⚔️ Away Sabres 0-0 in series
3–2
Final
CAR leads 4–3
🌪️ Home Hurricanes 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1113
CAR 1012

Sabres at Hurricanes — Conference Finals Game 1

Sabres, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Hurricanes 3–2 at PNC Arena on May 20, 2006.

🗓 Sat, May 20, 2006 · 13:00 CDT 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2005-06 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

BUF vs CAR · CAR leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
3–2
Final · BUF
Game 2
3–4
Final · CAR
Game 3
3–4
Final · BUF
Game 4
4–0
Final · CAR
Game 5
3–4
OT · CAR
Game 6
1–2
OT · BUF
Game 7
2–4
Final · CAR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
2 A
3 shots · 16:59 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Pominville
2 A
1 shots · 12:34 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Henrik Tallinder
1 G
5 shots · 26:51 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Henrik Tallinder Go-ahead 1st · 02:56
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Jason Pominville · beat Cam Ward
1–0
🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Tying 1st · 12:11
Assists: Cory Stillman · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Daniel Brière Go-ahead 2nd · 09:41
Assists: Jason Pominville, Taylor Pyatt · beat Cam Ward
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Jay McKee 3rd · 13:40
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Rory Fitzpatrick · beat Cam Ward
3–1
🌪️ Mike Commodore SH 3rd · 17:07
Assists: Bret Hedican, Eric Staal · beat Ryan Miller
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF CAR🌪️
27 Shots on goal 31
17 Hits 23
29 Blocked shots 14
12 Takeaways 18
10 Giveaways 17
10 Penalty minutes 8
BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27) CAR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 60-27-6 (65% win rate, 93 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 60-24-9 (65% win rate, 93 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Hurricanes
Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Drury · Roy · Brière 17:46
L2 Hecht · Dumont · Grier 16:40
L3 Afinogenov · Kotalik · Pominville 13:58
L4 Vanek · Pyatt · Gaustad 9:46
D1 Tallinder · Lydman 25:18
D2 McKee · Campbell 20:26
D3 Fitzpatrick · Numminen 12:20
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 20:48
L2 Stillman · Whitney · Cullen 19:21
L3 Weight · Adams · Recchi 16:07
L4 Ladd · LaRose · Adams 7:07
D1 Ward · Kaberle 21:02
D2 Hedican · Commodore 18:40
D3 Wesley · Wallin 15:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 18, 2006
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
4–0 · Sabres won
Mar 22, 2006
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 · Hurricanes won
Feb 12, 2006
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
3–4 (SO) · Hurricanes won
Nov 9, 2005
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
5–3 · Hurricanes won
Jan 25, 2004
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
4–2 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on May 20, 2006?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Sabres 3, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Henrik Tallinder, Jay McKee.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Mike Commodore, Rod Brind'Amour.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · May 13
⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT
3–2 · BUF won
Next game · May 22
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
3–4 · CAR won
🌪️Hurricanes
Previous game · May 14
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
1–4 · CAR won
Next game · May 22
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
3–4 · CAR won
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