Buffalo Sabres @ Carolina Hurricanes [Game Thread]

By David Oleksy Apr 9, 2009, 7:00pm EDT

Buffalo Sabres (39-32-9)	Game # 81	Carolina Hurricanes (45-28-7)
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Date:	April 9, 2009	Location:	Raleigh, NC
Time:	7:00 p.m. ET	Arena:	RBC Center
TV:	MSG-B	SBN Affiliate/ Blogs	Canes Country
Radio	WGR (550AM)	Season Series	BUF 3pts - CAR 3pts
SB Nation Event Page	Sabres vs.Canes

Starting Goalies

	GP	MIN	W	L	T	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2008 - Ryan Miller	58	3384	33	18	6	6	144	2.55	1746	1602	.918	5

	GP	MIN	W	L	T	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2008 - Cam Ward	67	3898	39	22	5	10	156	2.40	1888	1732	.917	6

Leading Scorers

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Derek Roy	80	27	42	69	-7	38	9	0	9	1	215	12.6

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Eric Staal	80	39	35	74	15	50	13	1	8	0	364	10.7

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Ray Whitney	80	24	50	74	4	32	7	0	2	2	212	11.3

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

Questionable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Clarke MacArthur	undisclosed	04/09/2009

Doubtful

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Patrick Kaleta	other-illness	04/09/2009

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Patrick Lalime	hip	04/06/2009

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

Probable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Joe Corvo	other-excused	04/09/2009

Questionable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Matt Cullen	foot	04/09/2009

Game Notes

Another do-or-die game for the Buffalo Sabres. If the Sabres lose or the Rangers earn one point the dream will be over.
The Canes have won 14 straight games at home.
The Sabres lost the last meeting in Carolina 2-1 with Patrick Lalime in goal.
Nathan Paetsch will be in the lineup as a forward tonight because Max Afinogenov is sick. {Buffalo News}

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