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Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7–1 on Friday, March 14, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 43-33-6
at Buffalo Sabres 7 39-31-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 0 0 1 1
Buffalo Sabres 4 2 1 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 11 10 7 28
Buffalo Sabres 9 9 13 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:44 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Paille (17) Derek Roy (36) Even strength CAR 0, BUF 1
1st 05:06 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair (5) Drew Stafford (17), Steve Bernier (15) Even strength CAR 0, BUF 2
1st 10:51 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (28) Jason Pominville (43), Henrik Tallinder (14) Shorthanded CAR 0, BUF 3
1st 13:46 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad (9) Adam Mair (9), Jason Pominville (44) Even strength CAR 0, BUF 4
2nd 02:55 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta (3) Drew Stafford (18), Adam Mair (10) Even strength CAR 0, BUF 5
2nd 15:38 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (29) Daniel Paille (16), Steve Bernier (16) Even strength CAR 0, BUF 6
3rd 11:30 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker (11) Tim Gleason (13), Glen Wesley (6) Shorthanded CAR 1, BUF 6
3rd 16:39 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik (21) Andrej Sekera (3), Henrik Tallinder (15) Power play CAR 1, BUF 7

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 28 31
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 10
Penalty minutes 81 48
Hits 27 21
Blocked shots 6 11
Giveaways 8 9
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
8 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -3 4 2 0 0 0 61.5% 11:30
12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 52.6% 19:40
14 S. Samsonov L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 16:00
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 15:26
18 R. Bayda L 0 0 0 -1 10 2 0 0 0 12:46
19 T. Letowski R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 40% 16:24
24 S. Walker R 1 0 1 -2 23 4 2 0 0 14:40
26 E. Cole L 0 0 0 0 10 4 1 0 0 17:37
37 K. Aucoin C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 0 0 25% 16:07
44 P. Eaves R 0 0 0 -4 2 0 2 2 0 14:24
2 G. Wesley D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 13:31
4 D. Seidenberg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 20:37
5 F. Kaberle D 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 0 0 13:07
6 B. Hedican D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 1 0 14:40
7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:42
38 T. Conboy D 0 0 0 -1 20 1 3 0 0 06:29
42 T. Gleason D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 17:14
77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 17:42
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 7 3 4 .429 13:39 Loss
47 J. Grahame 24 21 3 .875 46:14

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 2 1 3 +3 0 8 0 1 0 60.7% 25:46
12 A. Kotalik R 1 0 1 -1 4 3 2 0 1 57.1% 14:00
20 D. Paille L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 13:00
21 D. Stafford R 0 2 2 +2 2 3 0 1 0 14:52
22 A. Mair C 1 2 3 +3 5 1 3 0 0 66.7% 10:21
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16:51
28 P. Gaustad C 1 0 1 +1 7 1 2 0 0 45.5% 13:47
29 J. Pominville R 0 2 2 +2 2 3 0 0 0 21:08
36 P. Kaleta R 1 0 1 +2 10 1 4 0 0 07:30
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 0 33.3% 17:22
56 S. Bernier R 0 2 2 +1 0 1 3 0 0 16:04
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 14:23
3 M. Funk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:56
4 N. Pratt D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 14:56
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 3 0 25:39
10 H. Tallinder D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 0 0 20:55
34 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +4 10 0 0 1 0 07:36
44 A. Sekera D 0 1 1 +4 0 0 2 2 0 21:54
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 28 27 1 .964 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:34 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Tripping 2
1st 11:23 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Hooking 2
1st 12:30 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Cross checking 2
1st 12:30 Carolina Hurricanes Matt Cullen Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 18:29 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu Cross checking 2
1st 19:00 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek High sticking 2
2nd 04:12 Carolina Hurricanes Trevor Letowski Tripping 2
2nd 05:33 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 11:56 Carolina Hurricanes Glen Wesley Delaying game 2
2nd 16:10 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Roughing 2
2nd 16:10 Carolina Hurricanes Bret Hedican Roughing 2
2nd 16:10 Carolina Hurricanes Matt Cullen Roughing 2
2nd 19:02 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Roughing 2
2nd 19:02 Carolina Hurricanes Patrick Eaves Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker High sticking 2
3rd 00:52 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Hooking 2
3rd 04:57 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:57 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:57 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:57 Carolina Hurricanes John Grahame Slashing 2
3rd 04:57 Carolina Hurricanes Ryan Bayda Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 07:41 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Fighting (major) 5
3rd 07:41 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Conboy Fighting (major) 5
3rd 07:41 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Conboy Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 07:41 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Conboy Interference (major) 5
3rd 14:18 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:18 Carolina Hurricanes Erik Cole Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:18 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal Interference 2
3rd 16:08 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker Roughing 2
3rd 17:21 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Slashing 2
3rd 17:21 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker Cross checking 2
3rd 17:21 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 17:21 Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Peter Laviolette
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Mark Shewchyk, Brian Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Rod Brind'Amour, Ray Whitney, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Wade Brookbank, Brandon Nolan, Chad LaRose, Joey Mormina, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur, Marc-Andre Gragnani

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 8 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 14

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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