Hurricanes beat Sabres 4–2 | HabsMetrics

Final

BUF · Away

2

CAR · Home

4

Friday, January 6, 2012 · RBC Center

Game analysis

Hurricanes beat Sabres 4–2

C. LaRose scored the game-winner at 8:10 of the third.
An empty-net goal sealed it late.
C. Ward stopped 31 of 33 shots (.939) for the win.
Power play: CAR 2/4, BUF 0/2.
The Hurricanes dominated the dot, winning 62% of faceoffs.
E. Staal led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

1st star
E. Staal
CAR · 1G 2A
2nd star
C. LaRose
CAR · 1G 0A
3rd star
C. Ward
CAR · .939 SV%

Scoring summary

1st

No scoring

2nd

2:39CARJ. FaulkPPAssists: J. Jokinen, E. Staal0–1
3:00BUFT. VanekAssists: J. Pominville, J. Hecht1–1

3rd

1:11CARE. StaalAssists: T. Ruutu, T. Gleason1–2
6:12BUFJ. Pominville2–2
8:10CARC. LaRose2–3
18:29CARB. SutterENAssists: E. Staal2–4

Team stats

Team stats comparison
BUF	Stat	CAR
33	Shots	35
37.7%	Faceoff %	62.3%
0/2	Power Play	2/4
10	PIM	6
9	Hits	25
12	Blocked	18
14	Giveaways	8
8	Takeaways	11

Sabres at Hurricanes recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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