LIVE 00:22 3rd Jan 16
ANA 2 +125 o6.0
LA 2 -150 u6.0
Final Jan 16
SJ 2 +151 o6.5
DET 4 -168 u6.5
Final Jan 16
FLA 1 +154 o6.0
CAR 9 -171 u6.0
Final OT Jan 16
TB 2 -202 o5.5
STL 2 +180 u5.5
Final Jan 16
NAS 7 +240 o6.5
COL 3 -276 u6.5
Buffalo 4th Atlantic26-16-4-0
Carolina 1st Metropolitan29-15-2-2

Sabres vs Hurricanes Game Overview

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BUF vs CARRecords

BUF vs CARRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Buffalo logo BUF 26-16-4 25-21-0 22-23-1 10-10-2 16-6-2
Carolina logo CAR 28-15-4 18-29-0 26-21-0 12-7-3 16-8-1

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
5-5 Even
Over / Under
4-5-1
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Nov 23, '25 BUF logo 4 - 1 BUF +162 u6.5 21 30 1-4 1-4
Nov 08, '25 CAR logo 6 - 3 CAR -255 o6.5 35 22 1-2 0-1
Apr 08, '25 BUF logo 3 - 0 BUF +207 u6.5 18 33 0-2 0-3
Feb 27, '25 CAR logo 5 - 2 CAR -206 o6.5 37 15 1-2 1-3
Jan 15, '25 BUF logo 4 - 2 BUF +153 P6.0 24 37 0-1 0-3
Feb 25, '24 BUF logo 3 - 2 (SO) BUF +115 u6.0 32 32 1-2 1-2
Dec 02, '23 CAR logo 6 - 2 CAR -235 o6.5 37 22 2-2 0-5
Nov 07, '23 CAR logo 3 - 2 (OT) CAR -217 u6.5 27 21 1-4 1-4
Apr 08, '23 BUF logo 4 - 3 BUF +148 o6.5 30 34 1-4 0-2
Feb 01, '23 BUF logo 5 - 1 CAR -138 u6.5 30 34 0-4 1-2

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BUF vs CARInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
J. Norris C Day To Day - Ribs( Jan 15, '26) Jan 15, '26
Norris did not play in Thursday's (Jan. 15) game against Montreal.
J. Dunne C Out - Middle-body( Jan 14, '26) Jan 14, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Josh Dunne on injured reserve on Thursday (Jan. 15)
A. Lyon G Out - Lower-Body( Jan 06, '26) Jan 06, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Wednesday (Jan. 7) that Lyon is expected to miss an additional 7-10 days, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
J. Kulich C Out - Ear( Nov 09, '25) Nov 09, '25
The Sabres said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Kulich is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue.
J. Danforth RW Out - Lower Body( Oct 17, '25) Oct 17, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Justin Danforth on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Oct. 18).

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Carolina's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
S. Gostisbehere D Day To Day - Illness( Jan 15, '26) Jan 15, '26
The Hurricanes said that Gostisbehere is Out for Friday's (Jan. 16) game against the Panthers.
W. Carrier LW Day To Day - Lower Body( Jan 15, '26) Jan 15, '26
The Hurricanes said that Carrier is OUT for Friday's (Jan. 16) game against the Panthers.
N. Philp C Out - Concussion( Jan 15, '26) Jan 15, '26
The Carolina Hurricanes placed F Noah Philp on Injured Reserve Friday (Jan. 16).
P. Kochetkov G Out For Season - Undisclosed( Dec 28, '25) Dec 28, '25
The Carolina Hurricanes placed G Pyotr Kochetkov on injured reserve on Monday (Dec. 29) and is expected to miss the rest of the campaign, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
C. Legault D Out - Hand( Nov 10, '25) Nov 10, '25
The Carolina Hurricanes placed D Charles Alexis Legault on injured reserve on Tuesday (Nov. 11).

Carolina Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
C 11 Jordan Staal
C 15 Noah Philp
C 20 Sebastian Aho
C 22 Logan Stankoven
C 24 Seth Jarvis
LW 27 Nikolaj Ehlers
LW 28 William Carrier
RW 37 Andrei Svechnikov
LW 48 Jordan Martinook
LW 50 Eric Robinson
RW 53 Jackson Blake
LW 71 Taylor Hall
C 77 Mark Jankowski
C 82 Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Defense
POS # Player
D 4 Shayne Gostisbehere
D 5 Jalen Chatfield
D 6 Mike Reilly
D 19 K'Andre Miller
D 21 Alexander Nikishin
D 26 Sean Walker
G 31 Frederik Andersen
G 32 Brandon Bussi
D 74 Jaccob Slavin

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
2.60
Save %
.907
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
C.Ellis Jan 15, 2026 BUF 5 - MON 3 W 3 23 .870 - W +105 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 14, 2026 BUF 5 - PHI 2 W 2 22 .909 - W -146 o5.5
C.Ellis Jan 12, 2026 BUF 3 - FLA 4 L 3 31 .903 - L +146 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 10, 2026 BUF 5 - ANA 3 W 3 36 .917 - W -310 o7.5
C.Ellis Jan 8, 2026 NYR 2 - BUF 5 W 2 32 .938 - W -126 o6.0
W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
2.40
Save %
.860
Carolina Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
B.Bussi Jan 16, 2026 CAR 9 - FLA 1 W 1 16 .938 - W -178 o6.0
B.Bussi Jan 13, 2026 STL 3 - CAR 0 L 3 31 .903 - L -174 u5.5
F.Andersen Jan 12, 2026 DET 4 - CAR 3 (OT) - 4 18 .778 - L -150 o6.0
B.Bussi Jan 10, 2026 CAR 3 - SEA 2 W 2 12 .833 - W -671 u6.5
F.Andersen Jan 8, 2026 CAR 5 - ANA 2 W 2 13 .846 - W -245 o6.5

BUF vs CARStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.33 Total 3.02
0.91 1st Period 0.91
1.24 2nd Period 0.83
1.04 3rd Period 1.19
0.07 OT 0.04

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.96 Total 24.32
8.50 1st Period 7.40
10.43 2nd Period 8.02
8.17 3rd Period 7.98
0.26 OT 0.26

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.12 Total 0.88
0.11 1st Period 0.88
0.12 2nd Period 0.90
0.13 3rd Period 0.85
0.25 OT 0.83

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
27 - 139 G/Att vs. GA/Att 28 - 132
19.42 PP % vs. PK % 78.79

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Colten Ellis 314 282 0.898 6-4-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 450 407 0.904 10-6-1
Alex Lyon 577 523 0.906 10-6-3

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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