Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
· Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Friday, December 15, 2000 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
11 |
8 |
28 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
13 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
James Patrick (2) |
J-P Dumont (11), Alexei Zhitnik (10) |
Power play |
BUF 1, CAR 0 |
| 1st |
15:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sami Kapanen (9) |
Jeff O'Neill (8), Ron Francis (16) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
01:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Miroslav Satan (8) |
J-P Dumont (12), Stu Barnes (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
11:34 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Martin Gelinas (8) |
Josef Vasicek (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 2 |
| 2nd |
19:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jeff O'Neill (9) |
Ron Francis (17), Sami Kapanen (12) |
Power play |
BUF 2, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
00:39 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Ron Francis (6) |
Jeff O'Neill (9), Glen Wesley (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
05:19 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Rod Brind'Amour (4) |
Bates Battaglia (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 5 |
| 3rd |
14:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dmitri Kalinin (2) |
Miroslav Satan (15), Alexei Zhitnik (11) |
Power play |
BUF 3, CAR 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
25 |
| Power play |
2 of 8 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
16 |
| Hits |
21 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/60 (41.7%) |
35/60 (58.3%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Rasmussen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:17 |
| Number 17 J. Dumont |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 25 V. Varada |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:52 |
| Number 29 V. Tsyplakov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:28 |
| Number 32 R. Ray |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:49 |
| Number 37 C. Brown |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
16:24 |
| Number 41 S. Barnes |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
35% |
18:49 |
| Number 52 D. Andreychuk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:31 |
| Number 55 D. Hamel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
06:49 |
| Number 61 M. Afinogenov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 77 C. Gratton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.2% |
17:29 |
| Number 81 M. Satan |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 3 J. Patrick |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 4 R. Warrener |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 42 R. Smehlik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 44 A. Zhitnik |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:18 |
| Number 45 D. Kalinin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 74 J. McKee |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 D. Hasek |
21 |
17 |
4 |
.810 |
40:24 |
Loss |
| Number 43 M. Biron |
4 |
3 |
1 |
.750 |
17:47 |
|
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 R. Francis |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
69.2% |
19:59 |
| Number 13 B. Battaglia |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:48 |
| Number 16 T. Vestlund |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:11 |
| Number 17 R. Brind'Amour |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
23:49 |
| Number 19 R. DiMaio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 20 D. Langdon |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
01:59 |
| Number 23 M. Gelinas |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 24 S. Kapanen |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 25 S. Willis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:49 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:10 |
| Number 63 J. Vasicek |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
10:25 |
| Number 92 J. O'Neill |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
57.1% |
18:35 |
| Number 2 G. Wesley |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:00 |
| Number 4 K. Hatcher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
27:04 |
| Number 8 S. Ozolinsh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:41 |
| Number 14 S. Halko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 33 D. Karpa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:40 |
| Number 45 D. Tanabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:22 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 A. Irbe |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Maxim Afinogenov |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
06:44 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
David Tanabe |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:24 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sami Kapanen |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:25 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Rod Brind'Amour |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jay McKee |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:28 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Glen Wesley |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:17 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sandis Ozolinsh |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vaclav Varada |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:29 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sandis Ozolinsh |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:11 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Dave Karpa |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:54 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Dave Karpa |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Referees
- Kevin Pollock, Paul Stewart
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Doug Gilmour, Chris Taylor, Jason Woolley, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Jeff Daniels, Marek Malik, Michael Rucinski, Greg Kuznik, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Greg Koehler, Niclas Wallin
2000-2001 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2000-2001 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Oct 25, 2000
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Buffalo Sabres
3
at Carolina Hurricanes
5
|
Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
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Buffalo Sabres
0
at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 21, 2001
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Carolina Hurricanes
1
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
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Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
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Details |
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Final
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|
Final
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4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
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|
Final
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6
 at Atlanta Thrashers
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|
Final
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1
 at Dallas Stars
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Final
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4
 at Anaheim Ducks
6
|
Final
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