Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes Game Boxscore

FINAL	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
BUF	1	4	0		(0 - 0)	5
CAR	0	1	2		(0 - 0)	3

Scoring Summary

1st Period
13:47	BUF	PPG - T. Connolly (16) Backhand - ASST: T. Vanek (23) AND D. Roy (35)	1 - 0 BUF

2nd Period
01:49	BUF	J. Hecht (18) Wrist - ASST: J. Pominville (32) AND T. Connolly (48)	2 - 0 BUF
04:30	BUF	PPG - J. Hecht (19) Wrap-around - ASST: D. Stafford (16) AND T. Myers (31)	3 - 0 BUF
08:45	BUF	T. Lydman (3) Snap - ASST: NONE	4 - 0 BUF
08:57	CAR	S. Samsonov (14) Deflected - ASST: B. Carson (8) AND R. Brind'Amour (9)	4 - 1 BUF
11:11	BUF	T. Kennedy (8) Backhand - ASST: T. Vanek (24) AND D. Roy (36)	5 - 1 BUF

3rd Period
02:07	CAR	B. Sutter (18) Backhand - ASST: NONE	5 - 2 BUF
17:00	CAR	PPG - E. Staal (23) Slap - ASST: J. McBain (4)	5 - 3 BUF

Penalty Summary

1st Period
09:00	BUF	Craig Rivet : Slashing (Eric Staal)
09:00	CAR	Tuomo Ruutu : Roughing (Chris Butler)
09:00	BUF	Chris Butler : Roughing (Tuomo Ruutu)
12:30	CAR	Joni Pitkanen : Cross checking (Derek Roy)

2nd Period
04:12	CAR	Jussi Jokinen : Cross checking (Derek Roy)
06:24	BUF	Thomas Vanek : Tripping (Brett Carson)
13:27	BUF	Thomas Vanek : Too many men/ice - bench

3rd Period
03:13	BUF	Paul Gaustad : Holding (Zach Boychuk)
13:57	CAR	Chad LaRose : Tripping (Patrick Kaleta)
16:32	BUF	Adam Mair : Cross check - double minor (Chad LaRose)
16:32	BUF	Adam Mair : Misconduct (10 min)

Stats

Buffalo Sabres Skaters
No.	Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA	FO%	TOI
4	S. Montador	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	-	16:26
5	T. Lydman	D	1	0	1	2	0	3	2	5	0	0	-	21:51
9	D. Roy	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	23%	16:07
10	H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	24:37
13	T. Kennedy	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	100%	11:41
19	T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	42%	16:34
21	D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0	1	0%	10:57
22	A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	14	0	2	0	0	0	53%	12:04
25	M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	-	16:57
26	T. Vanek	L	0	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0%	11:32
28	P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	57%	13:58
29	J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	-	18:46
34	C. Butler	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	-	13:22
36	P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	2	-	13:35
37	M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0%	11:37
52	C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0	0	-	16:03
55	J. Hecht	C	2	0	2	1	0	4	0	1	0	2	100%	17:47
57	T. Myers	D	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	-	25:41

Buffalo Sabres Goaltenders
No.	Player	EV	PP	SH	Saves - Shots	Sv%	PIM	TOI
30	R. Miller (W) 36-15-8	17 - 19	9 - 10	1 - 1	27 - 30	.900	0	60:00
40	P. Lalime	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0	-	0	0:00

Carolina Hurricanes Skaters
No.	Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA	FO%	TOI
5	B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	5	0	0	-	20:50
11	Z. Boychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	10:20
12	E. Staal	C	1	0	1	-1	0	7	0	0	2	0	38%	21:47
13	R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	-	19:49
14	S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	14:01
15	T. Ruutu	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	4	0	1	0	-	15:47
16	B. Sutter	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	67%	14:20
17	R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	67%	17:29
25	J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	1	-	27:08
26	E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0	0	-	12:11
27	B. Carson	D	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	-	14:40
28	J. McBain	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	24:13
29	T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0%	14:18
33	B. Rodney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	-	18:08
36	J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	3	50%	16:52
39	P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	1	56%	9:59
44	J. Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	-	15:01
59	C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0%	12:53

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltenders
No.	Player	EV	PP	SH	Saves - Shots	Sv%	PIM	TOI
34	M. Legace	4 - 5	0 - 0	1 - 1	5 - 6	.833	0	27:56
60	J. Peters (L) 6-3-0	9 - 11	1 - 3	0 - 0	10 - 14	.714	0	28:43

Official Game Reports

SHOTS BY PERIOD

PERIOD	BUF	CAR
1st	9	6
2nd	9	11
3rd	2	13
Total	20	30

TEAM STATS

CATEGORY	BUF	CAR
Power Plays	2/3	1/6
Hits	21	35
Faceoff Wins	27	35
Giveaways	3	5
Takeaways	6	8
Blocked Shots	17	10
Penalty Minutes	24	8

Additional Game Facts

OFFICIALS
Referees: Chris Lee, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Derek Nansen

HEAD COACHES
Lindy Ruff: (Buffalo Sabres)
Paul Maurice: (Carolina Hurricanes)

Buffalo Sabres SCRATCHES

Carolina Hurricanes SCRATCHES

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