Sabres 5–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Apr 9, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

2 G

3 shots · 15:15 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Paille

2 A

2 shots · 11:58 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jaroslav Spacek

2 A

1 shots · 21:22 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Pominville Go-ahead 1st · 05:34

Assists: Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Cam Ward

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Matt Ellis 2nd · 03:15

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Daniel Paille · beat Cam Ward

2–0

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 06:16

Assists: Daniel Paille · beat Cam Ward

3–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville 2nd · 10:13

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Cam Ward

4–0

3rd period

⚔️ Derek Roy SH 3rd · 09:39

Unassisted · beat Michael Leighton

5–0

🌪️ Eric Staal PP 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Ray Whitney, Anton Babchuk · beat Ryan Miller

5–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Hecht 17:00

L2 Vanek · Moore · Gaustad 16:06

L3 Mair · Pominville · Stafford 13:47

L4 Paille · Ellis 11:08

D1 Lydman · Spacek 21:43

D2 Rivet · Sekera 20:34

D3 Tallinder · Butler 17:02

D4 Paetsch 9:34

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Staal · Brind'Amour · LaRose 18:22

L2 Jokinen · Cole · Whitney 16:36

L3 Ruutu · Samsonov · Walker 13:45

L4 Helminen · Eaves 7:48

D1 Pitkanen · Corvo 23:36

D2 Gleason · Babchuk 20:36

D3 Seidenberg · Wallin 15:30

D4 Conboy 7:29

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

25 Shots on goal 27

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

16 Hits 27

17 Blocked shots 14

8 Takeaways 13

2 Giveaways 4

6 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 20.0% (5/25) CAR shooting 3.7% (1/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 59:52 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

9/13

.692 SV% · 4 GA · 30:13 TOI

Michael Leighton

11/12

.917 SV% · 1 GA · 29:47 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-6-3 (55% win rate, 20 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-7-5 (37% win rate, 19 games)

After 2nd — 4–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Feb 262009 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 SO 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

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Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on April 9, 2009?

Sabres won 5–1. The final score was Sabres 5, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville (2), Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht, Matt Ellis.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 9 saves on 13 shots (.692 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–1 AfterApr 11 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–6

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeApr 7 🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR 0–9 AfterApr 11 🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD 2–3

Also on April 9

🇨🇦MTL 4–5 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 1–2 🗽NYR 🐆FLA 3–2 🐦ATL 😈NJD 3–2 🏛️OTT 🏝️NYI 1–6 🐧PIT 🦅WSH 4–2 ⚡TBL 🐯NSH 4–3 🐙DET ⭐DAL 3–2 🏔️COL

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