Sabres 3–4 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Mar 8, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
⚔️ BUF	0	2	1	0	3
🌪️ CAR	2	1	0	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

2 A

5 shots · 29:43 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Joe Corvo

2 A

3 shots · 22:03 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:35 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Keith Aucoin Go-ahead 1st · 16:35

Assists: Ryan Bayda, Joe Corvo · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

🌪️ Tim Gleason 1st · 17:01

Assists: Patrick Eaves, Matt Cullen · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Roy 2nd · 07:46

Unassisted · beat Cam Ward

1–2

🌪️ Sergei Samsonov 2nd · 08:52

Assists: Eric Staal, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

⚔️ Drew Stafford 2nd · 18:07

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Derek Roy · beat Cam Ward

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Toni Lydman PP Tying 3rd · 10:00

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Cam Ward

3–3

Overtime

🌪️ Scott Walker PP Go-ahead OT · 02:50

Assists: Eric Staal, Joe Corvo · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Hecht · Connolly 19:39

L2 Gaustad · Pominville · Afinogenov 17:56

L3 Paille · Kotalik · Stafford 13:32

L4 Vanek · Mair · Kaleta 4:16

D1 Spacek · Kalinin 27:16

D2 Sekera · Lydman 24:35

D3 Pratt · Paetsch 8:41

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Staal · Cullen 26:24

L2 Samsonov · Ruutu · Eaves 18:51

L3 Bayda · Aucoin · Walker 14:03

L4 Letowski 9:52

D1 Corvo · Gleason 21:24

D2 Hedican · Seidenberg 18:42

D3 Wallin · Kaberle 14:56

D4 Conboy 2:57

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

30 Shots on goal 35

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

13 Hits 19

19 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 13

6 Giveaways 4

16 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30) CAR shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 62:50 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 62:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-9-2 (21% win rate, 14 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-3-1 (75% win rate, 16 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1

Dec 12007 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–8 Oct 242007 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–6 Dec 282006 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Nov 132006 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 7–4 Oct 202006 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 4–5

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❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on March 8, 2008?

Hurricanes won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 3, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Toni Lydman.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Keith Aucoin, Scott Walker, Sergei Samsonov, Tim Gleason.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 5 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 AfterMar 10 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 6 🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 AfterMar 12 🌪️CAR @ 🪶CHI 3–0

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