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2008-09 regular season

Hurricanes at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Hurricanes beat Sabres 3–0 at KeyBank Center on February 15, 2009.

CAR – BUF
47–36
Shots on goal
1/5–0/5
Power play
8–16
Hits
15–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Eric Staal
1 G, 2 A
7 shots · 21:16 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Sergei Samsonov
1 G
5 shots · 16:28 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Cam Ward
36 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Eric Staal PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:20
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
🌪️ Chad LaRose 1st · 13:50
Assists: Eric Staal, Anton Babchuk · beat Ryan Miller
2–0
3rd period
🌪️ Sergei Samsonov 3rd · 17:48
Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Eric Staal · beat Patrick Lalime
3–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Staal · Cullen · Brind'Amour 19:32
L2 Ruutu · Jokinen · LaRose 18:01
L3 Whitney · Samsonov · Eaves 16:28
L4 Bayda · Sutter · Williams 2:36
D1 Pitkanen · Corvo 24:45
D2 Babchuk · Seidenberg 22:36
D3 Kaberle · Wallin 12:38
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Connolly · Pominville 19:09
L2 Hecht · Gerbe · Stafford 16:35
L3 Paille · MacArthur · Ellis 13:01
L4 Mair · Kotalik · Kaleta 11:36
D1 Rivet · Butler 24:42
D2 Spacek · Lydman 16:52
D3 Sekera · Numminen 14:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR BUF⚔️
47 Shots on goal 36
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
8 Hits 16
15 Blocked shots 10
5 Takeaways 7
10 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 10
CAR shooting 6.4% (3/47) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward Shutout
36/36
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 58:45 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Patrick Lalime
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 40:00 TOI
Ryan Miller
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Jan 172009 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Mar 142008 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–7 Mar 82008 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 OT Dec 12007 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–8 Oct 242007 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–6
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Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on February 15, 2009?

Hurricanes won 3–0. The final score was Hurricanes 3, Sabres 0.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Chad LaRose, Eric Staal, Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 36 saves on 36 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeFeb 14 🧥CBJ @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 AfterFeb 17 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 5–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 13 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 5–6 AfterFeb 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 4–1
Also on February 15
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