Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Saturday, December 23, 2017 · PNC Arena
FS-CR · MSG-B
Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at PNC Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Sabres 38-22.
Justin Faulk scored twice. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal, Nathan Beaulieu and Zemgus Girgensons also scored.
Cam Ward made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Chad Johnson stopped 34 of 38.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Sebastian Aho (8)Brett Pesce (6), Teuvo Teravainen (18)0–100:33 CAR
2nd period
Jordan Staal (10)Elias Lindholm (10), Teuvo Teravainen (19)0–201:53 CAR · PPG
Nathan Beaulieu (1)Johan Larsson (5), Jack Eichel (18)1–202:44 BUF
Justin Faulk (2)Sebastian Aho (17), Teuvo Teravainen (20)1–304:35 CAR- Justin Faulk (3)Jaccob Slavin (6), Jeff Skinner (14)1–411:16 CAR
Zemgus Girgensons (2)Jack Eichel (19)2–413:41 BUF
Team stats
BUFCAR
22Shots on goal38
25%Faceoff %75%
0/2Power play1/4
8Penalty minutes4
24Hits24
13Blocked shots8
3Giveaways8
10Takeaways17
Penalties
- 1st 15:18
Phillip Di Giuseppe · hooking2 min - 2nd 00:06
Evander Kane · high sticking2 min - 2nd 00:29Johan Larsson · tripping2 min
- 2nd 05:59Marcus Kruger · holding2 min
- 3rd 11:24Zach Bogosian · tripping2 min
- 3rd 16:19Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 15Jack EichelC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 20:56 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:04 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:33 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 19:08 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 18:32 |
| 10Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:22 |
| 17Jordan NolanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 |
| 20Scott WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 14:32 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:22 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:41 |
| 67Benoit PouliotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:18 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:45 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:29 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 |
| 47Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 25:48 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 58:45 |
| 40Robin LehnerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 86Teuvo TeravainenL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 16:42 |
| 20Sebastian AhoR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 18:57 |
| 27Justin FaulkD | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 7 | 22:13 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 19:55 |
| 28Elias LindholmC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 15:56 |
| 22Brett PesceD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:27 |
| 74Jaccob SlavinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:36 |
| 7Derek RyanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:42 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:17 |
| 16Marcus KrugerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 09:53 |
| 23Brock McGinnL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 |
| 34Phillip Di GiuseppeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:50 |
| 42Joakim NordstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 10:42 |
| 49Victor RaskC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 15:48 |
| 5Noah HanifinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:52 |
| 6Klas DahlbeckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 |
| 57Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 59:58 |
| 33Scott DarlingG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |