Buffalo Sabres v. Carolina Hurricanes - By the Numbers
I am quickly running out of things to say about this team. This game was especially frustrating to me because I thought the Sabres played a decent hockey game. I can't help but wonder if things would have been different if Vanek would have taken the shot on one of his 2-on-1 breaks. Chad Larose proved how effective a shot can be on a 2-on-1. It turned out to be the difference in the game.
The Stats
Scoring Chances - after the jump
| Team | Period | Time | Note | BUF | Opponent | |||||||||||
| BUF | 1 | 19:18 | Gerbe | 3 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 17:07 | Vanek | 26 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 57 | 81 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 1 | 15:17 | Sutter | 6 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 72 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 12:39 | Vanek | 6 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 72 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 44 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 10:23 | Stafford | 6 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 59 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 1 | 10:15 | Larose | 6 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 9:16 | Pominville | 3 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 81 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 9:05 | Myers Goal Post | 30 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 81 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 1 | 7:59 | Ruutu | 3 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 1 | 6:37 | Larose | 26 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 57 | 81 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 1:52 | Pominville | 29 | 30 | 37 | 55 | 57 | 81 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 1 | 0:31 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 5v5 | |
| CAR | 2 | 17:21 | Faulk Goal | 28 | 30 | 36 | 57 | 81 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 4v5 | |
| BUF | 2 | 17:00 | Vanek Goal | 26 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 57 | 81 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 44 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 14:47 | Boyes | 6 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 44 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 13:41 | Myers | 21 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 57 | 81 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 2 | 12:04 | Larose | 3 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 59 | 5v4 | |
| BUF | 2 | 11:19 | Gragnani | 3 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 55 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 59 | 5v4 | |
| CAR | 2 | 9:25 | Bowman | 3 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 2 | 6:02 | Faulk | 21 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 57 | 81 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 42 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 2:12 | Boyes | 6 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 3 | 18:49 | Staal Goal | 3 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 17:50 | Adam | 26 | 30 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 81 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 5v5 |
| CAR | 3 | 16:15 | Bowman | 6 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 15:25 | Ellis | 3 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 13:48 | Pominville Goal | 3 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 12:02 | Hecht | 3 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 4v4 | ||
| CAR | 3 | 11:50 | Larose Goal | 3 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 4v4 | ||
| CAR | 3 | 5:09 | Larose | 26 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 57 | 81 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 59 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 3:51 | Stafford | 3 | 17 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 72 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 2:45 | Stafford | 3 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 5v4 | |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 3 | J. LEOPOLD | 17:14 | 6 | 4 | 3:17 | 2 | 1 | 2:59 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | M. WEBER | 15:55 | 4 | 4 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | 0:31 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | D. ROY | 1:43 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. GRAGNANI | 17:07 | 6 | 4 | 0:45 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | D. STAFFORD | 16:32 | 4 | 4 | 2:29 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | B. BOYES | 18:00 | 4 | 3 | 0:33 | 0 | 0 | 0:10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | R. REGEHR | 15:37 | 3 | 4 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | 2:49 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | T. VANEK | 18:42 | 9 | 5 | 3:09 | 2 | 1 | 1:04 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | P. GAUSTAD | 11:34 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:31 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | J. POMINVILLE | 16:41 | 7 | 4 | 2:39 | 1 | 1 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | R. MILLER | 51:00 | 16 | 11 | 3:42 | 2 | 1 | 4:07 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | P. KALETA | 10:37 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:31 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | M. ELLIS | 8:25 | 4 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | N. GERBE | 19:10 | 4 | 6 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:54 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Z. KASSIAN | 6:53 | 2 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | J. HECHT | 16:55 | 6 | 5 | 1:13 | 1 | 0 | 1:42 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | T. MYERS | 19:36 | 6 | 3 | 2:35 | 1 | 1 | 0:57 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | L. ADAM | 9:20 | 4 | 2 | 1:03 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | B. MCNABB | 18:41 | 7 | 3 | 0:35 | 0 | 0 | 1:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head Scoring Chances
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Vanek isn't gun-shy.
I think we all (including Thomas Vanek, himself) agree that Vanek is the best scorer on the team. If he didn’t take the shot, the shot must not have been there.

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