Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
· RBC Center, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 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 |
0 |
2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
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 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
10 |
17 |
16 |
43 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:38 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Rod Brind'Amour (2) |
Justin Williams (9), Niclas Wallin (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, CAR 1 |
| 1st |
02:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville (4) |
Tim Connolly (8), Jochen Hecht (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
03:15 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Ray Whitney (4) |
Rod Brind'Amour (11), Justin Williams (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CAR 2 |
| 2nd |
15:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville (5) |
Derek Roy (4), Tim Connolly (9) |
Power play |
BUF 2, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
05:48 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Staal (7) |
Bret Hedican (1), Keith Aucoin (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
07:40 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jeff Hamilton (3) |
Eric Staal (4), Matt Cullen (5) |
Power play |
BUF 2, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
10:44 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Cory Stillman (4) |
Mike Commodore (1), Bret Hedican (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 5 |
| 3rd |
17:41 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Bret Hedican (2) |
Cory Stillman (6), Eric Staal (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 6 |
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 |
21 |
43 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
1 of 10 |
| Penalty minutes |
20 |
10 |
| Hits |
18 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
13 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/75 (44%) |
42/75 (56%) |
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 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
34.8% |
20:06 |
| Number 12 A. Kotalik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:48 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
20:41 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:35 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
07:42 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:33 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
12:03 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:10 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.7% |
21:27 |
| Number 61 M. Afinogenov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 76 A. Peters |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:10 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:46 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:05 |
| Number 38 N. Paetsch |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 45 D. Kalinin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:27 |
| Number 51 B. Campbell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
27:44 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
43 |
37 |
6 |
.861 |
59:47 |
Loss |
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 8 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
69.2% |
21:44 |
| Number 11 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:21 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
38.1% |
18:16 |
| Number 13 R. Whitney |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:23 |
| Number 17 R. Brind'Amour |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
63.3% |
22:43 |
| Number 18 R. Bayda |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:17 |
| Number 19 T. Letowski |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
09:34 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:23 |
| Number 37 K. Aucoin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:49 |
| Number 51 J. Hamilton |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 59 C. LaRose |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 61 C. Stillman |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 2 G. Wesley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 5 F. Kaberle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:20 |
| Number 6 B. Hedican |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:43 |
| Number 7 N. Wallin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:07 |
| Number 22 M. Commodore |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 42 T. Gleason |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:09 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
21 |
19 |
2 |
.905 |
59:56 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
11:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
14:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
18:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Cory Stillman |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:24 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Rod Brind'Amour |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:59 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Craig Adams |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:59 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Staal |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Andrej Sekera |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:03 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Frantisek Kaberle |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henrik Tallinder |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Andrew Peters |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
19:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henrik Tallinder |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Peter Laviolette
- Referees
- Ian Walsh, Gord Dwyer
- Linesmen
- Don Henderson, Tim Nowak
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Teppo Numminen, Jaroslav Spacek, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Scott Walker, Erik Cole, David Tanabe, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Tim Conboy, Joey Mormina, Andrew Ladd, Casey Borer
2007-2008 season series
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Status |
Details |
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2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
6
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Final
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at Buffalo Sabres
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