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2017-18 regular season

Hurricanes at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0

Hurricanes beat Sabres 5–4 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 15, 2017.

CAR – BUF
34–41
Shots on goal
17–19
Hits
13–7
Blocked shots
3–4
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jack Eichel
3 G, 1 A
11 shots · 19:57 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jake McCabe
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 18:28 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Cam Ward
37 saves
0.902 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🌪️ Justin Williams Go-ahead 2nd · 10:16
Assists: Brock McGinn, Jordan Staal · beat Chad Johnson
1–0
⚔️ Jack Eichel Tying 2nd · 10:46
Assists: Evander Kane, Jake McCabe · beat Cam Ward
1–1
3rd period
⚔️ Jake McCabe Go-ahead 3rd · 01:20
Assists: Evander Kane, Jack Eichel · beat Cam Ward
1–2
🌪️ Jordan Staal Tying 3rd · 03:00
Assists: Jaccob Slavin, Justin Williams · beat Chad Johnson
2–2
🌪️ Derek Ryan Go-ahead 3rd · 04:03
Assists: Brett Pesce · beat Chad Johnson
3–2
🌪️ Elias Lindholm 3rd · 06:57
Assists: Derek Ryan, Sebastian Aho · beat Chad Johnson
4–2
⚔️ Jack Eichel 3rd · 09:24
Assists: Jake McCabe, Kyle Okposo · beat Cam Ward
4–3
⚔️ Jack Eichel Tying 3rd · 09:34
Assists: Evander Kane · beat Cam Ward
4–4
Overtime
🌪️ Jaccob Slavin Go-ahead OT · 02:15
Assists: Elias Lindholm, Sebastian Aho · beat Chad Johnson
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Staal · Ryan · Williams 18:47
L2 Skinner · Teravainen · Lindholm 16:12
L3 McGinn · Aho · Nordstrom 14:12
L4 Di Giuseppe · Rask · Kruger 11:49
D1 Slavin · Pesce 24:00
D2 Faulk · Hanifin 20:50
D3 Fleury · van Riemsdyk 14:29
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 20:43
L2 Girgensons · Okposo · Pominville 17:02
L3 Pouliot · Reinhart · Rodrigues 13:54
L4 Larsson · Wilson · Fasching 9:03
D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:06
D2 Bogosian · McCabe 18:32
D3 Antipin · Beaulieu 14:49

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR BUF⚔️
34 Shots on goal 41
17 Hits 19
13 Blocked shots 7
3 Takeaways 4
6 Giveaways 6
6 Penalty minutes 6
CAR shooting 14.7% (5/34) BUF shooting 9.8% (4/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
37/41
.902 SV% · 4 GA · 62:13 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
29/34
.853 SV% · 5 GA · 62:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Justin Williams · 2nd 10:16 · 1–0 Jack Eichel · 2nd 10:46 · 1–1 Jake McCabe · 3rd 01:20 · 1–2 Jordan Staal · 3rd 03:00 · 2–2 Derek Ryan · 3rd 04:03 · 3–2 Elias Lindholm · 3rd 06:57 · 4–2 Jack Eichel · 3rd 09:24 · 4–3 Jack Eichel · 3rd 09:34 · 4–4 Jaccob Slavin · OT 02:15 · 5–4
CAR BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 4-6-4 (29% win rate, 14 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0
Nov 182017 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Jan 132017 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–5 Dec 222016 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 172016 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 SO Mar 222016 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–2
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Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on December 15, 2017?

Hurricanes won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Hurricanes 5, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Derek Ryan, Elias Lindholm, Jaccob Slavin, Jordan Staal, Justin Williams.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel (3), Jake McCabe.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Sabres season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeDec 12 🌪️CAR @ 🎰VGK 3–2 AfterDec 16 🧥CBJ @ 🌪️CAR 1–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 1–2 AfterDec 19 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–0
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