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2025-26 regular season

Sabres at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0

Hurricanes beat Sabres 6–3 at PNC Arena on November 8, 2025.

BUF – CAR
22–35
Shots on goal
0/1–1/2
Power play
21–25
Hits
16–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR
Sebastian Aho
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 20:01 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Andrei Svechnikov
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:11 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 11:49 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Sebastian Aho Go-ahead 1st · 05:00
Assists: Andrei Svechnikov · beat Alex Lyon
0–1
⚔️ Owen Power Tying 1st · 08:18
Assists: Noah Ostlund · beat Pyotr Kochetkov
1–1
2nd period
🌪️ Andrei Svechnikov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 04:34
Assists: K'Andre Miller, Nikolaj Ehlers · beat Alex Lyon
1–2
🌪️ Jesperi Kotkaniemi 2nd · 11:39
Assists: Joel Nystrom, Taylor Hall · beat Alex Lyon
1–3
3rd period
🌪️ Eric Robinson 3rd · 00:29
Assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Charles Alexis Legault · beat Alex Lyon
1–4
⚔️ Alex Tuch 3rd · 03:23
Assists: Tage Thompson · beat Pyotr Kochetkov
2–4
⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 06:49
Assists: Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch · beat Pyotr Kochetkov
3–4
🌪️ Seth Jarvis Empty net 3rd · 17:56
Assists: Jordan Staal
3–5
🌪️ Charles Alexis Legault Empty net 3rd · 18:32
Assists: Sebastian Aho
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 McLeod · Thompson · Tuch 18:59
L2 Krebs · Quinn · Doan 16:23
L3 Greenway · Kozak · Rosen 14:11
L4 Malenstyn · Dunne · Ostlund 8:53
D1 Samuelsson · Power 22:52
D2 Byram · Timmins 20:56
D3 Kesselring · Bryson 15:26
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Aho · Jarvis · Svechnikov 18:11
L2 Hall · Martinook · Staal 15:57
L3 Carrier · Robinson · Blake 12:31
L4 Ehlers · Stankoven · Kotkaniemi 11:49
D1 Nikishin · Walker 21:24
D2 Reilly · Miller 20:48
D3 Legault · Nystrom 17:22

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF CAR🌪️
22 Shots on goal 35
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
21 Hits 25
16 Blocked shots 13
7 Takeaways 7
25 Giveaways 24
6 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 13.6% (3/22) CAR shooting 17.1% (6/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Alex Lyon
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 58:47 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Pyotr Kochetkov
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:01 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Sebastian Aho · 1st 05:00 · 0–1 Owen Power · 1st 08:18 · 1–1 Andrei Svechnikov · 2nd 04:34 · 1–2 Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 11:39 · 1–3 Eric Robinson · 3rd 00:29 · 1–4 Alex Tuch · 3rd 03:23 · 2–4 Tage Thompson · 3rd 06:49 · 3–4 Seth Jarvis · 3rd 17:56 · 3–5 Charles Alexis Legault · 3rd 18:32 · 3–6
BUF CAR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
Apr 82025 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Feb 272025 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–5 Jan 152025 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Feb 252024 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 SO Dec 22023 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–6
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Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on November 8, 2025?

Hurricanes won 6–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Hurricanes 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Owen Power, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Andrei Svechnikov, Charles Alexis Legault, Eric Robinson, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeNov 6 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterNov 12 ⚔️BUF @ 🦣UTA 2–5
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeNov 6 🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterNov 9 🌪️CAR @ 🍁TOR 5–4
Also on November 8
🐧PIT 1–2 😈NJD 🏛️OTT 3–2 🔔PHI ⭐DAL 5–4 🐯NSH 🦅WSH 2–3 ⚡TBL 🏝️NYI 5–0 🗽NYR 🐻BOS 5–3 🍁TOR 🦣UTA 2–6 🇨🇦MTL 🦑SEA 4–3 🎵STL
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