National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 3,
Carolina 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 17, 2009
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18690
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18690
Final Scoring Summary
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
|
7:58 -
Sabres Tim Connolly
(EV) Assists:
Toni Lydman
, Thomas Vanek
16:30 - Sabres Teppo Numminen (EV) Assists: Jason Pominville , Derek Roy |
| Penalties |
|
7:49 -
Sabres Jason Pominville
(2)
Hooking 7:51 - Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour (2) Tripping 10:07 - Hurricanes Scott Walker (2) Hooking 12:46 - Sabres Daniel Paille (2) Tripping |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
16:56 -
Sabres Tim Connolly
(EV) Assists:
Thomas Vanek
|
| Penalties |
|
10:58 -
Sabres Craig Rivet
(2)
Hooking |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
0:17 -
Hurricanes Ray Whitney
(EV) Assists:
Matt Cullen
, Scott Walker |
| Penalties |
|
1:31 -
Sabres Henrik Tallinder
(2)
Holding 15:47 - Sabres Jochen Hecht (2) Tripping |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Cam Ward | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56:37 | 47:07 | 7:28 | 2:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Michael Leighton | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dennis Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23:54 | 20:21 | 2:19 | 1:14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16:19 | 15:31 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niclas Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10:41 | 10:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Cullen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18:16 | 17:04 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 9 | 36 |
| Justin Williams | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11:16 | 8:31 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22:18 | 17:31 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| Ray Whitney | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 18:49 | 14:45 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sergei Samsonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22:17 | 16:32 | 4:47 | 0:58 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuomo Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 4 | 25 | 20:28 | 15:26 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brandon Sutter | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6:24 | 5:34 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| Rod Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14:31 | 11:16 | 3:15 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 64 |
| Ryan Bayda | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9:20 | 8:32 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Walker | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15:13 | 15:11 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joni Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24:14 | 17:17 | 5:43 | 1:14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anton Babchuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17:45 | 15:36 | 2:09 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrick Eaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7:29 | 7:15 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chad Larose | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13:03 | 13:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 27:06 | 20:25 | 5:53 | 0:48 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Ryan Miller | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 49:56 | 2:02 | 8:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Patrick Lalime | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Toni Lydman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 26:01 | 21:13 | 1:01 | 3:47 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaroslav Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 28 | 20:29 | 16:49 | 0:00 | 3:40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derek Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19:08 | 14:14 | 1:01 | 3:53 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 21:33 | 18:12 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ales Kotalik | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14:49 | 13:50 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Connolly | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 17:22 | 14:27 | 1:01 | 1:54 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 38 |
| Daniel Paille | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10:39 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drew Stafford | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12:32 | 11:31 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Mair | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7:22 | 7:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Thomas Vanek | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15:03 | 14:02 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teppo Numminen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10:49 | 9:15 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18:09 | 14:53 | 1:01 | 2:15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 4 | 73 |
| Jason Pominville | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18:07 | 13:13 | 1:03 | 3:51 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Butler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17:39 | 16:36 | 0:02 | 1:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Ellis | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7:48 | 7:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Clarke MacArthur | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:47 | 11:45 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Craig Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 26 | 21:49 | 18:07 | 1:01 | 2:41 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jochen Hecht | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17:54 | 15:26 | 0:59 | 1:29 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goaltending
| Carolina | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Cam Ward L (39-23-5) | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 0 | 56:37 |
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Ryan Miller W (34-18-6) | 37 | 36 | 1 | .973 | 0 | 60:00 |