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Eastern Conference Finals, Game 1 · May 20, 2006 · RBC Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 27 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
2 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:56 | BUF | Henrik Tallinder (2) | Jochen Hecht (3), Jason Pominville (4) | 1 - 0 |
| 12:11 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour (7) | Cory Stillman (6) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 09:41 | BUF | Daniel Brière (5) | Jason Pominville (5), Taylor Pyatt (4) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 13:40 | BUF | Jay McKee (2) | Jochen Hecht (4), Rory Fitzpatrick (2) | 3 - 1 |
| 17:07 | CAR | Mike Commodore (1) SH | Bret Hedican (6), Eric Staal (11) | 3 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:37 | BUF | Henrik Tallinder | Interference | 2 |
| 15:40 | BUF | Jochen Hecht | Elbowing | 2 |
| 19:38 | CAR | Cory Stillman | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 13:02 | BUF | Toni Lydman | Interference | 2 |
| 16:15 | CAR | Justin Williams | High sticking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:29 | BUF | Toni Lydman | Holding | 2 |
| 00:29 | CAR | Justin Williams | Roughing | 2 |
| 11:32 | BUF | Jay McKee | Holding | 2 |
| 15:50 | CAR | Aaron Ward | Holding | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Jason Pominville |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:34 |
| 55 |  Jochen Hecht |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16:59 |
| 20 |  Henrik Tallinder |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26:51 |
| 48 |  Daniel Brière |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:33 |
| 74 |  Jay McKee |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22:01 |
| 8 |  Rory Fitzpatrick |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 |
| 17 |  Taylor Pyatt |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:37 |
| 8 |  Derek Roy |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 |
| 23 |  Chris Drury |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:57 |
| 25 |  Mike Grier |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:12 |
| 26 |  Ales Kotalik |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13:58 |
| 26 |  Thomas Vanek |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:46 |
| 27 |  Teppo Numminen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:40 |
| 28 |  Paul Gaustad |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 |
| 32 |  Toni Lydman |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23:44 |
| 51 |  Brian Campbell |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18:50 |
| 61 |  Maxim Afinogenov |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15:23 |
| 71 |  J-P Dumont |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Ryan Miller |
W | 31 | 29 | 2 | 60:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Rod Brind'Amour |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22:06 |
| 23 |  Mike Commodore |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:16 |
| 3 |  Bret Hedican |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:03 |
| 12 |  Eric Staal |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20:14 |
| 61 |  Cory Stillman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19:21 |
| 2 |  Glen Wesley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 |
| 4 |  Aaron Ward |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21:54 |
| 5 |  Frantisek Kaberle |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20:11 |
| 7 |  Matt Cullen |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:08 |
| 7 |  Niclas Wallin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:36 |
| 13 |  Ray Whitney |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:20 |
| 14 |  Justin Williams |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20:48 |
| 16 |  Andrew Ladd |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 07:39 |
| 17 |  Kevyn Adams |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10:01 |
| 27 |  Craig Adams |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:06 |
| 28 |  Mark Recchi |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16:51 |
| 59 |  Chad LaRose |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:07 |
| 93 |  Doug Weight |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:07 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Cam Ward |
L | 27 | 24 | 3 | 58:29 |