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2011-12 regular season

Hurricanes at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0

Hurricanes beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on October 14, 2011.

CAR – BUF
34–42
Shots on goal
1/6–0/6
Power play
8–8
Hits
16–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Drew Stafford
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 14:05 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Jeff Skinner
1 G
3 shots · 15:39 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Cam Ward
39 saves
0.929 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 1st · 06:58
Assists: Jordan Leopold · beat Cam Ward
0–1
🌪️ Alexei Ponikarovsky Tying 1st · 08:20
Assists: Jay Harrison, Jamie McBain · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 1st · 10:01
Assists: Drew Stafford, Christian Ehrhoff · beat Cam Ward
1–2
🌪️ Brandon Sutter SH Tying 1st · 19:48
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
2–2
2nd period
🌪️ Tim Brent SH Go-ahead 2nd · 06:59
Assists: Jiri Tlusty · beat Ryan Miller
3–2
3rd period
⚔️ Drew Stafford Tying 3rd · 17:39
Assists: Tyler Myers, Andrej Sekera · beat Cam Ward
3–3
🌪️ Jeff Skinner PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:36
Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Joni Pitkanen · beat Ryan Miller
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Ponikarovsky · Staal · Dwyer 18:35
L2 Jokinen · Sutter · Skinner 17:12
L3 Ruutu · Tlusty · LaRose 14:40
L4 Brent · Dalpe · Stewart 5:21
D1 Pitkanen · Gleason 23:06
D2 Allen · McBain 19:46
D3 Harrison · Kaberle 17:16
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Adam · Pominville 18:35
L2 Roy · Ennis · Stafford 14:15
L3 Leino · Gaustad · Kaleta 13:08
L4 Gerbe · McCormick · Boyes 11:19
D1 Ehrhoff · Leopold 23:50
D2 Myers · Gragnani 20:20
D3 Regehr · Sekera 15:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR BUF⚔️
34 Shots on goal 42
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6
8 Hits 8
16 Blocked shots 8
4 Takeaways 2
5 Giveaways 5
19 Penalty minutes 19
CAR shooting 11.8% (4/34) BUF shooting 7.1% (3/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
39/42
.929 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 58:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Thomas Vanek · 1st 06:58 · 0–1 Alexei Ponikarovsky · 1st 08:20 · 1–1 Derek Roy · 1st 10:01 · 1–2 Brandon Sutter · 1st 19:48 · 2–2 Tim Brent · 2nd 06:59 · 3–2 Drew Stafford · 3rd 17:39 · 3–3 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 18:36 · 4–3
CAR BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 3–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
Apr 32011 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 OT Mar 152011 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–0 Mar 32011 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT Jan 132011 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Mar 212010 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 5–3
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Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on October 14, 2011?

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

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Alexei Ponikarovsky, Brandon Sutter, Jeff Skinner, Tim Brent.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeOct 12 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 AfterOct 18 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 4–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 8 ⚔️BUF @ 👑LAK 4–2 AfterOct 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–2
Also on October 14
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