Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes — November 8, 2025 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on November 8, 2025. The Carolina Hurricanes controlled play with 57.4% Corsi and generated 5.92 expected goals compared to 5.31 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 9 high-danger scoring chances compared to 6 from the Carolina Hurricanes at 5-on-5. Sebastian Aho was the most dangerous skater with 1.66 individual expected goals on 6 shots at 5-on-5. The Carolina Hurricanes outshot the Buffalo Sabres 35-22 in total shots on goal.

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BUF3 - 6CAR

Nov 8, 2025 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
CAR	P1	21	10	67.7	15	7	68.2	10	6	62.5	13	7	65.0	4	4	50.0	2.06	1.12	64.7	1	1	50.0
	P2	27	19	58.7	20	15	57.1	15	5	75.0	24	13	64.9	4	3	57.1	3.58	2.87	55.6	2	0	100.0
	P3	24	21	53.3	18	13	58.1	10	11	47.6	12	15	44.4	1	3	25.0	1.62	2.84	36.3	3	2	60.0
	Total	72	50	59.0	53	35	60.2	35	22	61.4	49	35	58.3	9	10	47.4	7.27	6.83	51.6	6	3	66.7
BUF	P1	10	21	32.3	7	15	31.8	6	10	37.5	7	13	35.0	4	4	50.0	1.12	2.06	35.3	1	1	50.0
	P2	19	27	41.3	15	20	42.9	5	15	25.0	13	24	35.1	3	4	42.9	2.87	3.58	44.4	0	2	0.0
	P3	21	24	46.7	13	18	41.9	11	10	52.4	15	12	55.6	3	1	75.0	2.84	1.62	63.7	2	3	40.0
	Total	50	72	41.0	35	53	39.8	22	35	38.6	35	49	41.7	10	9	52.6	6.83	7.27	48.4	3	6	33.3

Win Probability

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Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Individual Event Map

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Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (CAR) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = CAR players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the CAR player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

CAR ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	McLeod	Krebs	Kozak	Dunne	Ostlund	Greenway	Malenstyn	Tuch	Quinn	Doan	Rosen	Power	Byram	Samuelsson	Timmins	Kesselring	Bryson
Staal	63	62	60	100	100	80	100	—	64	56	67	67	61	81	71	62	67	67
Aho	83	73	58	73	88	67	67	56	73	58	67	50	63	67	67	58	71	83
Jarvis	56	60	53	67	86	67	62	50	60	60	62	53	59	67	50	63	67	50
Kotkaniemi	78	75	75	33	60	0	33	67	75	38	40	50	46	92	21	57	85	43
Stankoven	—	60	50	56	100	0	56	100	75	0	56	0	33	67	67	38	83	50
Hall	80	73	77	38	67	50	33	73	78	38	40	50	50	94	33	60	84	64
Martinook	60	64	83	100	100	50	100	—	62	64	67	75	64	80	71	71	75	60
Robinson	83	75	69	30	60	50	38	67	82	29	45	40	53	100	21	50	91	43
Carrier	70	71	67	100	100	50	100	—	71	60	100	67	70	82	79	70	75	75
Ehlers	50	40	50	64	100	0	60	—	50	0	60	0	45	67	75	40	75	0
Svechnikov	78	56	56	73	86	67	67	50	56	58	67	50	59	65	56	58	70	67
Blake	0	50	50	60	100	0	60	100	60	0	60	0	33	75	67	38	75	33
Reilly	79	67	56	42	64	38	47	64	75	31	47	19	44	68	48	35	73	58
Walker	58	59	60	67	100	75	60	—	58	67	50	71	59	79	68	59	63	43
Miller	57	57	67	71	100	50	60	100	55	56	50	50	57	75	67	47	69	50
Alexis Legault	82	75	50	46	60	43	50	70	82	25	47	17	50	71	41	46	73	55
Nikishin	89	73	75	61	80	67	63	50	80	60	69	63	53	77	47	68	77	100
Nystrom	100	83	77	63	80	50	61	63	100	57	69	83	46	86	45	69	88	100