Sabres 2–4 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Jan 6, 2012)

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

6 shots · 23:37 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:12 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Cam Ward

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Justin Faulk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:39

Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Eric Staal · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Tying 2nd · 03:00

Assists: Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht · beat Cam Ward

1–1

3rd period

🌪️ Eric Staal Go-ahead 3rd · 01:11

Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Tim Gleason · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

⚔️ Jason Pominville Tying 3rd · 06:12

Unassisted · beat Cam Ward

2–2

🌪️ Chad LaRose Go-ahead 3rd · 08:10

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

🌪️ Brandon Sutter PP Empty net 3rd · 18:29

Assists: Eric Staal

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Gerbe · Pominville 21:12

L2 Hecht · Stafford · Boyes 19:01

L3 Gaustad · Adam · Kaleta 12:08

L4 Ellis · Roy · Kassian 6:53

D1 Leopold · Myers 23:19

D2 McNabb · Regehr 19:33

D3 Gragnani · Weber 17:12

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Ruutu · Jokinen · Staal 20:40

L2 Sutter · Brent · LaRose 16:25

L3 Ponikarovsky · Bowman · Tlusty 11:47

L4 Sutter · Nodl · Stewart 9:19

D1 Gleason · Allen 22:24

D2 Faulk · McBain 19:41

D3 Harrison · Spacek 18:10

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

33 Shots on goal 35

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

9 Hits 25

12 Blocked shots 18

8 Takeaways 11

14 Giveaways 8

10 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33) CAR shooting 11.4% (4/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:49 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF CAR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-7 (50% win rate, 14 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 5-5-5 (33% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 3-8-2 (23% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1

Nov 182011 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 1–0 Oct 142011 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Apr 32011 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 OT Mar 152011 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–0 Mar 32011 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on January 6, 2012?

Hurricanes won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brandon Sutter, Chad LaRose, Eric Staal, Justin Faulk.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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

BeforeJan 3 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterJan 7 ✈️WPG @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeJan 3 🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 AfterJan 7 🌪️CAR @ 🐯NSH 2–5

Also on January 6

🐆FLA 2–5 😈NJD 🗽NYR 3–1 🐧PIT 🏔️COL 4–0 🪶CHI 🏝️NYI 2–4 🦆ANA

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