Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, February 15, 2009, 6:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Sunday, February 15, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	45-30-7
at Buffalo Sabres	0	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	18	16	13	47
Buffalo Sabres	9	12	15	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (24)	Unassisted	Power play	CAR 1, BUF 0
1st	13:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (13)	Eric Staal (17), Anton Babchuk (9)	Even strength	CAR 2, BUF 0
3rd	17:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (12)	Tuomo Ruutu (17), Eric Staal (18)	Even strength	CAR 3, BUF 0

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	6	0	0	0	60%	19:32
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:22
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	2	3	+2	0	7	1	1	1	61.1%	21:16
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:35
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+1	4	5	0	1	0		16:28
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	2	0		18:01
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	02:36
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	43.8%	19:03
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:32
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		17:11
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		13:44
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0		18:55
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	5	0		22:15
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		13:08
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:09
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	0		25:06
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		22:58
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		24:24

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	36	36	0	1.000	58:45	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	2	4	0	1	52.2%	20:10
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	-1	0	2	1	1		12:50
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	4	2	0	2	55.6%	19:09
Number 20 D. Paille	L	-1	0	0	0	1		13:03
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	2	6	0	0		17:48
Number 22 A. Mair	C	-1	0	1	3	0	50%	11:36
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	-1	0	5	1	3		18:48
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	5	0		09:23
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	1	0	2	62.5%	12:52
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	-1	0	1	1	0		13:01
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	2	2	0		15:11
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	-1	0	5	0	0	22.2%	16:35
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	2	1	2	0		15:39
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	5	0	0		18:06
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	-2	0	0	0	0		13:47
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0		23:27
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	-2	0	0	0	0		15:33
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	1	1	0		25:57

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	18	16	2	.889	20:00	Loss
Number 40 P. Lalime	29	28	1	.966	40:00

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:38	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Hooking	2
1st	04:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	High sticking double minor	4
1st	08:48	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking	2
1st	15:47	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	18:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Eaves	Hooking	2
1st	18:49	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Roughing	2
2nd	08:09	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	10:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Interference	2
3rd	12:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Derek Nansen
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Michael Ryan, Wade Brookbank, Tim Gleason, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Paul Gaustad, Nathan Paetsch, Thomas Vanek, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, 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 Sunday, February 15, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
San Jose Sharks 5 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 8 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Feb 15, 2009