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15/12/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 29 - 24
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:60/82=73 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
Attendance: 11073 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 496071 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:11 1-0
Joni Pitkänen [3] (Ray Whitney, Eric Staal)
08:37 1-1
Jochen Hecht [9] (Derek Roy, Ales Kotalik)PP
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29:29 2-1
Justin Williams [12] (Ray Whitney, Eric Staal)PP
31:25 3-1
Ray Whitney [8] (Eric Staal, Justin Williams)
33:02 4-1
Sergei Samsonov [11] (Anton Babchuk, Joni Pitkänen)
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54:08 5-1
Scott Walker [10] (Joe Corvo, Frantisek Kaberle)
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Penalty summary:
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03:07
Derek Roy (2 min for diving)
07:55
Chad LaRose (2 min for hooking)
10:18
Ray Whitney (2 min for holding the stick)
13:25
Joe Jensen (2 min for holding the stick)
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29:02
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
35:29
Wade Brookbank (2 min for hooking)
37:55
Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
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55:23
Tim Gleason (2 min for roughing)
55:23
Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
57:07
Thomas Vanek (2 min for cross-checking)
58:29
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 10.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
R Scott Walker 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.30 7
R Justin Williams 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 17.30 9
C Joe Jensen 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.40 4
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.40 7
C Eric Staal 0 3 5 1 1 1 0 2 19.10 8
L Chad LaRose 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7.10 6
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 12.40 9
L Ray Whitney 1 2 5 0 1 0 2 2 18.00 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 18.50 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 19.40 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 18.10 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 18.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -3 17.20 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 4 0 2 -1 16.00 4
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 10.50 5
C Derek Roy 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 14.30 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 17.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 -2 18.00 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 -2 17.30 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -2 26.00 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 23.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 26.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ray Whitney
2nd star: Justin Williams
3rd star: Eric Staal
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Eaves had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Joni Pitkänen finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
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0-1 ROC Tim Kennedy (Mike Card)
1-1 LOW Drayson Bowman (Brandon Sutter, Jerome Samson)
2-1 LOW Dwight Helminen
3-1 LOW Pat Dwyer (Brandon Sutter)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Adam Dennis