Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Thursday, January 8, 2015 · PNC Arena
BELL TV · FS-CR · MSG-B
Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at PNC Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Sabres 31-20.
Phil Varone scored twice. Jeff Skinner, Jiri Tlusty, Eric Staal, Victor Rask and Riley Nash also scored.
Cam Ward made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Jhonas Enroth stopped 26 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Jeff Skinner (9)Alexander Semin (6), Ryan Murphy (2)0–104:52 CAR
Phil Varone (1)Chris Stewart (7)1–105:51 BUF
Jiri Tlusty (11)Nathan Gerbe (11), Justin Faulk (16)1–213:50 CAR · PPG
Eric Staal (12)Ryan Murphy (3), John-Michael Liles (7)1–314:43 CAR
Victor Rask (5)Ron Hainsey (4)1–415:09 CAR
3rd period
- Phil Varone (2)Tyson Strachan (5), Mike Weber (5)2–408:17 BUF
Riley Nash (6)Justin Faulk (17), Jiri Tlusty (6)2–510:10 CAR
Team stats
BUFCAR
20Shots on goal31
43%Faceoff %57%
0/4Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes8
45Hits19
26Blocked shots7
12Giveaways13
10Takeaways16
Penalties
- 1st 03:09
Jiri Tlusty · tripping2 min - 2nd 06:04Eric Staal · tripping2 min
- 2nd 11:52
Nicolas Deslauriers · holding2 min - 2nd 12:40Tyson Strachan · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 01:22Tyler Myers · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 06:12John-Michael Liles · holding the stick2 min
- 3rd 11:30Ryan Murphy · cross checking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 84Phil VaroneC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 15:19 |
| 80Chris StewartR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 19:10 |
| 24Tyson StrachanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:45 |
| 8Cody McCormickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:48 |
| 19Cody HodgsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:10 |
| 25Mikhail GrigorenkoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:21 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:22 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:56 |
| 44Nicolas DeslauriersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:13 |
| 59Tim SchallerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 09:20 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:05 |
| 65Brian FlynnC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:01 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 23:15 |
| 51Nikita ZadorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:08 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 17:39 |
| 57Tyler MyersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jhonas EnrothG | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 60:00 |
| 34Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 19Jiri TlustyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 13:54 |
| 7Ryan MurphyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:38 |
| 27Justin FaulkD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 21:01 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 14:17 |
| 14Nathan GerbeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:34 |
| 20Riley NashC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 16:27 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 14:58 |
| 49Victor RaskC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:26 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 13:50 |
| 26John-Michael LilesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:51 |
| 65Ron HainseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:45 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:51 |
| 16Elias LindholmC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:29 |
| 18Jay McClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13:49 |
| 24Brad MaloneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 09:36 |
| 39Patrick DwyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:26 |
| 4Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 60:00 |
| 31Anton KhudobinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |