Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team Goals 2012-2013 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 21-21-6
at Carolina Hurricanes 6 19-25-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 3
Carolina Hurricanes 0 4 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 17 10 33
Carolina Hurricanes 7 21 10 38

Three stars

  1. E. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (3 goals)
  2. J. Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
  3. J. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:02 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner (1) Jordan Staal (1), Zac Dalpe (1) Even strength BUF 0, CAR 1
2nd 04:06 Carolina Hurricanes Justin Faulk (1) Jordan Staal (2) Shorthanded BUF 0, CAR 2
2nd 08:50 Buffalo Sabres Cody Hodgson (1) Jordan Leopold (1), Thomas Vanek (1) Even strength BUF 1, CAR 2
2nd 10:39 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Christian Ehrhoff (1), Alexander Sulzer (1) Even strength BUF 2, CAR 2
2nd 13:56 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner (2) Unassisted Even strength BUF 2, CAR 3
2nd 14:05 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Jamie McBain (1), Joni Pitkanen (1) Even strength BUF 2, CAR 4
3rd 06:06 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (2) Thomas Vanek (2), Robyn Regehr (1) Even strength BUF 3, CAR 4
3rd 09:26 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (2) Joni Pitkanen (2) Even strength BUF 3, CAR 5
3rd 18:32 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (3) Zac Dalpe (2) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, CAR 6

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 33 38
Power play 0 of 6 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 26 27
Blocked shots 13 19
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 5 15
Faceoffs won 24/55 (43.6%) 31/55 (56.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 S. Ott C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 1 66.7% 19:13
Number 19 C. Hodgson C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 22.2% 18:53
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 0 50% 20:58
Number 25 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 11:47
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 0 18:45
Number 29 J. Pominville R 2 0 2 -1 0 7 0 2 75% 20:07
Number 32 J. Scott L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 04:45
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 10:29
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:06
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 54.5% 12:17
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 50% 17:47
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 0 13:58
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 21:27
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 1 1 -2 0 4 2 4 25:17
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13:23
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 15:29
Number 52 A. Sulzer D 0 1 1 +1 4 0 1 0 15:15
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 22:09
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 J. Enroth 37 32 5 .865 59:55 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 K. Westgarth R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:57
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 2 65% 18:55
Number 12 E. Staal C 3 0 3 +3 2 7 0 0 53.8% 21:00
Number 19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 +2 0 3 1 1 20:58
Number 21 D. Bowman L 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 14:35
Number 22 Z. Dalpe C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 0 08:40
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 20:36
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 52.9% 16:47
Number 37 T. Brent C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50% 07:09
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 100% 09:19
Number 53 J. Skinner L 2 0 2 +1 2 5 2 0 18:20
Number 59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 13:49
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 4 18:06
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 18:05
Number 24 B. Sanguinetti D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 13:31
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 2 2 +4 0 1 1 4 24:59
Number 27 J. Faulk D 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 22:51
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 6 2 18:25
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 33 30 3 .909 59:48 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:07 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner Tripping 2
1st 04:03 Buffalo Sabres Alexander Sulzer Holding 2
1st 09:23 Carolina Hurricanes Drayson Bowman Boarding 2
1st 14:13 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Holding 2
1st 16:14 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal Interference 2
2nd 03:07 Carolina Hurricanes Patrick Dwyer Interference 2
2nd 04:49 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Interference 2
2nd 18:43 Carolina Hurricanes Chad LaRose Slashing 2
3rd 10:33 Buffalo Sabres Alexander Sulzer Roughing 2
3rd 12:44 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Kirk Muller
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Jean Morin, John Grandt
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Ellis, Mike Weber, TJ Brennan
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Joe Corvo, Zach Boychuk, Jeremy Welsh

2012-2013 season series

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Sources and further reading

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