Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
· RBC Center, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 on Sunday, March 21, 2010 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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 |
9 |
2 |
20 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
6 |
11 |
13 |
30 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
13:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Connolly (1) |
Thomas Vanek (1), Derek Roy (1) |
Power play |
BUF 1, CAR 0 |
| 2nd |
01:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jochen Hecht (1) |
Jason Pominville (1), Tim Connolly (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CAR 0 |
| 2nd |
04:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jochen Hecht (2) |
Drew Stafford (1), Tyler Myers (1) |
Power play |
BUF 3, CAR 0 |
| 2nd |
08:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Toni Lydman (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 4, CAR 0 |
| 2nd |
08:57 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sergei Samsonov (1) |
Brett Carson (1), Rod Brind'Amour (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
11:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Kennedy (1) |
Thomas Vanek (2), Derek Roy (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 5, CAR 1 |
| 3rd |
02:07 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Brandon Sutter (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 5, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
17:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Staal (1) |
Jamie McBain (1) |
Power play |
BUF 5, CAR 3 |
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 |
20 |
30 |
| Power play |
2 of 3 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
24 |
8 |
| Hits |
21 |
35 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/62 (43.5%) |
35/62 (56.5%) |
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 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
23.1% |
16:07 |
| Number 13 T. Kennedy |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:41 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
41.7% |
16:34 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:57 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
12:04 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:32 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
13:58 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:35 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
17:47 |
| Number 4 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:51 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:37 |
| Number 34 C. Butler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 52 C. Rivet |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:41 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 11 Z. Boychuk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
38.5% |
21:47 |
| Number 13 R. Whitney |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 14 S. Samsonov |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:01 |
| Number 15 T. Ruutu |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:47 |
| Number 16 B. Sutter |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:20 |
| Number 17 R. Brind'Amour |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:29 |
| Number 26 E. Cole |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:11 |
| Number 29 T. Kostopoulos |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 36 J. Jokinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:52 |
| Number 39 P. Dwyer |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
09:59 |
| Number 59 C. LaRose |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 5 B. Pothier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 25 J. Pitkanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
27:08 |
| Number 27 B. Carson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:40 |
| Number 28 J. McBain |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:13 |
| Number 33 B. Rodney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 44 J. Harrison |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:01 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 M. Legace |
6 |
5 |
1 |
.833 |
27:56 |
|
| Number 60 J. Peters |
14 |
10 |
4 |
.714 |
28:43 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Craig Rivet |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
09:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Chris Butler |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
09:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Tuomo Ruutu |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:30 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Joni Pitkanen |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:12 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jussi Jokinen |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Gaustad |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:57 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Chad LaRose |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Adam Mair |
Cross checking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
16:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Adam Mair |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Referees
- Stephen Walkom, Chris Lee
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, Jean Morin
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Raffi Torres, Andrej Sekera
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Tim Gleason, Cam Ward, Alexandre Picard
2009-2010 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2009-2010 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 28, 2009
|
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Carolina Hurricanes
4
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 5, 2010
|
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Buffalo Sabres
3
at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 11, 2010
|
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Buffalo Sabres
5
at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Mar 21, 2010
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Details |
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Final
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3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
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Final
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 Phoenix Coyotes
3
 at Dallas Stars
2
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Final/SO
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 San Jose Sharks
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
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Final
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 Colorado Avalanche
2
 at Anaheim Ducks
5
|
Final
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