Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes
Playoffs · Thursday, June 1, 2006 · RBC Center
Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at RBC Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Sabres 28–24.
Goals came from Mike Commodore, Doug Janik, Jochen Hecht, Doug Weight, Rod Brind'Amour and Justin Williams.
Cam Ward made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Ryan Miller stopped 24 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Commodore (2)Doug Weight (11), Justin Williams (8)0–112:05 CAR
2nd period
Doug Janik (1)Ales Kotalik (7), Jochen Hecht (6)1–115:50 BUF
Jochen Hecht (2)Brian Campbell (6), Chris Drury (9)2–119:55 BUF
3rd period
Doug Weight (2)Ray Whitney (4), Niclas Wallin (3)2–201:34 CAR
Rod Brind'Amour (9)Justin Williams (9), Cory Stillman (11)2–311:22 CAR · 
Justin Williams (5)Rod Brind'Amour (6), Cory Stillman (12)2–419:08 CAR
Team stats
BUFCAR
2428
51%49%
0/41/5
108
2122
1918
1323
1417
Penalties
- 1:13 into the first period
Aaron Ward · roughing2 min - 1:46 into the first period
Brian Campbell · hooking2 min - 5:46 into the first periodJason Pominville · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 18:32 into the first periodAles Kotalik · hooking2 min
- 14:41 into the second periodBret Hedican · hooking2 min
- 15:24 into the second periodDaniel Brière · hooking2 min
- 10:18 into the third periodBrian Campbell · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 15:25 into the third periodJustin Williams · tripping2 min
- 19:45 into the third periodCory Stillman · high sticking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 55Jochen HechtC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:57 |
| 12Ales KotalikR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:06 |
| 23Chris DruryC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 |
| 33Doug JanikD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 16:47 |
| 51Brian CampbellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26:43 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 14:53 |
| 17J-P DumontR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 08:29 |
| 24Taylor PyattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 08:43 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:22 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 11:51 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:37 |
| 48Daniel BrièreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:59 |
| 61Maxim AfinogenovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 14:54 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:27 |
| 8Rory FitzpatrickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 18:12 |
| 34Jeff JillsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 |
| 38Nathan PaetschD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:06 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | L | 28 | 4 | .857 |
| 43Martin BironG | 0 | 0 | – |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 11Justin WilliamsR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 20:25 |
| 17Rod Brind'AmourC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 24:23 |
| 39Doug WeightC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 13:48 |
| 61Cory StillmanL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 20:15 |
| 13Ray WhitneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:12 |
| 7Niclas WallinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 |
| 22Mike CommodoreD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:17 |
| 8Matt CullenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 17:22 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 19:38 |
| 14Kevyn AdamsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:25 |
| 16Andrew LaddL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 09:58 |
| 18Mark RecchiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 16:53 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:14 |
| 59Chad LaRoseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:58 |
| 2Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 |
| 4Aaron WardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:51 |
| 5Frantisek KaberleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:54 |
| 6Bret HedicanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:48 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Martin GerberG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Cam WardG | W | 24 | 2 | .917 |