Hurricanes 5–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Nov 9, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR

Erik Cole

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:20 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Cory Stillman

3 A

2 shots · 17:10 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Martin Gerber

41 saves

0.932 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:57

Assists: Brian Campbell, Thomas Vanek · beat Martin Gerber

0–1

🌪️ Ray Whitney Tying 1st · 14:41

Assists: Erik Cole, Cory Stillman · beat Martin Biron

1–1

🌪️ Mike Zigomanis Go-ahead 1st · 18:20

Assists: Eric Staal, Cory Stillman · beat Martin Biron

2–1

2nd period

🌪️ Frantisek Kaberle PP 2nd · 14:06

Assists: Erik Cole, Cory Stillman · beat Martin Biron

3–1

3rd period

🌪️ Erik Cole SH 3rd · 08:37

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

4–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 3rd · 09:15

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Martin Gerber

4–2

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 12:43

Assists: Henrik Tallinder, Tim Connolly · beat Martin Gerber

4–3

🌪️ Justin Williams Empty net 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Niclas Wallin

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Brind'Amour · Williams 20:01

L2 Stillman · Vasicek · Staal 17:10

L3 Whitney · Cullen · Zigomanis 15:01

L4 Nordgren · Adams · Boulerice 6:48

D1 Kaberle · Ward 21:37

D2 Commodore · Hedican 20:48

D3 Tverdovsky · Wallin 15:17

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Brière · Afinogenov 18:58

L2 Vanek · Connolly · Drury 16:08

L3 Roy · Dumont · Kotalik 15:11

L4 Gaustad · Mair · Grier 10:01

D1 Fitzpatrick · Kalinin 22:14

D2 Campbell · Numminen 19:16

D3 Tallinder · Jillson 15:31

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 44

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

10 Hits 17

18 Blocked shots 9

0 Takeaways 1

9 Giveaways 7

8 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 22.7% (5/22) BUF shooting 6.8% (3/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Martin Gerber

41/44

.932 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:43 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0

Jan 252004 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 4–2 Dec 292003 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 Dec 262003 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Nov 212003 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 0–5 Mar 292003 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–1

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Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on November 9, 2005?

Hurricanes won 5–3. The final score was Hurricanes 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole, Frantisek Kaberle, Justin Williams, Mike Zigomanis, Ray Whitney.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2), Ales Kotalik.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 41 saves on 44 shots (.932 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Sabres season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeNov 5 🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR 0–2 AfterNov 11 🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA 1–0

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 AfterNov 11 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–5

Also on November 9

🐧PIT 0–5 🐦ATL 🗽NYR 4–3 🐆FLA 🎵STL 1–3 🧥CBJ 👑LAK 4–5 🐙DET

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