Hurricanes 2–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 7, 2012)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

1 G, 1 A

9 shots · 19:47 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:24 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ehrhoff

2 A

4 shots · 24:31 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jaroslav Spacek Go-ahead 1st · 02:47

Assists: Jamie McBain, Jussi Jokinen · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Tyler Myers Tying 2nd · 00:22

Assists: Patrick Kaleta, Jordan Leopold · beat Cam Ward

1–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:02

Assists: Christian Ehrhoff, Jason Pominville · beat Cam Ward

1–2

🌪️ Chad LaRose Tying 2nd · 05:11

Assists: Jeff Skinner · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead OT · 00:56

Assists: Christian Ehrhoff, Thomas Vanek · beat Cam Ward

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Staal · Sutter · Skinner 18:54

L2 Jokinen · Tlusty · LaRose 18:02

L3 Brent · Dwyer · Nodl 11:41

L4 Stewart · Samson 8:16

D1 Faulk · Gleason 23:47

D2 Allen · Harrison 20:44

D3 McBain · Spacek 15:51

D4 Joslin 6:51

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 21:24

L2 Hodgson · Stafford · Ennis 17:36

L3 Gerbe · Boyes · Kaleta 13:36

L4 Leino · Ellis · Tropp 7:30

D1 Leopold · Ehrhoff 24:40

D2 Myers · Regehr 19:14

D3 Sulzer · Weber 13:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

24 Shots on goal 42

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

11 Hits 19

21 Blocked shots 11

0 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 9

14 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 8.3% (2/24) BUF shooting 7.1% (3/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

39/42

.929 SV% · 3 GA · 60:56 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:56 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

CAR BUF

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-5-5 (47% win rate, 19 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-10 (23% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 7-11-6 (29% win rate, 24 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 6-6-4 (38% win rate, 16 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 2–2

Jan 62012 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 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

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❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on March 7, 2012?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Hurricanes 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Chad LaRose, Jaroslav Spacek.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek, Tyler Myers.

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 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 6 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterMar 10 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 4–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 5 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 1–3 AfterMar 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–3

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