Game Recap
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on November 23, 2025. Despite the result, the Carolina Hurricanes held the edge in expected goals (9.14 to 7.03) at 5-on-5, indicating the Buffalo Sabres received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Carolina Hurricanes created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Jack Quinn was the most dangerous skater with 2.31 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Carolina Hurricanes outshot the Buffalo Sabres 30-21 in total shots on goal.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Nov 23, 2025
- Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
- Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
- Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
- Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations
CAR1 - 4BUF
Nov 23, 2025 · Regular Season
Overview
| Period | Corsi | Fenwick | Shots | SC | HDSC | xG | Goals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | ||
| BUF | P1 | 19 | 17 | 52.8 | 15 | 11 | 57.7 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 12 | 17 | 41.4 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 2.61 | 2.91 | 47.2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| P2 | 18 | 29 | 38.3 | 13 | 22 | 37.1 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 18 | 18 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 4.20 | 4.25 | 49.7 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| P3 | 10 | 32 | 23.8 | 9 | 23 | 28.1 | 4 | 13 | 23.5 | 7 | 23 | 23.3 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 2.66 | 5.66 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 47 | 78 | 37.6 | 37 | 56 | 39.8 | 21 | 30 | 41.2 | 37 | 58 | 38.9 | 11 | 14 | 44.0 | 9.46 | 12.82 | 42.5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | |
| CAR | P1 | 17 | 19 | 47.2 | 11 | 15 | 42.3 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 17 | 12 | 58.6 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 2.91 | 2.61 | 52.8 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| P2 | 29 | 18 | 61.7 | 22 | 13 | 62.9 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 18 | 18 | 50.0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 4.25 | 4.20 | 50.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| P3 | 32 | 10 | 76.2 | 23 | 9 | 71.9 | 13 | 4 | 76.5 | 23 | 7 | 76.7 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 5.66 | 2.66 | 68.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 78 | 47 | 62.4 | 56 | 37 | 60.2 | 30 | 21 | 58.8 | 58 | 37 | 61.1 | 14 | 11 | 56.0 | 12.82 | 9.46 | 57.5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | |
Win Probability
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Goal
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Gameflow — Cumulative xG
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Shot Density Heatmap
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Individual Event Map
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Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (CAR) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = BUF players, Columns = CAR players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the BUF 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.
| BUF ↓ / CAR → | Jarvis | Aho | Stankoven | Jankowski | Martinook | Ehlers | Hall | Robinson | Carrier | Blake | Svechnikov | Walker | Miller | Gostisbehere | Chatfield | Nystrom | Nikishin | Reilly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson | 20 | 15 | 25 | 64 | 50 | 17 | 46 | 43 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 33 | 53 | 27 | 36 | 55 | 60 | 0 |
| McLeod | 47 | 47 | 47 | 100 | 57 | 64 | 43 | 86 | 40 | 53 | 43 | 47 | 33 | 53 | 45 | 100 | 88 | 100 |
| Kozak | 26 | 25 | 67 | 13 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 75 | 50 | 56 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 0 |
| Krebs | 25 | 18 | 43 | 27 | 100 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 75 | 56 | 18 | 20 | 42 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 67 |
| Ostlund | 36 | 33 | 60 | 100 | 71 | 40 | 33 | 100 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 25 | 60 | 33 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 33 |
| Dunne | 0 | 0 | 20 | 50 | 80 | 20 | 50 | 67 | 75 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| Benson | 27 | 27 | 67 | 83 | 79 | 27 | 50 | 60 | 63 | 56 | 29 | 33 | 89 | 31 | 86 | 64 | 67 | 0 |
| Zucker | 40 | 44 | 64 | 90 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 20 | 64 | 44 | 67 | 56 | 67 | 45 | 67 | 78 | 43 |
| Malenstyn | 25 | 25 | 38 | 40 | 80 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 80 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 20 | 67 | 40 | 60 | 75 |
| Tuch | 18 | 0 | 23 | 50 | 29 | 22 | 38 | 58 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 21 | 38 | 50 | — | 25 |
| Quinn | 32 | 33 | 58 | 60 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 57 | 43 | 64 | 33 | 67 | 43 | 62 | 35 | 67 | 77 | 43 |
| Doan | 25 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 29 | 42 | 46 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 25 |
| Timmins | 23 | 20 | 41 | 17 | 56 | 32 | 20 | 56 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 45 | 63 | 25 |
| Samuelsson | 25 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 75 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 47 | 28 | 36 | 20 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 100 |
| Byram | 30 | 27 | 58 | 50 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 64 | 27 | 37 | 55 | 36 | 44 | 75 | 88 | 30 |
| Dahlin | 50 | 44 | 44 | 78 | 62 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 67 | 38 | 63 | 36 | 63 | 58 | 69 | 100 |
| Power | 21 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 38 | 27 | 67 | 70 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 30 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 13 |
| Bryson | 25 | 25 | 29 | 71 | 38 | 0 | 69 | 62 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 56 | 29 | 43 | 50 | 67 | 40 |
