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26-16-5 - OT1
Buffalo Sabres
30-15-4 - W2
Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh - Lenovo Center
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
25G - 25A
(50P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
17G - 23A
(40P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
6G - 28A
(34P)
4
R
Josh Doan
15G - 19A
(34P)
5
C
Ryan McLeod
11G - 20A
(31P)
BUF Injuries
Lyon, Alex
Lower Body
Day to Day
Lyon (lower body) participated in Sunday's practice, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Week to Week
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Dunne, Joshua
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Dunne (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Week to Week
Head coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that Kulich (ear) is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue, Brayton J. Wilson of WBEN reports.
Norris, Joshua
Ribs
Week to Week
Norris (ribs) is week-to-week, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Sunday.
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Week to Week
Danforth (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Trades
Atlantic
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CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
17G - 33A
(50P)
2
R
Andrei Svechnikov
16G - 24A
(40P)
3
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
14G - 25A
(39P)
4
C
Seth Jarvis
21G - 15A
(36P)
5
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
6G - 26A
(32P)
CAR Injuries
Carrier, William
Lower Body
Day to Day
Carrier (lower body) will miss Saturday's game against the New Jersey Devils, per Mike Morreale of NHL.com.
Gostisbehere, Shayne
Lower Body
Day to Day
Gostisbehere (lower body) is expected to miss Saturday's game in New Jersey, per Mike Morreale of NHL.com.
Philp, Noah
Concussion
Day to Day
Philp (concussion) was placed on injured reserve Friday.
Legault, Charles-Alexis
Hand
Week to Week
Legault was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after having a procedure Monday to repair several torn extensor tendons on his right hand.
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Season
Kochetkov (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Trades
Jan 16 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Kyle Masters and a 2026 4th round pick from the San Jose Sharks for a 2027 5th round pick
Jan 5 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Juuso Valimaki from the Utah Mammoth for Future Considerations
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
BUF
10-6-3
2.82 GAA
90.6% SV
CAR
17-3-1
2.25 GAA
90.5% SV
BUF
10-6-2
2.72 GAA
90.1% SV
CAR
7-10-3
3.25 GAA
86.9% SV
BUF
6-4-0
3.10 GAA
89.8% SV
CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
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CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
Goaltenders
BUF
26-16-5
GAA: 3.15
SV%: 0.894
vs
CAR
30-15-4
GAA: 2.90
SV%: 0.882