Venue & Match Details
Location: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Puckdrop: 1:00 PM ET
Broadcast: NHL Network, MSG-B, FanDuel Sports Network South
Injury Report
Carolina Hurricanes:
Out: Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Charles-Alexis Legault (hand surgery)
Out: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body)
Buffalo Sabres:
Day-to-day: Zachary Benson (lower body)
Out: Justin Danforth (lower body), Jiri Kulich (ear/blood clot), Michael Kesselring (lower body), Joshua Norris (upper body)
Player Matchups
Sebastian Aho (CAR, 21 pts in 21 GP) vs. Tage Thompson (BUF, 20 pts in 21 GP): Elite centers driving their teams’ offense.
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR, milestone 500th game) vs. Alex Tuch (BUF, 19 pts): Power forwards with scoring touch and physicality.
Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR, .926 SV%) vs. Colten Ellis (BUF, .896 SV%): Goaltending duel favors Carolina’s depth.
Team Recent Form
Carolina Hurricanes: 14-5-2 (30 pts, 1st Metro); 7-1-2 in last 10; averaging 3.6 goals/game, allowing 2.7.
Buffalo Sabres: 8-9-4 (20 pts, 8th Atlantic); 4-5-1 in last 10; averaging 3.3 goals/game, allowing 3.4.
Recent Results:
Hurricanes: Beat Winnipeg 4-3 (Nov. 21), points in five straight.
Sabres: Crushed Chicago 9-3 (Nov. 21), winners of 3 of last 4.
Series History
Hurricanes lead all-time series 97-107-18-3, but have dominated recent meetings (6-3 win on Nov. 8, 2025).
Carolina has won 6 of last 10 vs. Buffalo.
Betting Trends
Hurricanes are 13-5 as favorites, winning 72% of games when favored.
Sabres have upset wins in 35% of games as underdogs, but none at odds longer than +158.
Carolina games have gone Over 6.5 goals in 13 of 21; Buffalo in 12 of 21.
Game Odds
Carolina Hurricanes – 192
Buffalo Sabres 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 22, 2025
