The Carolina Hurricanes couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Sabres, 3 to 2, in Game 1 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Final on May 20, 2006.

Final

Sabres

1-0-0

3

Hurricanes

0-1-0

2

Team

BUF

CAR

1

2

1

0

3

1

Total

3

2

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

CAR

Henrik Tallinder (EV) assisted by Jochen Hecht and Jason Pominville

1

0

Rod Brind'Amour (EV) assisted by Cory Stillman

1

2nd period

BUF

CAR

Daniel Briere (EV) assisted by Jason Pominville and Taylor Pyatt

2

1

3rd period

BUF

CAR

Jay McKee (EV) assisted by Jochen Hecht and Rory Fitzpatrick

3

1

Mike Commodore (SH) assisted by Bret Hedican and Eric Staal

3

2

Sabres

Hurricanes

Goals

3

2

Shots

27

31

Penalty Minutes

10

8

Power-Play Goals

0

Power-Play Opportunities

3

4

Faceoff Wins

34

29

Hits

17

23

Giveaways

10

17

Takeaways

12

18

Sabres

Hurricanes

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Ryan Miller (W)	1	31	2	29	.935	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Maxim Afinogenov	0	0	-1	0	3	15:23	1	0	0	1
Daniel Briere	1	0	+1	0	2	17:33	0	0	0	1
Brian Campbell	0	0	-2	0	3	18:50	1	2	4	0
Chris Drury	0	0	0	0	0	17:57	1	3	0	1
J-P Dumont	0	0	-1	0	0	16:40	0	0	0	2
Rory Fitzpatrick	0	1	0	0	0	16:00	1	4	1	1
Paul Gaustad	0	0	+1	0	0	11:21	0	0	0	1
Mike Grier	0	0	0	0	0	16:12	4	1	0	1
Jochen Hecht	0	2	+2	2	3	16:59	2	0	0	0
Ales Kotalik	0	0	0	0	5	13:58	1	1	0	0
Toni Lydman	0	0	+1	4	2	23:44	2	5	0	1
Jay McKee	1	0	+2	2	2	22:01	2	6	2	1
Teppo Numminen	0	0	0	0	0	8:40	0	4	1	1
Jason Pominville	0	2	+1	0	1	12:34	1	0	0	0
Taylor Pyatt	0	1	0	0	1	7:37	0	1	0	0
Derek Roy	0	0	0	0	0	17:46	0	1	1	0
Henrik Tallinder	1	0	+1	2	5	26:51	1	1	1	0
Thomas Vanek	0	0	0	0	0	9:46	0	0	0	1

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Cam Ward (L)	1	27	3	24	.889	58:29

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Craig Adams	0	0	0	0	0	6:06	0	1	0	0
Kevyn Adams	0	0	0	0	3	10:01	2	0	0	0
Rod Brind'Amour	1	0	+1	0	5	22:06	0	1	2	2
Mike Commodore	1	0	-1	0	1	17:16	3	1	1	1
Matt Cullen	0	0	-1	0	1	20:08	1	0	1	1
Bret Hedican	0	1	0	0	1	20:03	0	0	2	2
Frantisek Kaberle	0	0	0	0	4	20:11	0	2	0	1
Chad LaRose	0	0	0	0	1	7:07	1	0	0	0
Andrew Ladd	0	0	-1	0	0	7:39	4	0	0	0
Mark Recchi	0	0	-2	0	3	16:51	3	1	2	0
Eric Staal	0	1	0	0	3	20:14	1	1	1	4
Cory Stillman	0	1	+1	2	2	19:21	1	0	1	2
Niclas Wallin	0	0	-1	0	1	14:36	1	0	0	1
Aaron Ward	0	0	0	2	2	21:54	2	4	1	2
Doug Weight	0	0	-2	0	0	16:07	3	1	1	0
Glen Wesley	0	0	0	0	0	15:40	0	1	0	0
Ray Whitney	0	0	-2	0	1	17:20	0	1	1	0
Justin Williams	0	0	+2	4	3	20:48	1	0	1	2