1–2

Final / OT

CAR leads 4–3

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

Hurricanes at Sabres — Conference Finals Game 6

Sabres, Conference Finals Game 6, beat Hurricanes 2–1 in overtime at KeyBank Center on May 30, 2006.

🗓 Tue, May 30, 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 6

1–2

OT · BUF

Game 7

2–4

Final · CAR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:21 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G

3 shots · 16:18 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Campbell

1 A

2 shots · 26:58 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 1st · 04:56

Assists: Daniel Brière, Brian Campbell · beat Cam Ward

0–1

3rd period

🌪️ Bret Hedican Tying 3rd · 16:07

Assists: Matt Cullen, Cory Stillman · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

Overtime

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Go-ahead OT · 04:22

Assists: Rory Fitzpatrick, Derek Roy · beat Cam Ward

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 31

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

19 Hits 36

11 Blocked shots 26

4 Takeaways 6

20 Giveaways 19

10 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 3.8% (1/26) BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 64:22 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 64:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

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 23:26

L2 Whitney · Weight · Cullen 18:25

L3 Stillman · Ladd · Recchi 14:47

L4 Adams · Adams · LaRose 5:50

D1 Ward · Hedican 26:02

D2 Kaberle · Wallin 19:20

D3 Wesley · Commodore 17:02

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Roy · Afinogenov 21:02

L2 Drury · Hecht · Kotalik 16:34

L3 Dumont · Grier · Pominville 16:06

L4 Pyatt · Gaustad · Mair 10:30

D1 Lydman · Campbell 27:20

D2 McKee · Fitzpatrick 25:48

D3 Janik · Numminen 7:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 28, 2006

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

3–4 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on May 30, 2006?

Sabres won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 1, Sabres 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Bret Hedican.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, J-P Dumont.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 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

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