Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, November 9, 2005, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	5	52-22-8
at Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	2	5
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	8	3	11	22
Buffalo Sabres	12	22	10	44

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:57	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (8)	Brian Campbell (4), Thomas Vanek (10)	Power play	CAR 0, BUF 1
1st	14:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (4)	Erik Cole (8), Cory Stillman (11)	Even strength	CAR 1, BUF 1
1st	18:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Zigomanis (1)	Eric Staal (16), Cory Stillman (12)	Even strength	CAR 2, BUF 1
2nd	14:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle (3)	Erik Cole (9), Cory Stillman (13)	Power play	CAR 3, BUF 1
3rd	08:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (6)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Penalty shot	CAR 4, BUF 1
3rd	09:15	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Ales Kotalik (4), Dmitri Kalinin (6)	Power play	CAR 4, BUF 2
3rd	12:43	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (2)	Henrik Tallinder (3), Tim Connolly (5)	Even strength	CAR 4, BUF 3
3rd	19:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (4)	Niclas Wallin (1)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 5, BUF 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83.3%	15:01
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		21:29
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	43.8%	17:02
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		15:02
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75%	11:55
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	0	43.5%	20:01
Number 18 M. Zigomanis	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		12:28
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	2	3	+1	0	4	1	1	0	100%	19:20
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		04:37
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		06:48
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	3	3	+1	0	2	0	1	0		17:10
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:27
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		21:20
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	3	1		21:54
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:21
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		14:03
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	2	0		21:14
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	0		16:31

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	44	41	3	.932	59:54	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0	20%	15:06
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	1	2	-1	0	8	0	0	1	50%	15:11
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		15:40
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0	37.5%	16:08
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		08:23
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1	0	55.6%	15:58
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:01
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	2	1	3	+1	0	8	0	0	1		16:11
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	66.7%	11:51
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	38.5%	18:58
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0		20:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:43
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	3	0		22:15
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		18:21
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		18:51
Number 34 J. Jillson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		12:41
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0		22:12
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:40

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	21	17	4	.810	59:43	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	High sticking	2
1st	05:35	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2
1st	12:36	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Interference	2
1st	15:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Niklas Nordgren	Slashing	2
1st	19:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Oleg Tverdovsky	Hooking	2
2nd	12:52	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Jillson	Hooking	2
3rd	07:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Glen Wesley, Colin Forbes, Craig Adams, Pavel Brendl, Andrew Hutchinson, Radim Vrbata, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose, Danny Richmond, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jay McKee, Toni Lydman, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Ryan Miller, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 9, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Feb 12, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 22, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, May 20, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, May 22, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, May 24, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, May 26, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, May 28, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, May 30, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jun 1, 2006

Other NHL games on Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Nov 9, 2005
New York Rangers 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Nov 9, 2005
St. Louis Blues 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Nov 9, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Nov 9, 2005