21/3/2012
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Carolina Hurricanes 6 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 22 - 34
PP: 2 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:48/63=76 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
PP: 1 of 8 (19 shots), Passing:82/98=83 %, Challenges:46/50=90 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:13 1-0
Viktor Kozlov [26] (Vili Sopanen, Johnny Oduya)PP
12:05 1-1
Ville Leino [25] (Tyler Ennis)PP
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20:47 1-2
Patrick Kaleta [11] (Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford)
21:27 1-3
Derek Roy [35] (Christian Ehrhoff, Jason Pominville)
28:01 2-3
Joni Pitkänen [14] (Alexander Radulov, Kyle Wellwood)PP
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41:37 2-4
Thomas Vanek [32] (Derek Roy)
51:02 3-4
Joni Pitkänen [15] (Alexander Radulov, Kyle Wellwood)
54:24 4-4
Vili Sopanen [2] (Maxime Talbot, Viktor Kozlov)
57:54 5-4
Alexander Radulov [20])
58:22 6-4
Jiri Tlusty [7] (Viktor Kozlov, Ryan Murphy)
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Penalty summary:
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03:33
Shaone Morrisonn (2 min for tripping)
10:01
Johnny Oduya (2 min for hooking)
10:19
Steve Downie (2 min for elbowing)
16:12
Cody Eakin (2 min for tripping)
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23:56
Cody Eakin (2 min for hooking)
26:42
Ales Kotalik (2 min for elbowing)
28:33
Johnny Oduya (2 min for holding the stick)
32:28
Cody Eakin (2 min for hooking)
34:54
Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for cross-checking)
35:41
Steve Downie (2 min for hooking)
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45:56
Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
48:58
Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vili Sopanen 1 1 2 5 1 2 0 1 18.10 9
R Viktor Kozlov 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 6
R Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -2 9.50 6
C Cody Eakin 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 -1 19.00 7
C Jiri Tlusty 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 5.20 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 5
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20.50 5
L Maxime Talbot 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
L Alexander Radulov 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 9
L Dany Heatley 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Ryan Murphy 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
D Jamie McBain 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 21.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 1 5 0 0 4 -1 24.40 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 -1 13.50 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 22.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 27.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 6.40 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 10.10 6
R Brad Boyes 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
C Tyler Ennis 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.10 7
C Nathan Gerbe 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
C Derek Roy 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Patrick Kaleta 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Ville Leino 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -3 21.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 20.00 10
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 25.30 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 6 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G David Leggio 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Radulov
2nd star: Joni Pitkänen
3rd star: Vili Sopanen
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Viktor Kozlov has marked a new career high in goals with 26 tallies.
-Joni Pitkänen has marked a new career high in goals with 14 tallies.
-Joni Pitkänen has marked a new career high in points with 47 points.
-Joni Pitkänen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alexander Radulov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ryan Murphy notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Maxime Talbot ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ville Leino scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Drew Stafford notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Derek Roy scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Derek Roy has marked a new career high in points with 82 points.
-Brad Boyes had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Brad Boyes had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 14 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result: