Hurricanes 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 25, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR

Martin Necas

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:04 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jeff Skinner

1 G

5 shots · 18:35 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Tony DeAngelo Go-ahead 1st · 02:40

Assists: Michael Bunting, Martin Necas · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP Tying 2nd · 06:27

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Kyle Okposo · beat Spencer Martin

1–1

3rd period

🌪️ Martin Necas PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:42

Assists: Brady Skjei, Teuvo Teravainen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–1

⚔️ Owen Power Tying 3rd · 15:55

Assists: Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson · beat Spencer Martin

2–2

Shootout

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Spencer Martin

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Aho · Necas · Svechnikov 19:04

L2 Bunting · Jarvis · Teravainen 16:21

L3 Martinook · Drury · Fast 14:38

L4 Staal · Kotkaniemi · Noesen 11:33

D1 Slavin · Pesce 22:08

D2 Orlov · Burns 21:04

D3 Skjei · DeAngelo 18:16

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Mittelstadt · Tuch 20:33

L2 Greenway · Skinner · Thompson 18:35

L3 Benson · Krebs · Peterka 14:28

L4 Robinson · Girgensons · Okposo 9:59

D1 Dahlin · Power 27:24

D2 Jokiharju · Bryson 20:43

D3 Clifton · Johnson 12:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 32

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

14 Hits 23

25 Blocked shots 23

6 Takeaways 5

6 Giveaways 4

4 Penalty minutes 4

CAR shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Spencer Martin

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

CAR BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-1-1 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-7-2 (25% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 9-4-3 (56% win rate, 16 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1

Dec 22023 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–6 Nov 72023 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT Apr 82023 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Feb 12023 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Nov 42022 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–5

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Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on February 25, 2024?

Sabres won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Hurricanes 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Martin Necas, Tony DeAngelo.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Owen Power.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Spencer Martin made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeFeb 24 ⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 AfterFeb 27 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 AfterFeb 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3

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