Buffalo SabresvsCarolina Hurricanes — Jan 18, 2026

Jan 18, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
B. Bussi
CAR logo

B. Bussi

CAR • #32 • G
SV% .944PPSA 1/1
Second Star
S. Jarvis
CAR logo

S. Jarvis

CAR • #24 • C
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 6
Third Star
A. Svechnikov
CAR logo

A. Svechnikov

CAR • #37 • R
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 1

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF1001
CAR1012

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF38718
CAR128929

Goals

1st Period

R. Dahlin
BUF

R. Dahlin(7th)

1:33(EV)

Assisted by J. Quinn and J. Zucker

A. Svechnikov
CAR

A. Svechnikov(17th)

7:04(EV)

Assisted by S. Aho and S. Walker

3rd Period

S. Jarvis
CAR

S. Jarvis(22nd)

2:10(PP)

Power play goal assisted by A. Svechnikov and S. Aho

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

18

Shots On Goal

29

45.8

Faceoff %

54.2

0-1 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(50.0%) 1-2

8

Penalty Minutes

6

25

Hits

23

12

Blocked Shots

6

20

Giveaways

17

6

Takeaways

7

Box Score

20S. Aho022000102000.319:38
37A. Svechnikov112060400010.017:17
24S. Jarvis101001502061.021:43
11J. Staal000000300130.619:44
22L. Stankoven000000200010.812:37
27N. Ehlers000000010020.018:35
28W. Carrier000000200010.009:36
48J. Martinook000000101010.016:49
50E. Robinson000000000010.002:02
53J. Blake000000011020.016:05
71T. Hall000000201030.012:53
77M. Jankowski000000111010.509:45
26S. Walker011000112110.019:16
5J. Chatfield000000011200.022:50
19K. Miller000000000120.021:57
21A. Nikishin000000112130.017:48
64J. Nystrom000000001010.013:08
74J. Slavin000000003100.022:53
32B. Bussi.9441817116/1711/100/0059:24
31F. Andersen-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
11th
BUF
157148+97-2-1OT157
3rd
CAR
171144+276-3-1W264
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

CARStatBUF
3.39Goals/Game3.37
2.81Goals Against/Game3.09
31.9Shots/Game27.6
21.6%Power Play %20.1%
80.6%Penalty Kill %82.5%
50.6%Faceoff %44.7%

Goaltenders

CAR

1
Brandon Bussi

Brandon Bussi

5 GP

Record

23-3-1

GAA

2.16

EV%

.922

PK%

.833

SV%

.908

2
Frederik Andersen

Frederik Andersen

5 GP

Record

7-10-5

GAA

3.26

EV%

.917

PK%

.750

SV%

.871

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

14-8-3

GAA

2.72

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.913

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

11-7-2

GAA

2.73

EV%

.892

PK%

.867

SV%

.903

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

CAR

1
S. Aho

S. Aho

C | 5GP

G

0

A

7

P

7

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
A. Svechnikov

A. Svechnikov

R | 5GP

G

4

A

1

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

3
N. Ehlers

N. Ehlers

L | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

7

P

11

PPP

5

PPG

1

P/G

2.20

2
R. McLeod

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
J. Quinn

J. Quinn

R | 5GP

G

4

A

1

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.911.02
1.280.96
1.021.31
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
CAR

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (5)CAR (5)

Goals / Game

BUF
2.80
CAR
3.30

Goals Against / Game

BUF
3.30
CAR
2.80

Shots / Game

BUF
13.2
CAR
20.4

Power Play %

BUF
23.1%
CAR
25.0%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
75.0%
CAR
76.9%

Face-Off %

BUF
46.8%
CAR
53.2%

Scratches

CAR

1
Mike Reilly

Mike Reilly

2
Shayne Gostisbehere

Shayne Gostisbehere

3
Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

BUF

1
Jordan Greenway

Jordan Greenway

2
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

3
Colten Ellis

Colten Ellis

PIM Leaders (Season)

CAR

1
Sean Walker

Sean Walker

D

PIM

47

2
Andrei Svechnikov

Andrei Svechnikov

R

PIM

42

3
K'Andre Miller

K'Andre Miller

D

PIM

40

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

51

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

45

Past H2H Results