Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes — January 19, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on January 19, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (CAR 6.88, BUF 6.82), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Buffalo Sabres created 8 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Carolina Hurricanes at 5-on-5. Zach Benson was the most dangerous skater with 1.72 individual expected goals on 1 shots at 5-on-5. The Carolina Hurricanes outshot the Buffalo Sabres 29-18 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes progressed on Jan 19, 2026
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

BUF1 - 2CAR

Jan 19, 2026 · 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	22	9	71.0	17	8	68.0	12	3	80.0	16	8	66.7	5	4	55.6	4.71	3.10	60.3	1	1	50.0
	P2	13	13	50.0	11	11	50.0	8	8	50.0	10	8	55.6	1	3	25.0	2.09	2.80	42.7	0	0	—
	P3	17	14	54.8	12	11	52.2	9	7	56.3	10	11	47.6	0	2	0.0	1.50	2.60	36.6	1	0	100.0
	Total	52	36	59.1	40	30	57.1	29	18	61.7	36	27	57.1	6	9	40.0	8.29	8.51	49.4	2	1	66.7
BUF	P1	9	22	29.0	8	17	32.0	3	12	20.0	8	16	33.3	4	5	44.4	3.10	4.71	39.7	1	1	50.0
	P2	13	13	50.0	11	11	50.0	8	8	50.0	8	10	44.4	3	1	75.0	2.80	2.09	57.3	0	0	—
	P3	14	17	45.2	11	12	47.8	7	9	43.8	11	10	52.4	2	0	100.0	2.60	1.50	63.4	0	1	0.0
	Total	36	52	40.9	30	40	42.9	18	29	38.3	27	36	42.9	9	6	60.0	8.51	8.29	50.6	1	2	33.3

Win Probability

CAR Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

CAR

BUF

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

CAR Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

BUF ShootCAR Shoot

Hit

Shot Blocked

Takeaway

Giveaway

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	Ostlund	Krebs	Kozak	Helenius	Zucker	Benson	Malenstyn	Tuch	Doan	Quinn	Dahlin	Samuelsson	Byram	Power	Bryson	Metsa
Jarvis	60	68	50	50	67	0	67	67	100	57	50	72	67	74	56	67	100	100
Aho	67	68	50	50	67	0	69	71	100	63	50	76	75	78	59	67	—	100
Staal	57	60	33	100	—	—	25	54	100	63	57	0	56	46	62	55	86	100
Stankoven	50	0	50	75	75	50	0	0	75	0	73	0	25	40	67	13	80	89
Martinook	59	33	33	100	—	—	33	54	100	61	58	—	63	44	61	50	100	100
Ehlers	58	67	—	100	—	—	0	53	100	57	64	33	71	43	61	50	71	50
Carrier	50	67	33	83	100	33	67	33	83	100	100	67	83	60	50	60	75	75
Jankowski	0	67	0	83	100	0	67	0	83	—	—	67	80	50	50	60	67	67
Hall	50	0	42	75	75	42	0	0	75	0	67	0	14	25	50	0	80	89
Robinson	—	100	—	100	100	—	100	—	100	—	—	100	100	100	100	100	—	—
Svechnikov	63	65	40	67	75	33	63	71	100	71	50	76	69	88	65	75	100	100
Blake	0	33	44	71	83	44	50	0	71	0	70	33	30	17	33	25	82	90
Slavin	63	33	43	50	0	33	40	53	50	63	73	60	62	40	61	38	100	100
Chatfield	60	33	43	50	0	33	33	56	50	67	64	50	62	36	57	42	78	75
Miller	40	64	56	100	100	50	64	20	100	38	58	71	60	60	54	54	83	100
Walker	40	58	56	100	100	50	58	20	100	38	58	67	60	57	50	54	80	100
Nikishin	50	86	33	88	89	33	80	33	90	75	50	75	63	75	60	56	67	75
Nystrom	—	75	33	88	89	33	100	0	89	0	67	100	63	86	75	38	80	83