Whitecaps 2, Buffalo 1 (OT)

Buffalo1 0 0 0 — 1

Whitecaps1 0 0 1 — 2

First period: 1. Buf—Pfalzer (Bolden, Zalewski), 17:01. 1. Whitecaps—Menke (Coyne Schofield, Stecklein), 18:23. Penalties­—Buf, Babstock (slashing), 12:49.

Second period: No scoring. Penalties—Harmon, Buffalo (tripping), 3:58. Cameranesi, Buffalo, (tripping), 12:16. Boulier, Whitecaps (tripping), 12:45. Barnes, Whitecaps (tripping), 16:35.

Third period: No scoring. Penalties—Babstock, Buffalo (tripping), 16:19.

Overtime: 2. Whitecaps—Stecklein (McGovern), 0:49. Penalties—None.

Shots: Buffalo 8-8-7-x­ — 23, Whitecaps 5-13-12-1 — 31. Power plays: Buffalo 0 of 3; Whitecaps 0 of 4. Goalies: Buffalo, Hensley (31 shots, 29 saves); Whitecaps, Leveille (23 shots, 22 saves).