Sabres 1–2 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Feb 26, 2009)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Anton Babchuk

1 G

5 shots · 18:06 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Michael Ryan

1 A

1 shots · 16:14 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Cam Ward

36 saves

0.973 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Patrick Kaleta Go-ahead 2nd · 12:43

Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Paul Gaustad · beat Cam Ward

1–0

3rd period

🌪️ Anton Babchuk Tying 3rd · 07:34

Assists: Michael Ryan, Eric Staal · beat Patrick Lalime

1–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Roy · Pominville 21:14

L2 Hecht · Kotalik · Stafford 17:08

L3 MacArthur · Gaustad · Kaleta 12:01

L4 Paille · Ellis · Mair 8:10

D1 Sekera · Lydman 24:42

D2 Tallinder · Rivet 22:09

D3 Spacek · Butler 17:41

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Ruutu · Whitney · Staal 23:16

L2 Jokinen · Cullen · LaRose 20:42

L3 Brind'Amour · Ryan · Eaves 16:14

L4 Bayda 3:48

D1 Corvo · Pitkanen 25:58

D2 Gleason · Seidenberg 19:10

D3 Babchuk · Kaberle 17:16

D4 Wallin · Conboy 2:54

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

37 Shots on goal 32

25 Hits 25

22 Blocked shots 6

9 Takeaways 13

3 Giveaways 5

12 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 2.7% (1/37) CAR shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Patrick Lalime

31/32

.969 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

36/37

.973 SV% · 1 GA · 64:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-6-2 (43% win rate, 14 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 11-4 (73% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-4 (62% win rate, 13 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-7-2 (31% win rate, 13 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1

Feb 152009 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 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

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❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on February 26, 2009?

Hurricanes won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 1, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Patrick Kaleta.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Anton Babchuk.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 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

BeforeFeb 24 🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterFeb 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 0–2

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeFeb 24 🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 AfterFeb 28 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 3–5

Also on February 26

🦆ANA 0–6 🐻BOS 🏔️COL 0–4 😈NJD 🍁TOR 5–4 🏝️NYI 🐆FLA 2–1 🗽NYR 🐦ATL 3–4 🦅WSH 🦈SJS 2–1 🏛️OTT 🌵PHX 1–4 🐯NSH 🎵STL 3–1 ⭐DAL

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