BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
Final
2—5
2025-02-27 · Lenovo Center
CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
52-22-6 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
OT
W
CAR dominated expected goals 6.2 to 2.5 · CAR controlled 69.3% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.47
ACTUAL
2 — 5
CAR xG
6.17
Scoring Timeline
0.84
HIGH xG
1P 06:09Even Strength
11
Jordan Staal(11)
C · CAR · #11
Jordan Martinook (17)BUF 0 - 1 CAR
0.84
HIGH xG
1P 07:57Even Strength
20
Sebastian Aho(21)
C · CAR · #20
Mikko Rantanen (42)BUF 0 - 2 CAR
0.79
HIGH xG
1P 09:41Power Play
96
Mikko Rantanen(27)
R · CAR · #96
Andrei Svechnikov (25), Shayne Gostisbehere (25)BUF 0 - 3 CAR
0.69
HIGH xG
1P 19:04Power Play
89
Alex Tuch(21)
R · BUF · #89
BUF 1 - 3 CAR
0.71
HIGH xG
2P 15:52Even Strength
71
Taylor Hall(10)
L · CAR · #71
Jack Roslovic (10), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (16)BUF 1 - 4 CAR
0.71
HIGH xG
3P 01:15Even Strength
JJ Peterka(17)
R · BUF
Ryan McLeod (17), Jack Quinn (13)BUF 2 - 4 CAR
0.49
HIGH xG
3P 17:49Power Play
24
Seth Jarvis(23)
C · CAR · #24
BUF 2 - 5 CAR
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
47
James Reimer
G · BUF · #47
27/29 saves, .931 SV%, +1.1 GSAx
★2
52
Pyotr Kochetkov
G · CAR · #52
13/15 saves, .866 SV%, +0.5 GSAx
★3
96
Mikko Rantanen
R · CAR · #96
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
BUFCAR
15Shots37
2.47xGF6.17
30.7CF%69.3
47FO%53
1/3PP1/2
20Hits19
18Blocks8
18Giveaways17
5Takeaways6
9PIM11
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | CAR SOG | BUF xG | CAR xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 14 | 0.98 | 3.50 |
| 2nd | 5 | 10 | 0.48 | 1.64 |
| 3rd | 5 | 8 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| Total | 13 | 32 | 2.48 | 6.17 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 00:04
Dylan Cozensfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi1P 00:04
Jesperi Kotkaniemifighting (5 min)
Drawn by Dylan Cozens1P 03:52
Ryan McLeodtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Dmitry Orlov1P 09:04
Zach Bensontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jaccob Slavin1P 17:58
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
2P 09:37
Tyson Jostslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Lafferty2P 13:00
Dmitry Orlovslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin