Sabres
Hurricanes
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Sabres | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:39 | CAR | PPG - Justin Faulk (3) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Jokinen (19) & E. Staal (17) |
| 03:00 | BUF | Thomas Vanek (19) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Pominville (28) & J. Hecht (3) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:11 | CAR | Eric Staal (10) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Ruutu (9) & T. Gleason (11) |
| 06:12 | BUF | Jason Pominville (14) Backhand - Assists: none |
| 08:10 | CAR | Chad LaRose (11) Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| 18:29 | CAR | PPG - EN - Brandon Sutter (10) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (18) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:32 | BUF | Mike Weber : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 06:55 | CAR | Bryan Allen : Interference - 2 min |
| 15:22 | BUF | Tyler Myers : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:50 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Roughing - 2 min |
| 07:50 | BUF | Nathan Gerbe : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:37 | BUF | Brad Boyes : Tripping - 2 min |
| 16:19 | CAR | Justin Faulk : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 17:55 | BUF | Luke Adam : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
CAR |
15 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 26 - 28 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 31 - 34 | 0.912 | 58:49 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 27 - 29 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 31 - 33 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:14 | 3:17 | 2:59 | 23:30 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:01 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 16:32 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:43 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:07 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 17:52 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 16:32 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 19:01 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 18:00 | 0:33 | 0:10 | 18:43 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 2:49 | 18:32 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:48 | 3:03 | 1:04 | 22:55 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 13:05 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:47 | 2:33 | 1:52 | 21:12 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 12:08 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:25 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 19:10 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 20:04 |
| 9 Z. Kassian | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:53 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:01 | 1:07 | 1:42 | 19:50 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:36 | 2:35 | 0:57 | 23:08 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9:20 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 10:23 |
| 81 B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:41 | 0:35 | 1:18 | 20:34 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:41 | 0:36 | 1:43 | 19:00 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:28 | 0:22 | 1:20 | 21:10 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 | 0:16 | 2:24 | 23:37 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:24 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 17:43 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18:09 | 3:41 | 1:47 | 23:37 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:15 |
| 14 A. Nodl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:32 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:05 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 20:40 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:28 | 0:02 | 2:21 | 16:51 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 11:38 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:47 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:39 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 12:15 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 16:09 | 3:40 | 0:33 | 20:22 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:08 | 1:59 | 1:08 | 18:15 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:44 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 12:51 |
| 42 B. Sutter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:19 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:55 | 0:30 | 1:12 | 18:37 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:23 | 0:06 | 1:56 | 16:25 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16095 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Kelly Sutherland |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Bryan Pancich |
| 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 |
