuelsson–ByramDahlin–PowerSamuelsson–PowerDahlin–ByramSamuelsson–Metsa
Aho–Svechnikov–Jarvis7:390.45–0.170:360.00–0.000:560.00–0.003:410.33–0.072:390.14–0.212:380.09–0.000:580.00–0.001:060.00–0.100:540.09–0.00
Staal–Martinook–Ehlers6:530.23–0.353:210.24–0.112:050.08–0.095:410.20–0.261:330.04–0.110:380.00–0.01
Hall–Stankoven–Blake1:490.12–0.004:180.20–0.102:220.00–0.301:570.00–0.000:340.00–0.104:250.32–0.001:400.00–0.300:440.00–0.01
Jankowski–Carrier–Blake2:090.13–0.000:300.00–0.151:250.00–0.000:440.13–0.00
Jankowski–Carrier–Robinson1:490.11–0.001:210.11–0.000:300.00–0.00
Jankowski–Carrier–Jarvis0:480.00–0.000:340.00–0.000:340.00–0.000:320.00–0.00
Staal–Ehlers–Jarvis
Walker–Miller5:260.28–0.171:020.08–0.093:110.18–0.002:370.04–0.071:370.00–0.086:270.23–0.152:140.14–0.211:060.18–0.003:110.04–0.071:340.03–0.080:380.00–0.000:480.00–0.10
Slavin–Chatfield1:330.00–0.006:360.15–0.270:530.00–0.000:350.02–0.002:130.20–0.030:320.00–0.152:040.18–0.057:350.20–0.261:070.05–0.001:320.00–0.030:310.00–0.001:010.00–0.171:100.05–0.01
Nikishin–Nystrom1:250.09–0.006:390.35–0.002:060.40–0.100:580.00–0.224:140.47–0.001:120.05–0.103:210.14–0.001:310.09–0.220:540.00–0.000:410.09–0.00
Miller–Nikishin
Slavin–Miller0:460.00–0.000:400.00–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndCarrier FRobinson FJankowski FEhlers FMartinook FStaal FAho FSvechnikov FJarvis FStankoven FBlake FHall FNikishin DNystrom DSlavin DChatfield DMiller DWalker DBussi GKrebs FMalenstyn FKozak FThompson FTuch FBenson FZucker FQuinn FMcLeod FOstlund FDoan FHelenius FSamuelsson DDahlin DPower DByram DMetsa DBryson DLuukkonen G
CARBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Mattias SamuelssonBUF2727:331:012:2516
Rasmus DahlinBUF3025:030:501:4835
Bowen ByramBUF2725:010:562:0032
Jaccob SlavinCAR2322:531:002:2944
Jalen ChatfieldCAR2422:500:572:2943
Tage ThompsonBUF2322:470:592:2933
Owen PowerBUF2822:070:471:2324
K'Andre MillerCAR2521:570:531:3642
Seth JarvisCAR2421:430:541:5352
Alex TuchBUF2119:550:571:3534
Jordan StaalCAR2419:440:491:4045
Sebastian AhoCAR2219:380:542:3443
Sean WalkerCAR2419:160:481:3842
Nikolaj EhlersCAR2218:350:511:4132
Alexander NikishinCAR2217:480:491:5741
Josh DoanBUF2017:300:532:2922
Andrei SvechnikovCAR2417:170:432:0053
Zach BensonBUF2017:070:511:2540
Jordan MartinookCAR2216:490:461:4424
Jackson BlakeCAR1916:050:511:2520
Noah OstlundBUF1915:230:491:3110
Jason ZuckerBUF1714:590:532:5133
Ryan McLeodBUF2314:440:381:0445
Jack QuinnBUF2014:310:441:2133
Joel NystromCAR1913:080:411:3330
Taylor HallCAR1512:530:521:4010
Logan StankovenCAR1612:370:471:0900
Peyton KrebsBUF1611:040:421:0414
Konsta HeleniusBUF1510:470:431:1800
Tyson KozakBUF1610:280:391:0115
Beck MalenstynBUF1610:230:391:0515
Mark JankowskiCAR159:450:391:1851
William CarrierCAR169:360:360:5751
Zach MetsaBUF108:410:521:1501
Jacob BrysonBUF128:000:400:5601
Eric RobinsonCAR42:020:310:3820