Rantanen scores a goal and has an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2
— Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
2
Carolina Hurricanes
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CAR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | @ Los Angeles Kings | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Anaheim Ducks | W 7-6 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ San Jose Sharks | W 2-0 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ Washington Capitals | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/21/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | L 1-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 18:52 2-5
Dennis Gilbert Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 17:49 2-5
Seth Jarvis Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 17:15 2-4
Bowen Byram Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 15:21 2-4
Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:27 2-4
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:59 2-4
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:27 2-4
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:25 2-4
JJ Peterka Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 6:23 2-4
Jack Quinn Snap Shot Short
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Missed 3:29 2-4
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:46 2-4
Tyson Jost Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 1:15 2-4
JJ Peterka Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (17), Jack Quinn (13)
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Missed 0:11 1-4
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:16 1-4
Sean Walker Poke Wide Left
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Goal 15:52 1-4
Taylor Hall Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Roslovic (10), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (16)
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Missed 15:24 1-3
Jordan Martinook Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 13:10 1-3
Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 13:00 1-3
Dmitry Orlov Slashing against Rasmus Dahlin
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Missed 11:53 1-3
Brent Burns Slap Shot Short
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Missed 10:00 1-3
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 9:37 1-3
Tyson Jost Slashing against Sam Lafferty
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Missed 9:09 1-3
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 8:35 1-3
Jack Roslovic Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:27 1-3
Sebastian Aho Tip-In High and Wide Left
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Missed 4:14 1-3
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:09 1-3
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 19:04 1-3
Alex Tuch Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: none
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Missed 19:00 0-3
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:00 0-3
Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 17:58 0-3
Too many men/ice served by Jackson Blake
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Missed 16:34 0-3
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:11 0-3
Dennis Gilbert Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:41 0-3
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 15:37 0-3
Sean Walker Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 12:57 0-3
Jackson Blake Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 12:52 0-3
Jackson Blake Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 10:24 0-3
Jordan Staal Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:16 0-3
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 9:41 0-3
Mikko Rantanen Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (25), Shayne Gostisbehere (25)
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Penalty 9:04 0-2
Zach Benson Tripping against Jaccob Slavin
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Goal 7:57 0-2
Sebastian Aho Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (42)
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Missed 7:38 0-1
Taylor Hall Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 6:51 0-1
Dmitry Orlov Slap Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 6:09 0-1
Jordan Staal Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Martinook (17)
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Missed 4:58 0-0
Taylor Hall Slap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 3:52 0-0
Ryan McLeod Tripping against Dmitry Orlov
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Missed 3:16 0-0
Jaccob Slavin Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 2:52 0-0
Jordan Staal Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 1:04 0-0
JJ Peterka Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 0:04 0-0
Dylan Cozens Fighting against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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Penalty 0:04 0-0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Fighting against Dylan Cozens
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End of Game 20:00 2-5
Game End
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Period End 20:00 2-5
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:56 2-5
Sam Lafferty shot blocked by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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Shot 19:50 2-5
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
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Blocked 19:23 2-5
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Dennis Gilbert
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Missed 18:52 2-5
Dennis Gilbert Snap Shot Wide Left
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Giveaway 18:48 2-5
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov
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Hit 18:33 2-5
Tyson Jost hit Mattias Samuelsson
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Giveaway 18:17 2-5
Giveaway by Jack Quinn
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Face Off 17:49 2-5
Tyson Jost faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Goal 17:49 2-5
Seth Jarvis Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Shot 17:33 2-4
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
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Missed 17:15 2-4
Bowen Byram Backhand Wide Right
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Giveaway 17:12 2-4
Giveaway by Jordan Martinook
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Face Off 17:08 2-4
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
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Stoppage 17:08 2-4
Puck in Netting
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Face Off 17:00 2-4
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jordan Staal
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Stoppage 17:00 2-4
Puck in Crowd
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Blocked 16:59 2-4
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
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Face Off 16:58 2-4
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jordan Staal
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Stoppage 16:58 2-4
Puck in Crowd
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Blocked 16:51 2-4
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Jordan Staal
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Missed 15:21 2-4
Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 14:27 2-4
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
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Stoppage 14:27 2-4
Puck in Benches
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Face Off 14:24 2-4
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
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Stoppage 14:24 2-4
Off-side
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Shot 14:14 2-4
Seth Jarvis Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Face Off 14:02 2-4
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Tage Thompson
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Stoppage 14:02 2-4
Icing
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Face Off 13:54 2-4
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Tage Thompson
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Stoppage 13:54 2-4
Puck in Crowd
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Shot 13:40 2-4
Taylor Hall Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
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Takeaway 13:29 2-4
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
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Shot 13:24 2-4
Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
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Hit 12:49 2-4
Mattias Samuelsson hit Mikko Rantanen
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Missed 12:27 2-4
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Hit 12:09 2-4
Sam Lafferty hit Jalen Chatfield
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Shot 11:59 2-4
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
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Missed 11:59 2-4
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot Wide Right
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Team Stats
BUF
CAR
18
Blocked Shots
8
20
Hits
19
5
Takeaways
6
15
Shots
37
1
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
33.3
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
35
47.0
Faceoff Win Percent
53.0
18
Giveaways
17
3
Total Penalties
4
9
Penalty Minutes
11
Head to Head
Injuries
Carolina Hurricanes
- Taylor Hall Day-To-Day
- Alexander Nikishin Out
- Jordan Staal Injured Reserve
Buffalo Sabres
- Konsta Helenius Out
- Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve
- Jack Rathbone Injured Reserve
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