Sabres
Hurricanes
| FINAL OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Sabres | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:35 | BUF | Steve Montador (5) Slap Shot - Assists: T. Ennis (23) & A. Sekera (15) |
| 06:46 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. McBain (20) & B. Sutter (12) |
| 10:12 | BUF | Brad Boyes (14) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Montador (15) & A. Sekera (16) |
| 11:58 | CAR | Chad LaRose (12) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Skinner (26) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| 00:26 | CAR | Jamie McBain (5) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Pitkanen (27) & E. Staal (33) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:24 | CAR | Bryan Allen : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 04:17 | BUF | Nathan Gerbe : Tripping - 2 min |
| 05:59 | CAR | Jeff Skinner : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:00 | CAR | Chad LaRose : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:59 | BUF | Tim Connolly : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:59 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:38 | CAR | Jamie McBain : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:39 | BUF | Drew Stafford : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:21 | CAR | Eric Staal : Tripping - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
BUF |
11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
CAR |
7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 17 - 20 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 21 - 24 | 0.875 | 60:25 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 19 - 21 | 7 - 7 | 1 - 1 | 27 - 29 | 0.931 | 60:26 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 | 1:22 | 0:28 | 18:35 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 0:11 | 1:31 | 15:20 |
| 8 C. McCormick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:47 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:43 | 5:26 | 0:22 | 19:31 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:16 | 5:15 | 0:00 | 18:31 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:44 | 4:14 | 0:05 | 16:03 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:28 | 0:03 | 1:23 | 8:54 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | 5:15 | 0:00 | 17:36 |
| 27 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:26 | 0:07 | 1:31 | 16:04 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:43 | 4:14 | 1:17 | 17:14 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:18 | 3:57 | 2:03 | 17:18 |
| 44 C. Butler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 | 4:22 | 1:43 | 21:23 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:47 | 0:11 | 0:11 | 8:09 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13:20 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 13:31 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:27 | 4:28 | 0:28 | 22:23 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 15:50 | 0:20 | 2:03 | 18:13 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 5:15 | 1:43 | 23:26 |
| 63 T. Ennis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12:04 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 15:48 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17:06 | 1:29 | 1:21 | 19:56 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:15 | 0:00 | 4:09 | 17:24 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 13:11 | 1:12 | 4:13 | 18:36 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16:04 | 2:19 | 2:09 | 20:32 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:22 | 1:47 | 0:02 | 14:11 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 | 4:56 | 17:23 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:20 |
| 50 T. Bodie | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:37 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 | 2:30 | 0:49 | 23:29 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:58 | 1:30 | 3:05 | 16:33 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 | 1:53 | 3:05 | 16:57 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 3:28 | 9:42 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:23 | 0:00 | 4:27 | 18:50 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:26 | 1:42 | 0:00 | 14:08 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:57 | 0:07 | 2:33 | 16:37 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 1:48 | 0:08 | 19:36 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:12 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:01 | 2:13 | 4:27 | 22:41 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15213 |
| Referees | Frederick L'Ecuyer, Dennis LaRue |
| Linesmen | Brian Murphy, Derek Nansen |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| E. Staal | 48 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 53 |
| A. Semin | 44 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 44 |
| J. Tlusty | 48 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| J. Staal | 48 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 31 |
| J. Skinner | 42 | 13 | 11 | -21 | 24 |
| J. Corvo | 40 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| P. Dwyer | 46 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 16 |
| J. Faulk | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Harrison | 47 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| R. Nash | 32 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| C. Ward | 9 | 6 | 1 | .908 | 2.84 |
| D. Ellis | 6 | 8 | 2 | .906 | 3.13 |
