3–4

Final

CAR leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	1	1	1	3
BUF	1	3	0	4

Hurricanes at Sabres — Conference Finals Game 3

Sabres, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Hurricanes 4–3 at KeyBank Center on May 24, 2006.

🗓 Wed, May 24, 2006 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 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 3

3–4

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

2 G

3 shots · 18:25 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:10 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

2 A

1 shots · 19:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Cory Stillman Go-ahead 1st · 14:07

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚔️ Chris Drury PP Tying 1st · 19:30

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy · beat Cam Ward

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:02

Assists: Jochen Hecht, J-P Dumont · beat Cam Ward

1–2

⚔️ Daniel Brière 2nd · 08:28

Assists: J-P Dumont, Jay McKee · beat Cam Ward

1–3

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 2nd · 12:55

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Toni Lydman · beat Cam Ward

1–4

🌪️ Cory Stillman 2nd · 18:18

Assists: Aaron Ward, Justin Williams · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

3rd period

🌪️ Eric Staal PP 3rd · 15:52

Assists: Doug Weight, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 33

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

11 Hits 24

8 Blocked shots 19

1 Takeaways 2

18 Giveaways 10

16 Penalty minutes 12

CAR shooting 11.1% (3/27) BUF shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 32:55 TOI

Martin Gerber Shutout

7/7

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 25:39 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 61-25-9 (64% win rate, 95 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 61-28-6 (64% win rate, 95 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 22:23

L2 Stillman · Whitney · Weight 18:57

L3 Ladd · Cullen · Recchi 15:58

L4 Adams · LaRose · Adams 4:53

D1 Ward · Hedican 20:12

D2 Kaberle · Wallin 18:08

D3 Commodore · Wesley 16:33

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Brière · Dumont 19:10

L2 Roy · Drury · Afinogenov 16:34

L3 Kotalik · Grier · Pominville 13:52

L4 Pyatt · Gaustad · Novotny 10:53

D1 Lydman · McKee 22:24

D2 Tallinder · Fitzpatrick 19:44

D3 Campbell · Jillson 12:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–4 (SO) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on May 24, 2006?

Sabres won 4–3.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Cory Stillman (2), Eric Staal.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière (2), Ales Kotalik, Chris Drury.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · May 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · May 22

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