National Hockey League
Preview
Buffalo at Carolina
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 27, 2025
Where: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Matchup Edge
BUF Edge in: CAR
Offense
Defense
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Face Offs
Discipline
Goaltending
Quick Hits

Overall Team Offense

  • The Carolina Hurricanes are ranked 9 on offense, averaging 3.2 goals per game. The Hurricanes are scoring 19.4% on the power play for a total of 33 power play goals.
  • The Buffalo Sabres are ranked 10 on offense, averaging 3.2 goals per game. The Sabres are scoring 16.7% on the power play for a total of 27 power play goals.

Home and Away

  • At home the Hurricanes are averaging 3.9 goals per game, and giving up 2.6 goals against on defense.
  • On the road, the Sabres are averaging 2.9 goals per game, and giving up 3.4 goals against on defense.
Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away
Buffalo 24-27-4-1 W2 15-12-2-1 9-15-2-0
Carolina 33-21-2-2 L2 21-6-1-0 12-15-1-2
Last Meeting
Buffalo Carolina
Date Away Home S SV PP S SV PP
1/15/25 CAR 2 BUF 4 24 35 0-1 37 21 0-3
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Total Points Player  
Buffalo R. McLeod 3
Carolina B. Burns 2
Goals Player  
Buffalo R. McLeod 3
Carolina M. Necas 1
Assists Player  
Buffalo J. Zucker 2
Carolina B. Burns 2
Saves Player  
Buffalo U. Luukkonen 35
Carolina D. Tokarski 21
Season
Total Points Player  
Buffalo T. Thompson 53
Carolina S. Aho 58
Goals Player  
Buffalo T. Thompson 28
Carolina S. Jarvis 24
Assists Player  
Buffalo R. Dahlin 37
Carolina S. Aho 38
Saves Player  
Buffalo U. Luukkonen 1025
Carolina P. Kochetkov 845
Quickchart Matchup
Buffalo Off vs  Carolina Def
3.21 GF
2.79 GA
28 Shots
25.1 Shots
27 PP
27 PK
Carolina Off vs  Buffalo Def
3.22 GF
3.36 GA
31.7 Shots
28.9 Shots
33 PP
38 PK