BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
Final/OT
2—3
2023-11-07 · Lenovo Center
CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
52-22-6 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
BUF controlled xG 2.7 to 2.6 but CAR won on execution · CAR controlled 60.6% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.75
ACTUAL
2 — 3
CAR xG
2.64
Scoring Timeline
0.02
LOW xG
4
Tony DeAngelo(1)
D · CAR · #4
BUF 0 - 1 CAR
0.75
HIGH xG
89
Alex Tuch(4)
R · BUF · #89
BUF 1 - 1 CAR
0.80
HIGH xG
76
Brady Skjei(2)
D · CAR · #76
Sebastian Aho (7), Dmitry Orlov (5)BUF 1 - 2 CAR
0.75
HIGH xG
26
Rasmus Dahlin(3)
D · BUF · #26
Tage Thompson (5), Casey Mittelstadt (9)BUF 2 - 2 CAR
0.20
HIGH xG
88
Martin Necas(5)
C · CAR · #88
Sebastian Aho (8), Brady Skjei (8)BUF 2 - 3 CAR
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
32
Antti Raanta
G · CAR · #32
19/21 saves, .904 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
24/27 saves, .888 SV%, +0.5 GSAx
★3
76
Brady Skjei
D · CAR · #76
1G, 1A, 2 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
BUFCAR
21Shots27
2.75xGF2.64
39.4CF%60.6
40.4FO%59.6
1/4PP1/4
14Hits23
20Blocks7
11Giveaways18
14Takeaways6
8PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | CAR SOG | BUF xG | CAR xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 8 | 0.44 | 0.46 |
| 2nd | 7 | 9 | 1.34 | 0.84 |
| 3rd | 4 | 6 | 0.91 | 1.11 |
| OT | 2 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
| Total | 19 | 24 | 2.75 | 2.65 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL1P 05:09
Jordan Staalhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Connor Clifton1P 08:19
Jordan Staaltripping (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson1P 12:19
Victor Olofssoninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Brent Burns2P 01:25
JJ Peterkaholding (2 min)
Drawn by Brady Skjei2P 08:06
Ryan Johnsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi2P 19:31
Rasmus Dahlinslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Sebastian Aho3P 08:32
Andrei Svechnikovboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Tyson Jost3P 16:12
Jordan Martinooktripping (2 min)
Drawn by JJ Peterka