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2024-25 regular season

Sabres at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Hurricanes beat Sabres 5–2 at PNC Arena on February 27, 2025.

BUF – CAR
15–37
Shots on goal
1/3–1/2
Power play
20–19
Hits
18–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Mikko Rantanen
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:37 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Taylor Hall
1 G
3 shots · 11:35 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Seth Jarvis
1 G
3 shots · 15:36 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Jordan Staal Go-ahead 1st · 06:09
Assists: Jordan Martinook · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0–1
🌪️ Sebastian Aho 1st · 07:57
Assists: Mikko Rantanen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0–2
🌪️ Mikko Rantanen PP 1st · 09:41
Assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere · beat James Reimer
0–3
⚔️ Alex Tuch PP 1st · 19:04
Unassisted · beat Pyotr Kochetkov
1–3
2nd period
🌪️ Taylor Hall 2nd · 15:52
Assists: Jack Roslovic, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · beat James Reimer
1–4
3rd period
⚔️ JJ Peterka 3rd · 01:15
Assists: Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn · beat Pyotr Kochetkov
2–4
🌪️ Seth Jarvis Empty net 3rd · 17:49
Unassisted
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 McLeod · Peterka · Quinn 20:17
L2 Krebs · Thompson · Tuch 17:35
L3 Greenway · Benson · Cozens 13:54
L4 Malenstyn · Kulich · Lafferty 9:12
D1 Dahlin · Byram 24:15
D2 Power · Samuelsson 19:57
D3 Jokiharju · Gilbert 13:48
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Aho · Svechnikov · Rantanen 19:19
L2 Staal · Jarvis · Roslovic 15:36
L3 Martinook · Robinson · Kotkaniemi 13:30
L4 Hall · Jost · Blake 10:50
D1 Slavin · Burns 23:04
D2 Orlov · Chatfield 19:38
D3 Gostisbehere · Walker 16:08

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF CAR🌪️
15 Shots on goal 37
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
20 Hits 19
18 Blocked shots 8
5 Takeaways 6
18 Giveaways 17
9 Penalty minutes 11
BUF shooting 13.3% (2/15) CAR shooting 13.5% (5/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
James Reimer
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 50:57 TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5/7
.714 SV% · 2 GA · 07:57 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Pyotr Kochetkov
13/15
.867 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Jordan Staal · 1st 06:09 · 0–1 Sebastian Aho · 1st 07:57 · 0–2 Mikko Rantanen · 1st 09:41 · 0–3 Alex Tuch · 1st 19:04 · 1–3 Taylor Hall · 2nd 15:52 · 1–4 JJ Peterka · 3rd 01:15 · 2–4 Seth Jarvis · 3rd 17:49 · 2–5
BUF CAR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Jan 152025 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Feb 252024 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 SO Dec 22023 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–6 Nov 72023 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT Apr 82023 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
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Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on February 27, 2025?

Hurricanes won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jordan Staal, Mikko Rantanen, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Taylor Hall.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Pyotr Kochetkov made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Hurricanes season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 25 🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterMar 1 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeFeb 25 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 AfterMar 1 🛢️EDM @ 🌪️CAR 3–1
Also on February 27
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