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2009-10 regular season

Sabres at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Sabres beat Hurricanes 5–3 at PNC Arena on March 21, 2010.

BUF – CAR
20–30
Shots on goal
2/3–1/6
Power play
21–35
Hits
17–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
2 G
4 shots · 17:47 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Tim Connolly
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 16:34 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
2 A
2 shots · 11:32 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Tim Connolly PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:47
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy · beat Justin Peters
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 01:49
Assists: Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly · beat Justin Peters
2–0
⚔️ Jochen Hecht PP 2nd · 04:30
Assists: Drew Stafford, Tyler Myers · beat Justin Peters
3–0
⚔️ Toni Lydman 2nd · 08:45
Unassisted · beat Justin Peters
4–0
🌪️ Sergei Samsonov 2nd · 08:57
Assists: Brett Carson, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Ryan Miller
4–1
⚔️ Tim Kennedy 2nd · 11:11
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy · beat Manny Legace
5–1
3rd period
🌪️ Brandon Sutter 3rd · 02:07
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
5–2
🌪️ Eric Staal PP 3rd · 17:00
Assists: Jamie McBain · beat Ryan Miller
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hecht · Pominville · Grier 17:47
L2 Connolly · Roy · Gaustad 16:07
L3 Kennedy · Mair · Kaleta 12:04
L4 Ellis · Vanek · Stafford 11:32
D1 Myers · Tallinder 25:09
D2 Lydman · Montador 19:08
D3 Rivet · Butler 14:42
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Whitney · Staal · Brind'Amour 19:49
L2 Jokinen · Ruutu · Sutter 15:47
L3 Samsonov · Kostopoulos · LaRose 14:01
L4 Cole · Boychuk · Dwyer 10:20
D1 Pitkanen · McBain 25:40
D2 Pothier · Rodney 19:29
D3 Harrison · Carson 14:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF CAR🌪️
20 Shots on goal 30
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
21 Hits 35
17 Blocked shots 10
6 Takeaways 8
3 Giveaways 5
24 Penalty minutes 8
BUF shooting 25.0% (5/20) CAR shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Justin Peters
10/14
.714 SV% · 4 GA · 28:43 TOI
Manny Legace
5/6
.833 SV% · 1 GA · 27:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Tim Connolly · 1st 13:47 · 1–0 Jochen Hecht · 2nd 01:49 · 2–0 Jochen Hecht · 2nd 04:30 · 3–0 Toni Lydman · 2nd 08:45 · 4–0 Sergei Samsonov · 2nd 08:57 · 4–1 Tim Kennedy · 2nd 11:11 · 5–1 Brandon Sutter · 3rd 02:07 · 5–2 Eric Staal · 3rd 17:00 · 5–3
BUF CAR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-3-2 (64% win rate, 14 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-10-4 (7% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 5–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
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 112010 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 OT Feb 52010 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Nov 282009 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Apr 92009 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 Feb 262009 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 SO
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Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on March 21, 2010?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 5, Hurricanes 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jochen Hecht (2), Tim Connolly, Tim Kennedy, Toni Lydman.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brandon Sutter, Eric Staal, Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Justin Peters made 10 saves on 14 shots (.714 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
BeforeMar 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 3–1 AfterMar 24 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeMar 20 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 3–2 AfterMar 23 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 2–3
Also on March 21
🗽NYR 1–2 🐻BOS 🔥CGY 3–4 🌲MIN ⚡TBL 2–5 🐆FLA 🐯NSH 3–2 🎵STL 🐦ATL 3–1 🔔PHI 🌵PHX 3–2 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 1–5 🛢️EDM 🏔️COL 2–5 🦆ANA
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