Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, March 12, 2016, 1:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	35-31-16
at Buffalo Sabres	3	35-36-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	9	12	2	30
Buffalo Sabres	5	9	7	3	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Phillip Di Giuseppe (6)	Jeff Skinner (18)	Even strength	CAR 1, BUF 0
2nd	07:52	Buffalo Sabres	Marcus Foligno (9)	Brian Gionta (17)	Even strength	CAR 1, BUF 1
3rd	04:56	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel (21)	Sam Reinhart (15), Evander Kane (13)	Even strength	CAR 1, BUF 2
3rd	09:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Victor Rask (16)	Riley Nash (12), Elias Lindholm (25)	Power play	CAR 2, BUF 2
OT	04:59	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel (22)	Evander Kane (14)	Even strength	CAR 2, BUF 3

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	62.5%	17:32
Number 14 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:31
Number 16 E. Lindholm	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	1	0	70%	20:45
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	58.3%	13:56
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	57.1%	13:49
Number 24 B. Malone	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	12:48
Number 25 C. Terry	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:32
Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	3	1	0		17:16
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		16:37
Number 49 V. Rask	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	83.3%	17:49
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0	50%	19:01
Number 56 B. Woods	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:34
Number 5 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:22
Number 7 R. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		19:09
Number 47 M. Jordan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		15:43
Number 54 B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		18:40
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0		25:13
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		26:40

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	24	21	3	.875	64:59	OT loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	2	2	+1	4	6	2	0	40%	22:07
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	33.3%	21:45
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	1	33.3%	21:34
Number 17 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.1%	09:21
Number 19 C. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	15:31
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	1	50%	21:49
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		19:50
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:09
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:59
Number 43 D. Catenacci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:42
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		12:08
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	1		16:21
Number 3 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		15:59
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		18:49
Number 25 C. Colaiacovo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		11:39
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		20:49
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2		26:17
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		26:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	30	28	2	.933	64:59	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Brett Pesce	Hooking	2
1st	10:33	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson	Interference	2
1st	18:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Jordan Staal	Tripping	2
2nd	09:49	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane	Holding	2
2nd	13:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Michal Jordan	Hooking	2
3rd	08:09	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane	Tripping	2
3rd	10:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 27, 2015
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 22, 2016

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 12, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Minnesota Wild 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Florida Panthers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
St. Louis Blues 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Nashville Predators 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
New Jersey Devils 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 12, 2016
Washington Capitals 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 12, 2016