Monday, January 19, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–CAR
- 2.3–3.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- CAR share of xG
- 56.3%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 18–29
- BUF–CAR
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Hurricanes beat the Sabres 2-1, and the chances agreed: 3.1 expected goals to 2.3. Jordan Staal had 1.4 expected goals and nothing to show for it. Andrei Svechnikov has scored in 3 straight games.
- Jordan StaalSnakebit
Jordan Staal had 1.4 expected goals and nothing to show for it. He has 20 points in 47 games this season. It finished 2-1 for the Hurricanes.
- Andrei SvechnikovStreak
Andrei Svechnikov has scored in 3 straight games. He has 17 goals this season. He played 17:17 and had one shot on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Hurricanes.
- Rasmus DahlinStreak
Rasmus Dahlin has a point in 5 straight games. He has 7 goals this season. He played 25:03 and had three shots on goal. The Sabres fell 2-1 to the Hurricanes.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
3 goals from 70 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 27:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 25:03 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
| Bowen Byram D | 25:01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Tage Thompson C | 22:47 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.71 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
| Owen Power D | 22:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| Alex Tuch R | 19:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| Josh Doan R | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Zach Benson L | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 15:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Jason Zucker L | 14:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 14:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Jack Quinn R | 14:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 10:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 10:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach Metsa D | 8:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Jacob Bryson D | 8:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaccob Slavin D | 22:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Jalen Chatfield D | 22:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 21:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Seth Jarvis C | 21:43 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.57 | 5 | 0 | 60 |
| Jordan Staal C | 19:44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.35 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
| Sebastian Aho C | 19:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Sean Walker D | 19:16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers L | 18:35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Andrei Svechnikov R | 17:17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 4 | 0 | 65 |
| Jordan Martinook L | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Jackson Blake R | 16:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Joel Nystrom D | 13:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Taylor Hall L | 12:53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 12:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Mark Jankowski L | 9:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| William Carrier L | 9:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Eric Robinson L | 2:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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