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31/1/2011
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Carolina Hurricanes 8 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:51/54=92 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 838432 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:56 1-0
Sergei Samsonov [18] (Frantisek Kaberle, Rod Brind'Amour)
12:13 1-1
Adam Mair [16] (Derek Roy, Scott Niedermayer)
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30:05 2-1
Eric Staal [35] (Anton Babchuk)
31:11 2-2
Thomas Vanek [20] (Mike Grier)
34:54 3-2
Eric Staal [36] (Jussi Jokinen, Joni Pitkänen)
36:56 4-2
Mattias Lindstrom [6] (Andrew Alberts, Michael Ryan)
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45:16 5-2
Jussi Jokinen [15] (Eric Staal)
45:44 6-2
Tuomo Ruutu [35] (Anton Babchuk, Jussi Jokinen)
50:38 7-2
Tuomo Ruutu [36] (Anton Babchuk, Eric Staal)
56:07 8-2
Rod Brind'Amour [16] (Tim Gleason, Joni Pitkänen)
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Penalty summary:
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10:18
Drayson Bowman (5 min for fighting)
10:18
Tyler Myers (5 min for fighting)
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23:35
Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
23:35
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
38:35
Luke Adam (5 min for fighting)
38:35
Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
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47:01
Andrew Alberts (5 min for fighting)
47:01
Luke Adam (5 min for fighting)
49:06
Derek Whitmore (2 min for roughing)
49:06
Steven Goertzen (2 min for roughing)
58:55
Derek Whitmore (5 min for fighting)
58:55
Andrew Alberts (5 min for fighting)
59:36
Markko Parkkinen (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 1 2 0 0 12 0 6.00 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 17.30 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 4 20.20 9
C Philippe Paradis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
C Michael Ryan 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 17.30 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Eric Staal 2 2 3 8 0 0 0 4 17.30 10
L Drayson Bowman 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 7.30 6
L Mattias Lindstrom 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
L Jussi Jokinen 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 20.00 9
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 1 17.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 3 1 3 0 3 0 4 25.40 9
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 17.30 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 4 24.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Mike Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Markko Parkkinen 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 8.10 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 15.20 6
R Adam Mair 1 0 1 4 0 0 5 -2 16.50 8
R Mike Grier 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -2 18.30 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 9.00 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.10 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -2 18.10 7
L Derek Whitmore 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 -2 9.10 5
L Luke Adam 0 0 2 0 2 0 10 0 11.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 19.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 5
D Chris Butler 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 -4 25.20 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 17.10 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 -4 17.30 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 8 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Jussi Jokinen
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour scored the 1300th point of his career.
-Eric Staal scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Jussi Jokinen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Jussi Jokinen finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Adam Mair ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Drayson Bowman fought Tyler Myers in a fight.
-Steven Goertzen beat Adam Mair in a fight.
-Luke Adam fought Steven Goertzen in a fight.
-Andrew Alberts fought Luke Adam in a fight.
-Derek Whitmore fought Andrew Alberts in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 24) , Rochester Americans 0( 21)
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1-0 LOW Brandon Sutter
1-0 LOW Brandon Sutter (, Zach Boychuk)
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Jhonas Enroth