Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

Sat, Nov 18, 2017 · KeyBank Center · 2017–18 Regular Season

Carolina Hurricanes

3 – 1

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at KeyBank Center. Marcus Kruger led the way with 2 points. Scott Darling made 24 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 33–25.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	0	1	2	3	33
BUF	0	0	1	1	25

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd	14:46	CAR	EV	Justin Williams (3) · wrist	Marcus Kruger (2), Brett Pesce (3)	1–0
3rd	12:27	BUF	EV	Evander Kane (11) · wrist	Ryan O'Reilly (8)	1–1
3rd	15:15	CAR	EV	Sebastian Aho (3) · wrist	Teuvo Teravainen (10), Haydn Fleury (4)	2–1
3rd	19:19	CAR	SH EN	Joakim Nordstrom (2) · wrist	Marcus Kruger (3), Jaccob Slavin (4)	3–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	04:49	BUF	Kyle Okposo	hooking	2
1st	05:33	BUF	Zemgus Girgensons	delaying game	2
1st	15:09	BUF	Victor Antipin	holding	2
1st	17:37	CAR	Marcus Kruger	hooking	2
2nd	12:33	CAR	Justin Williams	hooking	2
2nd	15:17	BUF	Johan Larsson	high sticking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: CAR 3.76 · BUF 2.49 · xG% CAR 60.2

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
16	Marcus Kruger	C	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	1	40.0	14:17	20
74	Jaccob Slavin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	2		25:30	25
22	Brett Pesce	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3		21:59	22
4	Haydn Fleury	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	4		18:02	22
20	Sebastian Aho	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		17:38	22
86	Teuvo Teravainen	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		16:39	23
14	Justin Williams	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0		16:18	20
42	Joakim Nordstrom	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	33.3	12:47	20
27	Justin Faulk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		19:28	23
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1	57.1	18:50	24
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		17:12	19
28	Elias Lindholm	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	30.0	16:43	20
7	Derek Ryan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	44.4	14:58	20
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		14:52	19
23	Brock McGinn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100.0	14:15	19
5	Noah Hanifin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		13:10	20
49	Victor Rask	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100.0	11:50	16
34	Phillip Di Giuseppe	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		11:45	17

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33	Scott Darling	W	25	24	1	.960	59:47

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
9	Evander Kane	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	50.0	22:39	23
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	58.6	20:13	26
6	Marco Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		23:34	28
15	Jack Eichel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	57.1	22:55	24
19	Jake McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:29	29
82	Nathan Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		19:36	25
41	Justin Falk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	3		18:07	24
4	Josh Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3		17:41	23
23	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:18	21
21	Kyle Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0		17:10	18
93	Victor Antipin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1		16:33	19
67	Benoit Pouliot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		15:15	21
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	50.0	14:31	20
29	Jason Pominville	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		12:15	18
25	Seth Griffith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:26	15
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2		9:31	12
51	Kyle Criscuolo	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	33.3	7:56	11
17	Jordan Nolan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		6:54	10

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Chad Johnson	L	32	30	2	.938	58:57