Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — 2021-22.
The Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes have faced off 168 times in the 2021-22 season with Carolina Hurricanes winning 61.3% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Ryan O'Reilly vs Elias Lindholm (30 meetings).
BUF Wins
65
Total Faceoffs
168
CAR Wins
103
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
19-35
54 faceoffs
35.2%
BUF
Defensive Zone
18-42
60 faceoffs
30.0%
BUF
Neutral Zone
28-26
54 faceoffs
51.9%
BUF
Team Profiles
BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
46.0%
OZ
46.3%
DZ
44.2%
Home
47.2%
Away
44.8%
Total
4,418
P1 46.4% · P2 45.7% · P3 45.7% · OT 53.3%
CAR — Carolina Hurricanes
FO%
53.9%
OZ
57.9%
DZ
52.2%
Home
55.3%
Away
52.5%
Total
4,853
P1 54.0% · P2 54.4% · P3 54.0% · OT 31.8%
Top Player Matchups
| BUF Player | CAR Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | Elias Lindholm | 14-16 | 30 |
| Cody Eakin | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 11-11 | 22 |
| Tage Thompson | Eetu Luostarinen | 4-11 | 15 |
| Josh Norris | Eetu Luostarinen | 4-10 | 14 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 10-3 | 13 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | Eetu Luostarinen | 8-5 | 13 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Vincent Trocheck | 7-5 | 12 |
| Cody Eakin | Elias Lindholm | 8-4 | 12 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Patrick Brown | 4-6 | 10 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Tyson Jost | 8-2 | 10 |