Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, March 8, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	39-31-12
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	43-33-6

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	1	0	3
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	9	12	1	30
Carolina Hurricanes	13	10	8	4	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Keith Aucoin (5)	Ryan Bayda (2), Joe Corvo (28)	Even strength	BUF 0, CAR 1
1st	17:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason (3)	Patrick Eaves (9), Matt Cullen (36)	Even strength	BUF 0, CAR 2
2nd	07:46	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (27)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 2
2nd	08:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (12)	Eric Staal (33), Dennis Seidenberg (13)	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 3
2nd	18:07	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (14)	Dmitri Kalinin (7), Derek Roy (34)	Even strength	BUF 2, CAR 3
3rd	10:00	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman (3)	Jochen Hecht (21), Maxim Afinogenov (14)	Power play	BUF 3, CAR 3
OT	02:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker (10)	Eric Staal (34), Joe Corvo (29)	Power play	BUF 3, CAR 4

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

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	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	0	0	48%	21:35
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		14:06
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	27.3%	19:15
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		13:15
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		13:32
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	25%	04:16
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		11:47
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	45.5%	17:44
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100%	18:25
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		03:11
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	3	0	50%	19:39
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	0	2	5	0	0	0		17:56
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		10:30
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	4	1		22:33
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	0	0		27:20
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:52
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	0		26:37
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	6	0		27:11

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	35	31	4	.886	62:50	OT loss

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	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	73.1%	24:21
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	47.4%	29:43
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0		23:04
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0		18:51
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	2	0	0		12:59
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	70%	09:52
Number 24 S. Walker	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	50%	16:31
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		26:24
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	25%	14:03
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	+1	0	6	2	1	0		16:39
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:06
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:21
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		20:18
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		15:30
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		02:57
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		20:46
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		22:03

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	30	27	3	.900	62:48	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:02	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Hooking	2
1st	17:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	05:23	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Tripping	2
2nd	10:05	Buffalo Sabres	Nolan Pratt	High sticking	2
2nd	18:23	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Tripping	2
3rd	01:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Interference	2
3rd	05:26	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Slashing	2
3rd	08:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Tripping	2
3rd	15:30	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	17:58	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	High sticking	2
OT	01:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Stephane Auger, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Vaughan Rody
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Henrik Tallinder, Andrew Peters, Michael Ryan, Steve Bernier, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Glen Wesley, Ray Whitney, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Wade Brookbank, Brandon Nolan, Chad LaRose, Joey Mormina, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer

Every Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Oct 24, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 1, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 14, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 8, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Ottawa Senators 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 8, 2008