Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Sunday, March 21, 2010 · RBC Center
FS-CR (HD) · MSG-B
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at RBC Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Sabres 30-20.
Jochen Hecht scored twice. Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman, Sergei Samsonov, Tim Kennedy, Brandon Sutter and Eric Staal also scored.
Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 30 shots for the win; Justin Peters stopped 10 of 14.
Scoring
1st period
Tim Connolly (1)Thomas Vanek (1), Derek Roy (1)1–013:47 BUF · PPG
2nd period
Jochen Hecht (1)Jason Pominville (1), Tim Connolly (1)2–001:49 BUF- Jochen Hecht (2)Drew Stafford (1), Tyler Myers (1)3–004:30 BUF · PPG
Toni Lydman (1)Unassisted4–008:45 BUF
Sergei Samsonov (1)Brett Carson (1), Rod Brind'Amour (1)4–108:57 CAR
Tim Kennedy (1)Thomas Vanek (2), Derek Roy (2)5–111:11 BUF
3rd period
Brandon Sutter (1)Unassisted5–202:07 CAR
Eric Staal (1)Jamie McBain (1)5–317:00 CAR · PPG
Team stats
BUFCAR
20Shots on goal30
44%Faceoff %56%
2/3Power play1/6
24Penalty minutes8
21Hits35
17Blocked shots10
3Giveaways5
6Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 09:00
Craig Rivet · slashing2 min - 1st 09:00Chris Butler · roughing2 min
- 1st 09:00
Tuomo Ruutu · roughing2 min - 1st 12:30Joni Pitkanen · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 04:12Jussi Jokinen · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 06:24Thomas Vanek · tripping2 min
- 2nd 13:27Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3rd 03:13Paul Gaustad · holding2 min
- 3rd 13:57Chad LaRose · tripping2 min
- 3rd 16:32Adam Mair · cross checking double minor4 min
- 3rd 16:32Adam Mair · misconduct10 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:07 |
| 19Tim ConnollyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:34 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 11:32 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 17:47 |
| 13Tim KennedyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:41 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 10:57 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:46 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 21:51 |
| 57Tyler MyersD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:41 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:04 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:57 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:35 |
| 37Matt EllisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:37 |
| 4Steve MontadorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:26 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:37 |
| 34Chris ButlerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:22 |
| 52Craig RivetD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:03 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 60:00 |
| 40Patrick LalimeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 12Eric StaalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 21:47 |
| 14Sergei SamsonovL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:01 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:20 |
| 17Rod Brind'AmourC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:29 |
| 27Brett CarsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:40 |
| 28Jamie McBainD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:13 |
| 11Zach BoychukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:20 |
| 13Ray WhitneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:49 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:47 |
| 26Erik ColeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:11 |
| 29Tom KostopoulosR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:18 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:52 |
| 39Patrick DwyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 09:59 |
| 59Chad LaRoseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 |
| 5Brian PothierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:50 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:08 |
| 33Bryan RodneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:08 |
| 44Jay HarrisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:01 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Manny LegaceG | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 27:56 | |
| 60Justin PetersG | L | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 28:43 |