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6/11/2009
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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 36 - 22
PP: 2 of 8 (10 shots), Passing:67/83=80 %, Challenges:53/53=98 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:30/34=85 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:13 1-0
Milan Michalek [8] (Brandon Sutter, Tuomo Ruutu)PP
07:15 1-1
Nathan Paetsch [2] (Mike Comrie, Jochen Hecht)
09:11 2-1
Milan Michalek [9] (Brandon Sutter, Ray Whitney)
16:41 3-1
Brandon Sutter [6] (Alex Kovalev, Ray Whitney)PP
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25:31 4-1
Rod Brind'Amour [2] (Anton Babchuk)
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42:58 5-1
Alex Kovalev [6] (Dan Boyle, Zac Dalpe)
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Penalty summary:
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01:32
Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
05:09
Tim Connolly (2 min for slashing)
09:21
Landon Ferraro (2 min for slashing)
12:49
Tim Connolly (2 min for tripping)
15:17
Landon Ferraro (2 min for tripping)
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21:23
Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
21:23
Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
22:14
Robert Nilsson (2 min for boarding)
29:19
Joe Corvo (2 min for roughing)
31:46
Robert Nilsson (2 min for high-sticking)
37:41
Bobby Ryan (2 min for tripping)
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40:55
Nick Tarnasky (2 min for slashing)
43:45
Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for holding the stick)
49:08
Scott Walker (2 min for holding the stick)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
R Milan Michalek 2 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 20.50 9
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 12.00 7
C Brandon Sutter 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Zac Dalpe 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
L Georges Laraque 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 6.10 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 10.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 20.50 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 18.10 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27.30 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 9.00 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 24.10 9
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 7.40 5
R Kyle Wellwood 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 13.20 7
R Landon Ferraro 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -2 18.00 7
R Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Mike Comrie 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.40 5
C Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 11.40 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 18.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 13.20 5
L Chris Kreider 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 9.20 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 -1 18.10 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 19.30 6
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 27.00 7
D Nathan Paetsch 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.10 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 24.10 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 11 0 0 25.40 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 1 0 20 0 0 34.20 9
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Michalek
2nd star: Brandon Sutter
3rd star: Alex Kovalev
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Landon Ferraro had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Thomas Vanek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jochen Hecht finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Kenny Jönsson had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Kenny Jönsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Nick Tarnasky beat Georges Laraque in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 26) , Rochester Americans 1( 23)
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1-0
Chad LaRose (Brandon Dubinsky, Jamie McBain)
1-1
Marc-André Gragnani (Mark Mancari)
2-1
Vince Bellissimo (Dennis Seidenberg)
3-1
Nicolas Blanchard
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Patrick Lalime
