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Post-Game Report: 10/30 vs. Calgary

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Flames
(7-5-1)
0 0 1 1 2 38
Sabres
(6-4-2)
1 0 0 0 1 29

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Tonight’s overtime loss extended the Sabres’ point streak to five games (3-0-2) for the first time since the team had points in nine straight games (7-0-2) from March 10 to 27, 2012.
  • The Sabres finished October with a 6-4-2 record (.583). It was the team’s best opening month since the 2011-12 season (6-4-0) and the team’s best full month since March 2016 (7-4-4).
  • With his goal, Jack Eichel has scored in three straight matchups with the Flames and has recorded 12 points (4+8) in his last 11 games overall.
  • Jason Pominville’s assist on Eichel’s goal was his 500th point as a member of the Sabres. Pominville is now tied with Danny Gare for the ninth-most points in franchise history.
    • Pominville’s assist also extended his point streak to five games (4+5), marking his first five-game point streak since Feb. 4 to 12, 2017.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Flames Rittich W .966 0.98
Sabres Hutton O .947 1.91

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Flames Rittich 3-1-0 .939 2.08
Sabres Hutton 4-4-1 .910 2.94

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Jason Pominville

Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton

Flames head coach Bill Peters

Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau

Flames defenseman Mark Giordano

Flames goaltender David Rittich

Post-Game Report: 12/15 vs. Carolina

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Hurricanes
(13-11-3)
0 1 3 1 5 34
Sabres
(8-18-7)
0 1 3 0 4 41

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Jack Eichel’s four-point game (3+1) tied his career high and marked the second time in his career he’s recorded four points in a game (last: Dec. 16, 2015 at Boston). His third goal came on his 11th shot of the game, setting a new career high.
    • Eichel now has nine points (4+5) in his last seven games.
  • Eichel’s first career hat trick marked the first by a Sabre since Sam Reinhart on Jan. 10, 2016 at Winnipeg and the first and the Sabres’ first hat trick in Buffalo since Thomas Vanek on April 5, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay.
  • Jake McCabe recorded a career-best three points (1+2) tonight. It was McCabe’s fourth career multi-point game and his third of the season.
  • Evander Kane tied his career high with three assists, earning his third three-point night of the season.
  • Kane now has 21 points (8+13) in his last 21 games against the Hurricanes and eight points (2+6) in his last seven games overall.
  • The Sabres had three players with at least three points in the same game for the first time since Jan. 31, 2013 vs. Boston (Cody Hodgson, Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek).

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Hurricanes Ward W .902 3.86
Sabres Johnson O .853 4.82

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Hurricanes Ward 6-2-1 .906 3.06
Sabres Johnson 1-5-3 .880 3.76

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres Jake McCabe, Evander Kane and Jack Eichel

Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters

Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal

Hurricanes forward Derek Ryan

Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin

Post-Game Report: 11/18 vs. Carolina

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Hurricanes
(8-6-4)
0 1 2 3 33
Sabres
(5-11-4)
0 0 1 1 25

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • The loss drops the Sabres to 2-2-1 in the second game of a back-to-back set this season.
  • With tonight’s goal, Evander Kane now has six points (4+2) in his last six games.
    • Kane’s 11th goal of the season tied him for sixth-most in the league at the conclusion of tonight’s game.
  • Ryan O’Reilly’s assist on the goal gives him 14 points (7+7) in his last 15 games.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Hurricanes Darling W .960 1.00
Sabres Johnson L .938 2.04

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Hurricanes Darling 6-4-4 .909 2.46
Sabres Johnson 1-4-2 .892 3.36

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Evander Kane

Sabres defenseman Justin Falk

Sabres goaltender Chad Johnson

Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters

Hurricanes forward Justin Williams

Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho

Hurricanes goaltender Scott Darling

Post-Game Report: 12/22 vs. CAR

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Hurricanes
(14-11-7)
2 0 1 3 34
Sabres
(12-12-8)
0 1 0 1 23

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • With the loss, the Sabres failed to record a point against the Hurricanes for the first time since Jan. 8, 2015, ending a 4-0-1 run against Carolina.
  • The Hurricanes snapped a four-game losing streak in Buffalo, getting their first road win against the Sabres since Jan. 23, 2014.
  • With his goal tonight, Johan Larsson now has a point in each of his last three home games (2+1).
  • Marcus Foligno’s assist on Larsson’s goal has extended his point streak against the Hurricanes to four games (1+3).
  • Robin Lehner posted a .939 save percentage tonight, topping the .920 mark for the third consecutive game.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Hurricanes Ward W .957 1.00
Sabres Lehner L .939 2.04

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Hurricanes Ward 11-8-6 .917 2.25
Sabres Lehner 7-10-5 .921 2.45

Post-Game Audio

Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters

Hurricanes forward Eric Staal

Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk

Hurricanes defenseman Ron Hainsey

Post-Game Report: 3/12 vs. CAR

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Hurricanes
(31-26-12)
0 1 1 0 2 30
Sabres
(28-33-9)
0 1 1 1 3 24

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • With the win, the Sabres have won three consecutive games against the Hurricanes for the first time since the team won five straight against Carolina from April 18 to Dec. 28, 2006.
    • The Sabres now have wins in four straight home games against the Hurricanes for the first time since they won five in a row from Oct. 20, 2006 to Jan. 17, 2009.
  • Jack Eichel scored his 21st and 22nd goals of the season, moving him into a four-way tie (Peter McNab, Christian Ruuttu, John Tucker) for the seventh-most goals by a Sabres rookie. He trails Thomas Vanek (25) by three goals for sixth-most.
    • Eichel has now scored four four game-winning-goals, tying Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy and Ric Seiling for the fifth-most ever by a Sabres rookie .
  • Chad Johnson improved to 6-1-0 in seven career games against the Hurricanes with a .930 save percentage and a 2.12 goals-against average.
    • Johnson has now won four straight starts for the first time since he won six straight from March 9 to 29, 2014 as a member of the Boston Bruins.
  • With today’s goal , Marcus Foligno now has eight points (5+3) in his last eight home games.
    • Brian Gionta assisted on the goal and now has six points (1+5) in his last six home games.
  • Gionta is now on a three-game point streak (1+2) and has six points (3+3) in his last six games against Carolina.
  • With two assists today, Evander Kane now has seven points (2+5) in his last six home games.

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forward Evander Kane

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Marcus Foligno

Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters

Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce