Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Carolina Hurricanes 2 40-31-11
at Buffalo Sabres 3 43-29-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Carolina Hurricanes 10 11 8 29
Buffalo Sabres 8 18 9 35

Three stars

  1. T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
  2. C. McCormick, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:38 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Gerbe (1) Thomas Vanek (1), Paul Gaustad (1) Even strength CAR 0, BUF 1
2nd 05:09 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu (1) Eric Staal (1), Joe Corvo (1) Power play CAR 1, BUF 1
2nd 11:49 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick (1) Jordan Leopold (1), Steve Montador (1) Even strength CAR 1, BUF 2
3rd 03:26 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford (1) Thomas Vanek (2), Tim Connolly (1) Power play CAR 1, BUF 3
3rd 19:28 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner (1) Jamie McBain (1), Jussi Jokinen (1) Even strength CAR 2, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Carolina Hurricanes Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 29 35
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 9 11
Hits 20 11
Blocked shots 9 18
Giveaways 10 18
Takeaways 5 7
Faceoffs won 24/60 (40%) 36/60 (60%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 Z. Boychuk L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 16:02
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 50% 23:19
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 17:34
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 35.3% 15:24
Number 20 T. Bodie R 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 0 0 05:50
Number 22 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 06:11
Number 26 E. Cole L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 20:41
Number 29 R. Carter L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 06:39
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 50% 19:19
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 16:34
Number 53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 16:55
Number 59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 15:00
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 19:49
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 17:55
Number 7 I. White D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 22:30
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 21:38
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:32
Number 77 J. Corvo D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 22:25
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 35 32 3 .914 58:06 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 1 0 1 +1 5 3 2 0 0 15:18
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 50% 13:56
Number 20 R. Niedermayer C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 12:04
Number 21 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 1 13:50
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 14:34
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:41
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 2 0 0 59.1% 18:16
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 100% 13:45
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 15:32
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 66.7% 18:01
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 13:46
Number 72 L. Adam C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 62.5% 12:47
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 22:58
Number 4 S. Montador D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 21:24
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 16:51
Number 27 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 16:01
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:46
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 21:15
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:47 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:47 Carolina Hurricanes Troy Bodie Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:27 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Tripping 2
2nd 04:54 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 08:39 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis Tripping 2
2nd 14:59 Carolina Hurricanes Troy Bodie High sticking 2
3rd 02:49 Carolina Hurricanes Joni Pitkanen Cross checking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Stephane Auger, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Tony Sericolo
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Sergei Samsonov
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Rivet, Patrick Kaleta, Chris Butler

2010-2011 season series

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Sources and further reading

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