Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Thursday, March 3, 2011 · RBC Center
FS-CR (HD) · MSG-B (HD)
Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at RBC Center. The Sabres outshot the Hurricanes 29-24.
Goals came from Steve Montador, Jiri Tlusty, Brad Boyes, Chad LaRose and Jamie McBain.
Cam Ward made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Ryan Miller stopped 21 of 24.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Steve Montador (1)Tyler Ennis (1), Andrej Sekera (1)1–004:35 BUF
Jiri Tlusty (1)Jamie McBain (1), Brandon Sutter (1)1–106:46 CAR
Brad Boyes (1)Steve Montador (1), Andrej Sekera (2)2–110:12 BUF
Chad LaRose (1)Jeff Skinner (1)2–211:58 CAR
OT period
Jamie McBain (1)Joni Pitkanen (1), Eric Staal (1)2–300:26 CAR
Team stats
BUFCAR
29Shots on goal24
51%Faceoff %49%
0/5Power play0/2
6Penalty minutes12
18Hits27
19Blocked shots24
3Giveaways3
9Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 00:24
Bryan Allen · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 1st 04:17
Nathan Gerbe · tripping2 min
- 1st 05:59
Jeff Skinner · high sticking2 min
- 1st 16:00
Chad LaRose · interference2 min
- 2nd 16:59
Tim Connolly · roughing2 min
- 2nd 16:59
Tim Gleason · roughing2 min
- 3rd 09:38
Jamie McBain · holding2 min
- 3rd 11:39
Drew Stafford · slashing2 min
- 3rd 16:21
Eric Staal · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 4Steve MontadorD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:35 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22:23 |
| 22Brad BoyesR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:03 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 15:48 |
| 8Cody McCormickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:47 |
| 19Tim ConnollyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:31 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:31 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 08:54 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:36 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:14 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:18 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 08:09 |
| 42Nathan GerbeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:31 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:13 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:20 |
| 27Shaone MorrisonnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:04 |
| 34Chris ButlerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:23 |
| 57Tyler MyersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | O | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:25 |
| 40Patrick LalimeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 4Jamie McBainD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 19:56 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:32 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:23 |
| 19Jiri TlustyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:20 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 |
| 59Chad LaRoseR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:29 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:11 |
| 20Troy BodieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 05:37 |
| 26Erik ColeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:33 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:57 |
| 39Patrick DwyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:42 |
| 61Cory StillmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 |
| 71Jerome SamsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:12 |
| 5Bryan AllenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:24 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:36 |
| 44Jay HarrisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:50 |
| 77Joe CorvoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:41 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:26 |
| 60Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |