Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	41-32-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Buffalo Sabres	13	11	9	4	0	37
Carolina Hurricanes	9	4	18	1	0	32

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	12:43	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta (4)	Clarke MacArthur (14), Paul Gaustad (13)	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 0
3rd	07:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk (7)	Michael Ryan (2), Eric Staal (20)	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Saved
1	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Saved
2	Carolina Hurricanes	Jussi Jokinen	Goal
2	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Saved
3	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Saved

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	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	36.4%	21:14
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		17:08
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	14.3%	21:41
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		08:24
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		15:54
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	08:06
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1	58.3%	15:12
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		20:42
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	1	0	1	+1	4	3	4	1		11:35
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	16.7%	08:10
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	1		12:01
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	50%	18:48
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	5	1		24:38
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3		18:32
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		22:27
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		16:50
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3		24:46
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		21:51

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	32	31	1	.969	65:00	OT loss

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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	64.7%	22:23
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	61.5%	25:13
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		22:44
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1		23:16
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.9%	18:31
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:48
Number 20 M. Ryan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		16:14
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	50%	19:03
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		15:37
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0		20:42
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0		18:55
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:27
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:25
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:49
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		24:40
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1		18:06
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		00:59
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1		27:17

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	37	36	1	.973	64:51	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:05	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	08:27	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Hooking	2
2nd	04:37	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	High sticking	2
2nd	07:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Interference	2
2nd	18:42	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:34	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Charging	2
3rd	13:50	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Mike Leggo, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Andy McElman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Ryan Miller, Nathan Paetsch, Thomas Vanek, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Sergei Samsonov, Justin Williams, Wade Brookbank, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Brandon Sutter, Zach Boychuk

Every Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes 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 Thursday, February 26, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 0 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 26, 2009