Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
9 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
17 |
15 |
2 |
42 |
Three stars
- J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Myers, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:47 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jaroslav Spacek (1) |
Jamie McBain (1), Jussi Jokinen (1) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
00:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers (1) |
Patrick Kaleta (1), Jordan Leopold (1) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
01:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek (1) |
Christian Ehrhoff (1), Jason Pominville (1) |
Power play |
CAR 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
05:11 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Chad LaRose (1) |
Jeff Skinner (1) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, BUF 2 |
| OT |
00:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville (1) |
Christian Ehrhoff (2), Thomas Vanek (1) |
Power play |
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 |
24 |
42 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
2 of 7 |
| Penalty minutes |
14 |
6 |
| Hits |
11 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
0 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/57 (54.4%) |
26/57 (45.6%) |
Box score
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 12 E. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
21:09 |
| Number 13 A. Stewart |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:59 |
| Number 14 A. Nodl |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:41 |
| Number 16 B. Sutter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
54.5% |
18:54 |
| Number 19 J. Tlusty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 36 J. Jokinen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:16 |
| Number 37 T. Brent |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:47 |
| Number 39 P. Dwyer |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:32 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 59 C. LaRose |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 71 J. Samson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:33 |
| Number 4 J. McBain |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:06 |
| Number 5 B. Allen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 6 T. Gleason |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:29 |
| Number 8 J. Spacek |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 27 D. Joslin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:51 |
| Number 28 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:05 |
| Number 44 J. Harrison |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
20:34 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
42 |
39 |
3 |
.929 |
60:56 |
OT loss |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.9% |
21:47 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
17:36 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 22 B. Boyes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
13:48 |
| Number 23 V. Leino |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:36 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:47 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:24 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
07:24 |
| Number 42 N. Gerbe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:37 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 78 C. Tropp |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:30 |
| Number 3 J. Leopold |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:49 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 10 C. Ehrhoff |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:31 |
| Number 24 R. Regehr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 52 A. Sulzer |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:40 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
24 |
22 |
2 |
.917 |
60:56 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
08:30 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jay Harrison |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
15:23 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Bryan Allen |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:33 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jussi Jokinen |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:53 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Chad LaRose |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:32 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jussi Jokinen |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:29 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:30 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jussi Jokinen |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:05 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Bryan Allen |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Kirk Muller
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Chris Lee, David Banfield
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Don Henderson
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Tuomo Ruutu, Drayson Bowman
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Cody McCormick, Andrej Sekera
2011-2012 season series
Every Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
4
 at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 14, 2011
|
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Buffalo Sabres
1
at Carolina Hurricanes
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 18, 2011
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
2
at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 6, 2012
|
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Carolina Hurricanes
2
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 7, 2012
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Sources and further reading
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