McLeod scores 3 goals as Sabres beat Hurricanes 4-2 for third win in four games
— Ryan McLeod scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Carolina Hurricanes
2
Buffalo Sabres
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | @ Nashville Predators | L 1-4 | NHL |
| 11/1/26 | vs Winnipeg Jets | W 7-0 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | vs Boston Bruins | W 2-1 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ St. Louis Blues | W 4-0 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 19:36 2-4
Ryan McLeod Goal (10) , assists: Tage Thompson (16), Jason Zucker (18)
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Missed 19:29 2-3
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 16:50 2-3
Martin Necas Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (22), Brent Burns (14)
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Missed 16:29 1-3
Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:30 1-3
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:03 1-3
Eric Robinson Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 10:34 1-3
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:20 1-3
Jordan Staal Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:08 1-3
Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:34 1-3
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:57 1-3
Sam Lafferty Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 3:45 1-3
Jaccob Slavin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brent Burns (13), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (13)
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Missed 3:18 0-3
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:54 0-3
Juha Jaaska Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:47 0-3
Dmitry Orlov Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 2:36 0-3
Jack Roslovic Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 1:45 0-3
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 1:11 0-3
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:29 0-3
Jordan Staal Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 19:56 0-3
Ryan McLeod Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (17)
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Missed 19:54 0-2
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 19:01 0-2
Juha Jaaska Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 15:57 0-2
Tyson Kozak Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 15:40 0-2
Sam Lafferty Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:33 0-2
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:15 0-2
Sebastian Aho Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 11:11 0-2
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 9:34 0-2
Jack Quinn Backhand Above Crossbar
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Goal 8:18 0-2
Dylan Cozens Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (18)
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Missed 7:51 0-1
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:17 0-1
Andrei Svechnikov Backhand Hit Right Post
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Missed 5:22 0-1
Jack Roslovic Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 4:38 0-1
Seth Jarvis Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 4:27 0-1
Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 3:42 0-1
Connor Clifton Interference against Juha Jaaska served by Jack Quinn
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Missed 3:37 0-1
Jack Drury Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 1:53 0-1
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:16 0-1
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:36 0-1
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:11 0-1
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:27 0-1
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 15:16 0-1
Sean Walker Holding the stick against JJ Peterka
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Missed 10:55 0-1
Sean Walker Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 9:08 0-1
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 8:18 0-1
Ryan McLeod Cross-checking against Jack Roslovic
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Missed 7:09 0-1
Sebastian Aho Backhand Wide Left
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Penalty 6:10 0-1
Sam Lafferty Kneeing against Jackson Blake
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Missed 5:10 0-1
Tage Thompson Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 4:40 0-1
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:35 0-1
Peyton Krebs Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 0:43 0-1
Ryan McLeod Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Clifton (8), Beck Malenstyn (5)
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End of Game 20:00 2-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 2-4
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:36 2-4
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Eric Robinson
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Goal 19:36 2-4
Ryan McLeod Goal (10) , assists: Tage Thompson (16), Jason Zucker (18)
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Missed 19:29 2-3
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Giveaway 18:27 2-3
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
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Blocked 17:29 2-3
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Brent Burns
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Shot 17:09 2-3
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Blocked 17:07 2-3
Jordan Martinook shot blocked by Bowen Byram
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Face Off 16:50 2-3
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 16:50 2-3
Timeout - Home
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Goal 16:50 2-3
Martin Necas Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (22), Brent Burns (14)
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Shot 16:36 1-3
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Missed 16:29 1-3
Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 16:27 1-3
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
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Stoppage 16:27 1-3
Icing
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Missed 15:30 1-3
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Hit 15:17 1-3
Tage Thompson hit Juha Jaaska
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Face Off 15:01 1-3
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 15:01 1-3
Icing
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Face Off 14:19 1-3
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
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Stoppage 14:19 1-3
Icing
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Shot 14:07 1-3
Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Missed 14:03 1-3
Eric Robinson Tip-In Wide Right
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Giveaway 14:00 1-3
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
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Face Off 13:27 1-3
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Drury
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Stoppage 13:27 1-3
Hand Pass
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Hit 13:25 1-3
Andrei Svechnikov hit Bowen Byram
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Face Off 13:12 1-3
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Jordan Staal
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Stoppage 13:12 1-3
Hand Pass
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Face Off 13:04 1-3
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Jordan Staal
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Stoppage 13:04 1-3
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Hit 12:50 1-3
Sam Lafferty hit Andrei Svechnikov
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Giveaway 12:37 1-3
Giveaway by Brent Burns
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Face Off 12:12 1-3
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 12:12 1-3
Icing
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Blocked 11:44 1-3
Seth Jarvis shot blocked by Zach Benson
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Giveaway 11:43 1-3
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
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Blocked 11:24 1-3
Alex Tuch shot blocked by Sean Walker
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Hit 11:13 1-3
Henri Jokiharju hit Jack Roslovic
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Team Stats
CAR
BUF
12
Blocked Shots
25
11
Hits
16
2
Takeaways
7
37
Shots
24
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
28
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
17
Giveaways
20
1
Total Penalties
3
2
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
BUF leads series 1-0
Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
- Conor Timmins Injured Reserve
Carolina Hurricanes
- Taylor Hall Day-To-Day
- Alexander Nikishin Out
- Jordan Staal Injured Reserve
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