Game Thread: Carolina Hurricanes (34-18-5) at Buffalo Sabres (26-27-4) – 25 Feb 2024 – 6:00PM EST

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# Carolina [](/r/canes) Hurricanes (34-18-5) at Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (26-27-4)

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##In-Game Updates

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|3:00PM|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|11:00PM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, BSSO|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020918) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020918/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020918/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020918/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Tage Thompson|Alex Tuch|[CAR](/r/canes)|Andrei Svechnikov|Sebastian Aho|Jesper Fast|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Casey Mittelstadt|Dylan Cozens|[CAR](/r/canes)|Michael Bunting|Jack Drury|Martin Necas|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Peyton Krebs|JJ Peterka|[CAR](/r/canes)|Jordan Martinook|Jordan Staal|Seth Jarvis|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Robinson|Zemgus Girgensons|Kyle Okposo|[CAR](/r/canes)|Stefan Noesen|Jesperi Kotkaniemi|Teuvo Teravainen|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Henri Jokiharju|[CAR](/r/canes)|Jaccob Slavin|Brent Burns|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jacob Bryson|Connor Clifton|[CAR](/r/canes)|Dmitry Orlov|Brett Pesce|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Kale Clague|Ryan Johnson|[CAR](/r/canes)|Brady Skjei|Tony DeAngelo|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|[CAR](/r/canes)|Spencer Martin|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|[CAR](/r/canes)|Pyotr Kochetkov|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Erik Johnson|23 Feb 2024|Illness|DTD|Johnson was not at practice Friday due to an illness and will be a game-time call for the evening’s matchup with Columbus, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Victor Olofsson|20 Feb 2024|Illness|DTD|Olofsson (illness) won’t accompany the Buffalo Sabres on the team’s upcoming two-game road trip, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|12 Feb 2024|Hand|IR|Power (hand) is practicing Friday in a non-contact jersey, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|15 Feb 2024|Lower Body|IR|Quinn (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|27 Mar 2024|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Mattias Samuelsson|06 Feb 2024|Upper Body|IR|Samuelsson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.|15 Sep 2024|
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|[CAR](/r/canes)|Jalen Chatfield|19 Feb 2024|Upper Body|OUT|Chatfield (upper body) will miss Saturday’s game against the Dallas Stars, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes’ official site reports.|unknown|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Antti Raanta|08 Feb 2024|Lower Body|OUT|Raanta (lower body) will be be out for at least a couple of weeks, according to Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes’ official site.|27 Feb 2024|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Frederik Andersen|19 Feb 2024|Illness|IR|Andersen (illness) was in the starter’s crease Monday in order to take more shots but is still without a clear recovery timeline, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes’ official site reports.|27 Feb 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/carolina-hurricanes/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|57|26|27|4|56|0.491|2.91|3.02|14.55|80.00|31.74|29.05|46.56|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|57|34|18|5|73|0.640|3.30|2.75|27.22|84.70|32.70|25.32|51.92|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|33|30|16|14|2|4|2.48|0.913|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|20|19|9|7|2|0|3.30|0.891|
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|[CAR](/r/canes)|Pyotr Kochetkov|30|28|15|10|3|3|2.36|0.910|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Antti Raanta|24|20|12|7|2|1|2.99|0.872|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=12 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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