Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, December 1, 2007 · HSBC Arena

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1–8

Final

SOG 21–25

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 8-1 on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at HSBC Arena. The Sabres outshot the Hurricanes 25-21.

Ales Kotalik scored twice. Tim Connolly, Adam Mair, Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek, Jaroslav Spacek and Ray Whitney also scored.

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 21 shots for the win; John Grahame stopped 17 of 25.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	0	0	1	1	21
BUF	2	2	4	8	25

Scoring

1st period

Ales Kotalik (6)Toni Lydman (5)0–101:32 BUF
Tim Connolly (3)Derek Roy (10), Jaroslav Spacek (8)0–204:18 BUF · PPG

2nd period

Adam Mair (3)Paul Gaustad (6)0–315:32 BUF
Maxim Afinogenov (4)Brian Campbell (15)0–416:28 BUF

3rd period

Derek Roy (9)Tim Connolly (15)0–501:16 BUF · SHG
Thomas Vanek (7)Drew Stafford (5)0–606:48 BUF
Ales Kotalik (7)Paul Gaustad (7), Jaroslav Spacek (9)0–710:34 BUF · PPG
Jaroslav Spacek (6)Maxim Afinogenov (6), Brian Campbell (16)0–812:03 BUF
Ray Whitney (12)Bret Hedican (5), Dennis Seidenberg (6)1–818:05 CAR · PPG

Team stats

CARBUF

21Shots on goal25

63%Faceoff %37%

1/7Power play2/3

14Penalty minutes22

17Hits25

7Blocked shots13

1Giveaways6

2Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 02:25Paul Gaustad · roughing2 min
1st 02:25Chad LaRose · roughing2 min
1st 03:16Erik Cole · interference2 min
1st 05:21Scott Walker · hooking2 min
1st 09:17Derek Roy · slashing2 min
1st 09:17Ray Whitney · slashing2 min
1st 13:03Ales Kotalik · interference2 min
1st 18:33Drew Stafford · hooking2 min
2nd 05:22Thomas Vanek · cross checking2 min
2nd 07:47Thomas Vanek · slashing2 min
2nd 19:25Toni Lydman · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 07:53Nolan Pratt · cross checking2 min
3rd 07:53Nolan Pratt · roughing2 min
3rd 07:53Chad LaRose · roughing2 min
3rd 10:20Trevor Letowski · holding2 min
3rd 11:31Drew Stafford · slashing2 min
3rd 11:31Bret Hedican · slashing2 min
3rd 17:47Toni Lydman · hooking2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

13Ray WhitneyL	1	0	1	-2	3	1	0	2	–	18:14
4Dennis SeidenbergD	0	1	1	-1	1	0	0	0	–	21:04
6Bret HedicanD	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	–	18:38
8Matt CullenC	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	78	18:54
11Justin WilliamsR	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	–	16:22
12Eric StaalC	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	56	18:15
16Andrew LaddL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	11:27
17Rod Brind'AmourC	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	61	20:43
19Trevor LetowskiR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	75	09:34
24Scott WalkerR	0	0	0	-2	3	3	0	2	–	18:26
26Erik ColeL	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0	2	–	17:10
59Chad LaRoseR	0	0	0	-2	4	2	0	4	–	12:09
61Cory StillmanL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	17:50
2Glen WesleyD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	14:01
5Frantisek KaberleD	0	0	0	-5	0	1	0	0	–	15:05
7Niclas WallinD	0	0	0	-4	0	0	2	0	–	16:54
42Tim GleasonD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	17:28
45David TanabeD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	08:35

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Cam WardG		0	0	0	–	–
47John GrahameG	L	25	17	8	.680	59:52

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

6Jaroslav SpacekD	1	2	3	+3	1	4	3	0	–	22:36
9Derek RoyC	1	1	2	+3	5	0	0	2	32	17:40
12Ales KotalikR	2	0	2	+1	3	3	1	2	–	14:51
19Tim ConnollyC	1	1	2	+1	1	0	0	0	40	14:55
28Paul GaustadC	0	2	2	+2	0	6	1	2	64	15:32
61Maxim AfinogenovR	1	1	2	+3	2	2	0	0	–	18:04
51Brian CampbellD	0	2	2	+4	0	3	0	0	–	25:07
21Drew StaffordR	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	4	–	09:15
22Adam MairC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	07:31
26Thomas VanekL	1	0	1	+2	1	0	1	4	–	14:14
5Toni LydmanD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	4	–	18:15
20Daniel PailleL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	09:58
29Jason PominvilleR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	15:55
37Michael RyanC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	07:44
55Jochen HechtC	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	36	18:20
4Nolan PrattD	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	4	–	13:52
38Nathan PaetschD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	17:21
44Andrej SekeraD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	–	20:31

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ryan MillerG	W	21	20	1	.952	60:00
35Jocelyn ThibaultG		0	0	0	–	–