Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, January 17, 2009, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	45-30-7
at Buffalo Sabres	3	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	11	7	19	37
Buffalo Sabres	12	9	5	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:58	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (3)	Toni Lydman (10), Thomas Vanek (13)	Even strength	CAR 0, BUF 1
1st	16:30	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen (2)	Jason Pominville (22), Derek Roy (26)	Even strength	CAR 0, BUF 2
2nd	16:56	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (4)	Thomas Vanek (14)	Even strength	CAR 0, BUF 3
3rd	00:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (14)	Matt Cullen (6), Scott Walker (10)	Even strength	CAR 1, 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	0	35.7%	18:16
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:16
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	44.4%	22:18
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		18:49
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:17
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0		20:28
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	06:24
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	63.6%	14:31
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		09:20
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	6	0		15:13
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		07:29
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	0		13:03
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		23:54
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		16:19
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:41
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		24:14
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		17:45
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		27:06

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	26	23	3	.885	56:37	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	52.9%	19:08
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		14:49
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	2	37.5%	17:22
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:39
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:32
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	07:22
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	1		15:03
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	73.3%	18:09
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2		18:07
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	33.3%	07:48
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:47
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:54
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	5		26:01
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4		20:29
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		21:33
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		10:49
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4		17:39
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		21:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	37	36	1	.973	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:49	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
1st	07:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2
1st	10:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	Hooking	2
1st	12:46	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille	Tripping	2
2nd	10:58	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
3rd	01:31	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Holding	2
3rd	15:47	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dave Jackson, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Brian Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 17, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 7 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 5 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 17, 2009