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29/3/2010
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 2 of 12 (21 shots), Passing:72/88=81 %, Challenges:46/46=97 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:26/35=72 %
Attendance: 7985 of 18715 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 393660 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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12:36 0-1
Daniel Paillé [8] (Nathan Paetsch, Henrik Tallinder)
14:34 1-1
Frantisek Kaberle [3] (Sergei Samsonov, Michael Ryder)
15:08 1-2
Scott Gomez [14] (Patrick Kaleta, Henrik Tallinder)
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31:16 2-2
Eric Staal [35] (Erik Cole, Tom Kostopoulos)
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42:12 2-3
Thomas Vanek [26] (Marc Savard, Toni Lydman)
46:57 3-3
Erik Cole [32] (Dennis Wideman, Eric Staal)PP
49:38 4-3
Erik Cole [33] (Eric Staal, Ray Whitney)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:23
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
06:32
Steve Montador (2 min for hooking)
16:31
Craig Rivet (2 min for slashing)
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22:25
Thomas Vanek (2 min for high-sticking)
27:34
Craig Rivet (2 min for high-sticking)
32:11
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for hooking)
35:31
Daniel Paillé (2 min for slashing)
37:51
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for roughing)
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46:36
Thomas Vanek (2 min for tripping)
49:08
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for holding the stick)
51:48
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for high-sticking)
53:46
Michael Ryder (2 min for slashing)
55:52
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for hooking)
57:53
Michael Ryder (2 min for hooking)
58:46
Mark Fistric (2 min for roughing)
58:46
Thomas Vanek (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 6
R Jerome Samson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Michael Ryder 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 16.50 6
R Erik Cole 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 22.20 8
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 8.30 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 6
C Eric Staal 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 23.50 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 10.10 6
L Chad LaRose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Ray Whitney 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 11.30 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 28.40 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 29.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Patrick Kaleta 0 1 2 2 1 0 6 1 16.40 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 22.30 6
C Matt Ellis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
C Scott Gomez 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Marc Savard 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 5
L Tim Kennedy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Daniel Paillé 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.20 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 2 1 0 6 1 15.30 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 4
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 25.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 29.00 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 8.50 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 26 0 0 58.00 6
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Cole
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Frantisek Kaberle
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Michael Ryder scored the 300th point of his career.
-Eric Staal scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Eric Staal notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Frantisek Kaberle ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Frantisek Kaberle ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Henrik Tallinder has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-Henrik Tallinder has marked a new career high in points with 22 points.
-Patrick Kaleta notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Toni Lydman has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Scott Gomez finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Thomas Vanek ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 9( 42) , Rochester Americans 1( 7)
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0-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Andrew Joudrey)
1-1 LOW Pat Dwyer (Bobby Hughes)
2-1 LOW Mike Angelidis (Nicolas Blanchard, Steven Goertzen)
3-1 LOW Matthew Pistilli (Bobby Hughes)
4-1 LOW Anton Skorykh (Stefan Chaput)
5-1 LOW Drayson Bowman (Matthew Pistilli, Michael Ryan)
6-1 LOW Jamie McBain (Bobby Hughes, Pat Dwyer)