Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, December 31, 2001 · HSBC Arena

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5–4

30–27

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Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on Monday, December 31, 2001 at HSBC Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Sabres 30–27.

Ron Francis scored twice. Bates Battaglia, Maxim Afinogenov, Martin Gelinas, Sean Hill, Rhett Warrener, Denis Hamel and Curtis Brown also scored.

Arturs Irbe made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Martin Biron stopped 16 of 18.

Goals
CAR	2	1	2	5	30
BUF	1	0	3	4	27

Scoring

1st period

Bates Battaglia (10)David Tanabe (11), Sami Kapanen (22)1–000:46 CAR
Maxim Afinogenov (14)Stu Barnes (16)1–115:34 BUF ·
Martin Gelinas (8)Sandis Ozolinsh (18)2–116:58 CAR

2nd period

Sean Hill (2)Ron Francis (26), Bates Battaglia (12)3–118:42 CAR ·

3rd period

Rhett Warrener (3)Unassisted3–207:29 BUF
Denis Hamel (2)Alexei Zhitnik (22), Maxim Afinogenov (9)3–308:56 BUF
Ron Francis (11)Sami Kapanen (23)4–314:33 CAR
Ron Francis (12)Sami Kapanen (24), Rod Brind'Amour (19)5–319:17 CAR ·
Curtis Brown (9)Miroslav Satan (20), Denis Hamel (4)5–419:35 BUF

Team stats

CARBUF

3027

53%47%

1/80/6

2630

2548

98

1412

35

Penalties

5:56 into the first periodDenis Hamel · high sticking2 min
6:38 into the first periodBates Battaglia · tripping2 min
10:37 into the first periodRob Ray · boarding2 min
13:31 into the first periodMartin Gelinas · interference2 min
14:24 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
19:00 into the first periodShane Willis · holding the stick2 min
4:05 into the second periodTommy Vestlund · hooking2 min
10:58 into the second periodStu Barnes · roughing2 min
10:58 into the second periodSami Kapanen · cross checking2 min
15:32 into the second periodRob Ray · misconduct10 min
15:32 into the second periodDenis Hamel · roughing2 min
15:32 into the second periodGlen Wesley · slashing2 min
15:32 into the second periodAaron Ward · interference2 min
15:32 into the second periodDarren Langdon · misconduct10 min
15:42 into the second periodChris Gratton · hooking2 min
17:39 into the second periodJason Woolley · hooking2 min
0:10 into the third periodErik Rasmussen · roughing2 min
4:28 into the third periodVaclav Varada · tripping2 min
5:20 into the third periodRhett Warrener · slashing2 min
11:24 into the third periodShane Willis · high sticking2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

10Ron FrancisC	2	1	3	+1	6	0	0	0	56	19:25
24Sami KapanenR	0	3	3	+1	5	2	0	2	100	21:50
13Bates BattagliaL	1	1	2	0	3	1	1	2	–	23:03
17Rod Brind'AmourC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	52	23:26
23Martin GelinasL	1	0	1	−1	2	1	0	2	–	15:19
8Sandis OzolinshD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	18:40
22Sean HillD	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	27:11
45David TanabeD	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:36
11Jeff DanielsL	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	67	10:35
16Tommy VestlundL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	11:46
20Darren LangdonL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	–	04:00
25Shane WillisR	0	0	0	−1	2	1	1	4	–	15:31
26Erik ColeL	0	0	0	−1	3	3	0	0	–	16:27
27Craig AdamsR	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	–	04:04
63Josef VasicekC	0	0	0	−1	3	1	0	0	50	10:13
2Glen WesleyD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	2	2	–	12:35
4Aaron WardD	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	–	17:37
5Marek MalikD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	20:15

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
1Arturs IrbeG	W	27	23	4	.852	59:58
35Tom BarrassoG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

55Denis HamelL	1	1	2	+1	1	3	0	4	–	05:50
61Maxim AfinogenovR	1	1	2	0	6	2	0	0	–	18:08
37Curtis BrownC	1	0	1	−2	3	3	0	0	50	14:01
41Stu BarnesC	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	2	57	22:11
81Miroslav SatanR	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	23:25
4Rhett WarrenerD	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	–	18:20
44Alexei ZhitnikD	0	1	1	+1	2	2	4	0	–	23:18
9Erik RasmussenC	0	0	0	−1	4	7	0	2	–	13:55
17J-P DumontR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	12:35
18Tim ConnollyC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	33	15:59
24Taylor PyattL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	05:49
25Vaclav VaradaR	0	0	0	−2	1	3	0	2	–	16:12
32Rob RayR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	–	02:46
77Chris GrattonC	0	0	0	−2	2	6	0	2	48	16:55
5Jason WoolleyD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	–	20:09
42Richard SmehlikD	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	–	19:07
45Dmitri KalininD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	–	17:23
74Jay McKeeD	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	–	17:43

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
35Mika NoronenG		11	9	2	.818	20:00
43Martin BironG	L	18	16	2	.889	39:11