Sabres
Hurricanes
| FINAL OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:47 | BUF | Chris Butler (1) Snap Shot - Assists: D. Stafford (19) & T. Ennis (29) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:50 | CAR | Eric Staal (33) [GOALS_807] - Assists: B. Allen (13) & C. LaRose (14) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| 02:56 | BUF | Marc-Andre Gragnani (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Gerbe (15) & D. Stafford (20) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:44 | BUF | Thomas Vanek : Delay of game - bench - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:06 | CAR | Eric Staal : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:22 | BUF | Andrej Sekera : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:44 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 14:43 | BUF | Chris Butler : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:51 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Boarding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:35 | BUF | Tyler Ennis : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:38 | CAR | Brandon Sutter : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:38 | BUF | Steve Montador : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 16:38 | BUF | Mike Weber : Holding - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
BUF |
9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
CAR |
6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
1 J. Enroth (W) | 26 - 27 | 9 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 35 - 36 | 0.972 | 62:27 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 23 - 25 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 29 - 31 | 0.935 | 62:56 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:08 | 0:00 | 2:55 | 12:03 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:17 | 0:12 | 3:24 | 24:53 |
| 8 C. McCormick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:19 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 10:52 |
| M. Mancari | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:43 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 9:07 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:24 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 11:13 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:24 | 2:33 | 4:36 | 18:33 |
| 20 R. Niedermayer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 9:37 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14:06 | 2:53 | 3:39 | 20:38 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 15:30 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:05 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 15:41 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:58 | 0:09 | 6:17 | 17:24 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:43 | 2:53 | 5:19 | 19:55 |
| 44 C. Butler | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17:45 | 1:11 | 6:20 | 25:16 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:49 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:17 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 21:38 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 23:41 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18:34 | 0:55 | 7:16 | 26:45 |
| 63 T. Ennis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12:52 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 13:59 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:10 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 21:38 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 12:24 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 | 0:07 | 2:07 | 19:24 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 16:39 | 6:59 | 1:04 | 24:42 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:54 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 17:47 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12:19 | 0:07 | 2:03 | 14:29 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:43 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 10:46 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 20:20 | 6:25 | 0:00 | 26:45 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 14:57 | 5:11 | 0:55 | 21:03 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:46 | 2:40 | 1:45 | 18:11 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:05 | 5:46 | 1:02 | 19:53 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:51 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 8:45 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:15 | 5:22 | 0:00 | 20:37 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:07 | 1:02 | 12:52 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:58 | 6:21 | 0:00 | 20:19 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:24 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:57 | 6:50 | 2:15 | 26:02 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18740 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Francois StLaurent |
| Linesmen | Don Henderson, Brian Murphy |
| 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 |
