Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Friday, January 25, 2013 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2012-2013 record
Carolina Hurricanes 3 19-25-4
at Buffalo Sabres 1 21-21-6

Goals by period

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

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 14 10 18 42
Buffalo Sabres 10 18 13 41

Three stars

  1. J. Harrison, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. D. Ellis, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
  3. R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
3rd 01:56 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Jason Pominville (1), Christian Ehrhoff (1) Power play CAR 0, BUF 1
3rd 03:31 Carolina Hurricanes Alexander Semin (1) Jordan Staal (1) Power play CAR 1, BUF 1
3rd 15:10 Carolina Hurricanes Jay Harrison (1) Eric Staal (1) Even strength CAR 2, BUF 1
3rd 19:34 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner (1) Tim Gleason (1), Jay Harrison (1) Power play, Empty net CAR 3, BUF 1

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 42 41
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 27 17
Hits 14 27
Blocked shots 7 4
Giveaways 9 10
Takeaways 8 9
Faceoffs won 42/65 (64.6%) 23/65 (35.4%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 K. Westgarth R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 03:05
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 0 6 5 3 0 0 53.3% 20:28
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 68.2% 22:09
Number 19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 1 0 0 33.3% 17:57
Number 21 D. Bowman L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:27
Number 22 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:06
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 0 1 20:15
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82.4% 11:54
Number 37 T. Brent C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42.9% 09:34
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 10:11
Number 53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 0 2 7 1 0 1 20:41
Number 59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 11:33
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:42
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 1 1 +1 17 0 0 3 0 16:25
Number 25 J. Pitkanen D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 29:30
Number 27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:51
Number 44 J. Harrison D 1 1 2 +1 0 3 2 0 0 22:24
Number 77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:29
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 D. Ellis 41 40 1 .976 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 S. Ott C 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 0 0 57.1% 13:39
Number 19 C. Hodgson C 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 47.6% 20:21
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 17:46
Number 25 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 06:48
Number 26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 -1 6 6 1 0 1 17:55
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 20:57
Number 32 J. Scott L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 03:21
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 15:35
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 07:14
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 26.7% 18:26
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 16.7% 17:14
Number 82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 15:53
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 19:26
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:40
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 17:45
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 2 0 22:18
Number 52 A. Sulzer D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:37
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 20:59
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 41 39 2 .951 59:42 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:56 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Leopold Interference 2
1st 01:34 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Interference 2
1st 10:27 Buffalo Sabres Steve Ott Elbowing 2
1st 10:27 Buffalo Sabres Steve Ott Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:27 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Instigator 2
1st 10:27 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:27 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Misconduct (misconduct) 10
1st 16:32 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 16:32 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 17:01 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 03:45 Carolina Hurricanes Joni Pitkanen Interference 2
2nd 14:47 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Holding 2
3rd 01:37 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Tripping 2
3rd 02:50 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno High sticking 2
3rd 17:51 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Cross checking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Kirk Muller
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Michel Cormier
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Bobby Sanguinetti, Zach Boychuk, Jeremy Welsh
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Ellis, Mike Weber, TJ Brennan

2012-2013 season series

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Sources and further reading

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