Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, April 9, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Thursday, April 9, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	5	41-32-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	1	45-30-7

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	3	1	5
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	10	9	25
Carolina Hurricanes	11	9	7	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:34	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (19)	Tim Connolly (27), Jaroslav Spacek (35)	Even strength	BUF 1, CAR 0
2nd	03:15	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis (6)	Jaroslav Spacek (36), Daniel Paille (14)	Even strength	BUF 2, CAR 0
2nd	06:16	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (12)	Daniel Paille (15)	Even strength	BUF 3, CAR 0
2nd	10:13	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (20)	Tim Connolly (28)	Even strength	BUF 4, CAR 0
3rd	09:39	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (28)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Penalty shot	BUF 5, CAR 0
3rd	19:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (40)	Ray Whitney (51), Anton Babchuk (19)	Power play	BUF 5, CAR 1

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

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	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	21.4%	20:48
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:06
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	3	66.7%	17:00
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	0		11:58
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:47
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:17
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		16:32
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	53.8%	15:24
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	2	0	2	+2	0	3	2	1		15:15
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		10:18
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		16:40
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		22:04
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0	3		21:22
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		18:35
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		15:29
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		09:34
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	2	1		20:04
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	27	26	1	.963	59:52	Win

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 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	53.3%	19:32
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	-2	0	5	0	0	0		16:08
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		13:45
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		13:56
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	78.6%	17:57
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:17
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	0		16:36
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0	75%	17:04
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0		09:46
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	0	0		18:22
Number 63 D. Helminen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	05:50
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		16:46
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		20:40
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0		14:15
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0		24:41
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	3	0		20:31
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		07:29
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		22:31

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	13	9	4	.692	30:13	Loss
Number 49 M. Leighton	12	11	1	.917	29:47

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	11:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo	Roughing	2
2nd	14:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Holding	2
2nd	19:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	06:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	07:49	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
3rd	17:00	Buffalo Sabres	Dominic Moore	High sticking	2
3rd	17:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Conboy	High sticking	2
3rd	17:41	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Ian Walsh, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Andy McElman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Patrick Lalime, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Clarke MacArthur, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Matt Cullen, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Ryan Bayda, Wade Brookbank, 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

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