Buffalo

Buffalo Sabres 4 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 30 - 21
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:29/40=70 %
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:31/52=58 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:56 0-1 Jaromir Jagr [16] (Sandis Ozolinsh, Petr Prucha)
17:57 0-2 Jaromir Jagr [17] (Brendan Shanahan, Michael Nylander)PP
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35:29 1-2 Jason Pominville [5])
37:33 1-3 Michael Nylander [6] (Petr Prucha, Paul Mara)
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47:31 2-3 Brad Richards [6] (Thomas Vanek)
49:13 3-3 Brad Richards [7] (Thomas Vanek, Brian Campbell)
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60:22 4-3 Mike Johnson [9] (Toni Lydman, Jochen Hecht)
Penalty summary:
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01:24 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
01:24 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
17:36 Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
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27:02 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
30:01 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
32:29 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for cross-checking)
39:54 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
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45:28 Sean Avery (2 min for cross-checking)
46:04 Darius Kasparaitis (2 min for roughing)
46:04 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
49:28 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 5
R Jason Pominville 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 14.10 8
R Mike Johnson 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 21.00 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11.00 4
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Brad Richards 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 21.20 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 3 3 0 2 0 2 21.00 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 13.50 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 20.20 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 3 5 1 4 0 2 30.00 9
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 12.50 5
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 16.10 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 18 0 0 60.30 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Colton Orr 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 12.10 4
R Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
R Jaromir Jagr 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 18.50 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.50 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.10 6
C Michael Nylander 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 8
C Petr Prucha 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 -1 15.00 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 19.10 6
L Martin Straka 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 19.20 5
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 17.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 23.40 5
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 23.00 5
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 -1 13.30 4
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 25.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 26 0 0 60.30 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Jaromir Jagr
3rd star: Jason Pominville

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Sandis Ozolinsh notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Petr Prucha notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 23) , Hartford Wolfpack 3( 26)
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0-1 HFD Daniel Sparre (Dan Cavanaugh, Rick Kozak)
1-1 ROC David Jones (Karol Sloboda)
1-2 HFD Bryce Lampman (Dwight Helminen)
1-3 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Hugh Jessiman, Marc Staal)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Al Montoya

New Jersey Devils 5 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 24 - 26
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:30/45=65 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:79/91=86 %, Challenges:34/47=70 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:32 1-0 Paul Martin [2] (Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez)PP
10:01 1-1 Maxim Afinogenov [9] (Brad Richards)
11:04 2-1 Brian Gionta [10] (Brian Rafalski)
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31:36 2-2 Rene Bourque [2] (Nathan Paetsch, Tim Connolly)
39:32 3-2 Jason Wiemer [1] (Dan LaCouture, Paul Martin)
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48:52 4-2 Jason Wiemer [2] (Petr Vrana, John Madden)
53:49 5-2 Jason Wiemer [3] (Petr Vrana, John Madden)
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Penalty summary:
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04:33 Zach Parisé (2 min for roughing)
07:07 Brad Richards (2 min for high-sticking)
18:56 Rene Bourque (2 min for roughing)
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28:19 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
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54:44 Mike Johnson (2 min for tripping)
58:02 Paul Martin (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Dan LaCouture 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7.30 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Brian Gionta 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Petr Vrana 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 8.50 6
C John Madden 0 2 1 3 1 4 0 -1 15.30 8
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 7
L Jason Wiemer 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 7.30 8
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 15.00 6
L Patrik Elias 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 16.50 7
D Jim Fahey 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 16.40 5
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 15.40 5
D Paul Martin 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 25.50 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 16.50 5
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 3 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Scott Clemmensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 11.10 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
R Mike Johnson 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 -1 16.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 -2 16.10 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 10.50 5
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 -2 16.10 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 16.50 7
L Rene Bourque 1 0 2 2 2 4 2 1 10.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 13.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 -2 28.20 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 19.40 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 27.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Wiemer
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: John Madden

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Petr Vrana finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Jason Wiemer ended his 8 game point drought.
-Patrik Elias had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Dan McGillis had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Rene Bourque finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Toni Lydman had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 15) , Rochester Americans 1( 14)
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1-0 ALB Justin Papineau (Barry Tallackson, David Clarkson)
2-0 ALB Jason Ryznar (Mike Mottau)
3-0 ALB Barry Tallackson (Andy Greene, Nicklas Bergfors)
3-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Dan Paillé)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Danny Battochio

Boston Bruins 3 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 23 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:87/98=88 %, Challenges:38/57=65 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:42 0-1 Dmitri Kalinin [3] (Jason Pominville, Guillaume Latendresse)
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25:18 1-1 Patrice Bergeron [12] (Sidney Crosby)
30:46 1-2 Thomas Vanek [11] (Brad Richards, Maxim Afinogenov)
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49:58 2-2 Sidney Crosby [12] (Marco Sturm, Zdeno Chara)
54:29 2-3 Thomas Vanek [12] (Mike Johnson, Dmitri Kalinin)
55:25 3-3 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [8] (Andrew Ference)
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Penalty summary:
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08:41 Mark Mowers (2 min for hooking)
19:42 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for hooking)
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25:39 Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
32:11 Dennis Wideman (2 min for high-sticking)
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58:18 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17.50 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 20.10 8
C Mark Mowers 0 0 1 5 4 3 2 0 10.20 7
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 12.10 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 4 0 1 0 4 1 20.00 8
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
L Marc Savard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Marco Sturm 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Nathan Dempsey 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28.00 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16.00 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 20.10 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 0 5 0 6 0 1 29.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 8.30 4
R Jason Pominville 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 18.50 6
R Mike Johnson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 21.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 5
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 20.00 8
C Brad Richards 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 20.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.00 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 28.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16.20 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 29.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Dmitri Kalinin

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dmitri Kalinin finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Dmitri Kalinin finally ended his 13 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 4( 31) , Rochester Americans 2( 13)
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1-0 PRO Ben Walter (Mark Stuart)
1-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Dan Paillé)
1-2 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Michael Ryan, Mike Card)
2-2 PRO Ben Walter (T.J. Trevelyan, Chris Collins)
3-2 PRO T.J. Trevelyan (Chris Collins)
4-2 PRO Nate DiCasmirro (Peter Tsimikalis)

Goalies: Tim Thomas - Danny Battochio

Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 24 - 22
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:27/38=69 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:35/49=70 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:29 1-0 Eric Staal [9] (Ray Whitney)PP
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30:47 2-0 Rod Brind'Amour [10] (Eric Staal, Ray Whitney)
32:36 2-1 Thomas Vanek [13] (Brad Richards)
36:32 2-2 Tim Connolly [3] (Rene Bourque, Nathan Paetsch)
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43:35 2-3 Rene Bourque [3])
50:17 3-3 Cory Stillman [12] (Bret Hedican, David Tanabe)
56:31 4-3 Eric Staal [10] (Frantisek Kaberle)
58:55 5-3 Andrew Ladd [4] (Joe Barnes, Rod Brind'Amour) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:18 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
13:08 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for high-sticking)
13:13 Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
18:24 Trevor Letowski (2 min for tripping)
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20:39 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
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50:45 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 6.20 4
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 15.10 7
R Cory Stillman 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.50 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 17.40 6
C David Gove 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.20 5
C Joe Barnes 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15.10 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 17.30 9
C Eric Staal 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 19.00 9
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 19.10 9
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 9
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 21.40 8
D David Tanabe 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 26.50 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.50 8
D Bret Hedican 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.40 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 12.00 7
R Mike Johnson 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 18.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 -1 20.40 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 12.00 7
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 12.50 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 5
L Rene Bourque 1 1 3 3 2 3 0 2 12.00 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 14.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 -1 21.10 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 13.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -2 21.30 4
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 28.20 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13.10 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 4
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 19 0 0 59.20 4
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Rod Brind'Amour
3rd star: Ray Whitney

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Eric Staal scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 12) , Rochester Americans 1( 21)
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0-1 ROC David Jones (Marek Zagrapan)
1-1 LOW Ernie Hartlieb (Vince Bellissimo, Tim Conboy)
2-1 LOW Brad Isbister (Craig Adams, Steve Saviano)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Danny Battochio

Buffalo Sabres 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 20 - 22
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:65/73=89 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:77/91=84 %, Challenges:39/56=68 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:39 1-0 Daniel Brière [12] (Toni Lydman, Dmitri Kalinin)
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24:07 2-0 Maxim Afinogenov [10] (Thomas Vanek, Brad Richards)PP
34:06 3-0 Thomas Vanek [14] (Maxim Afinogenov, Brad Richards)PP
37:59 3-1 Jon Sim [3] (Nick Schultz, Garnet Exelby)
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52:09 3-2 Keith Tkachuk [12] (Alyn McCauley, Garnet Exelby)
55:03 4-2 Dmitri Kalinin [4] (Brian Campbell, Brad Richards)
56:29 5-2 Mike Johnson [10] (Jochen Hecht, Daniel Brière)
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Penalty summary:
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13:15 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
17:25 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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23:13 Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
27:12 Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
29:36 Steve Rucchin (2 min for elbowing)
32:34 Jean-Pierre Vigier (2 min for boarding)
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40:44 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
56:54 Jon Sim (2 min for tripping)
58:58 Thomas Vanek (2 min for holding the stick)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.20 7
R Mike Johnson 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 3 1 1 0 4 0 18.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 9.00 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
C Daniel Brière 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Brad Richards 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 14.20 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.30 4
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 18.30 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 1 20.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 5 2 4 0 0 27.50 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.10 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 1 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 17.30 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 -2 12.10 5
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 18.40 7
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Jon Sim 1 0 2 2 2 4 2 1 14.10 9
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 14.20 7
L Brian Rolston 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.20 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.30 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 -1 27.30 8
D Nick Schultz 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 -1 13.50 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 5 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Brad Richards

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Johnson scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jon Sim ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 26) , Chicago Wolves 3( 13)
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0-1 CHW Joey Crabb (Jordan LaVallee, Derek MacKenzie)
0-2 CHW Jordan LaVallee (Kevin Doell, Eric Boulton)
1-2 ROC David Jones (Marek Zagrapan)
2-2 ROC Mark Mancari (Andrej Sekera)
3-2 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Dan Paillé, Mark Mancari)
3-3 CHW Mike Erickson (Jason Krog)
4-3 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan, Karol Sloboda)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Michael Garnett

Washington Capitals 2 , Buffalo Sabres 0
Shots: 29 - 16
PP: 1 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:76/94=80 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:39/53=72 %
Attendance: 15561 of 19740 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 438820 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:03 1-0 Alexander Semin [8] (Chris Clark, Brian Pothier)
14:22 2-0 Boyd Gordon [2] (Brian Pothier, Brenden Morrow)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:05 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
02:56 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
08:45 Toni Lydman (2 min for high-sticking)
13:36 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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21:41 Saku Koivu (2 min for roughing)
21:41 Brad Richards (2 min for roughing)
35:59 Drew Stafford (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:19 Rene Bourque (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 6
R Boyd Gordon 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
R Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
R Chris Clark 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 6
C Chris Bourque 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 19.30 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.20 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 17.20 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
D Bryan Muir 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16.00 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 21.40 7
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 17.10 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 25.00 8
D Brian Pothier 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -1 12.40 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
R Mike Johnson 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 19.20 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 0 14.40 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 11.20 5
C Daniel Brière 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 16.00 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 4
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 11.20 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 24.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 22.40 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 18.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olaf Kölzig
2nd star: Boyd Gordon
3rd star: Alexander Semin

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brian Pothier notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Boyd Gordon finally ended his 23 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brad Richards had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Thomas Vanek had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 28) , Rochester Americans 2( 20)
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0-1 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Mike Card, Michael Ryan)
0-2 ROC Karol Sloboda (Marek Zagrapan)
1-2 POR Chad Wiseman (Alexandre Giroux)
2-2 POR Kyle Wilson (Kip Brennan, Matt Stafanishion)
3-2 POR Joey Tenute (Quintin Laing)

Goalies: Maxime Daigneault - Danny Battochio

Buffalo Sabres 2 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 20 - 17
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:81/89=91 %, Challenges:31/52=58 %
PP: 3 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:60/75=80 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:55 1-0 Mike Johnson [11] (Daniel Brière, Toni Lydman)
29:12 1-1 Alexander Semin [9] (Saku Koivu)PP
33:33 2-1 Tim Connolly [4] (Henrik Tallinder, Toni Lydman)
37:45 2-2 Steve Eminger [3] (Ben Clymer, Chris Bourque)PP
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55:25 2-3 Chris Clark [9] (Saku Koivu, Mike Green)PP
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Penalty summary:
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14:45 Matt Pettinger (2 min for roughing)
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29:08 Brian Campbell (2 min for holding the stick)
37:35 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for slashing)
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43:47 Mike Johnson (2 min for hooking)
51:59 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
54:35 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
58:14 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 11.10 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.20 5
R Mike Johnson 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 12.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 10.10 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 12.20 5
C Daniel Brière 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 13.20 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20.40 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.40 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 12.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 13.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 22.20 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 27.40 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.30 5
D Toni Lydman 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 16.00 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 25.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 14 0 0 58.30 5
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 12.30 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 16.00 7
R Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 13.40 6
R Chris Clark 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Chris Bourque 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 13.30 6
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 15.20 6
C Saku Koivu 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 5 0 4 2 0 12.30 8
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 -2 15.50 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 5 2 2 0 2 0 15.10 8
D Bryan Muir 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
D Steve Eminger 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 27.30 9
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 20.00 6
D Mike Green 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 -2 16.40 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 24.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Eminger
2nd star: Chris Clark
3rd star: Saku Koivu

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Toni Lydman notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Steve Eminger ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 22) , Portland Pirates 3( 16)
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1-0 ROC Dan Paillé
1-1 POR Eric Fehr (David Steckel)
1-2 POR Quintin Laing (Andy Hedlund)
2-2 ROC Andrej Sekera (Mark Mancari)
2-3 POR Matt Stafanishion (Kyle Wilson)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Maxime Daigneault

Buffalo Sabres 3 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 17 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:45/54=81 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:07 0-1 Bill Guerin [13] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Craig Rivet)PP
08:11 1-1 Jochen Hecht [6] (Mike Johnson)
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33:45 1-2 Pat Rissmiller [6] (Marcel Goc, Alexander Frolov)
34:57 1-3 Joe Thornton [11] (Mark Bell, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
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48:52 1-4 Jonathan Cheechoo [14] (Joe Thornton)
49:25 2-4 Daniel Brière [13] (Mike Johnson, Jochen Hecht)
53:32 3-4 Brad Richards [8] (Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
58:38 3-5 Curtis Brown [5]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:31 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
09:18 Mark Bell (2 min for hooking)
17:02 Kyle McLaren (2 min for roughing)
17:02 Drew Stafford (2 min for roughing)
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23:15 Brian Campbell (2 min for boarding)
30:49 Steve Bernier (2 min for boarding)
33:58 Tim Connolly (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:59 Alexander Frolov (2 min for elbowing)
43:01 Kyle McLaren (2 min for roughing)
43:01 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
45:08 Jason Pominville (2 min for hooking)
52:47 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for tripping)
54:28 Mathieu Darche (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.10 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 17.00 6
R Mike Johnson 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 -2 17.50 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 11.00 5
C Daniel Brière 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 15.30 8
C Brad Richards 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.50 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 8.40 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 4
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -2 19.50 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.50 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 21.50 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 -2 24.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 17.20 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 14.00 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 25.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 24 0 0 59.20 5
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 10.50 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Marcel Goc 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 15.40 6
C Curtis Brown 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15.30 8
C Joe Thornton 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.40 6
L Pat Rissmiller 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 11.50 8
L Mark Bell 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 20.10 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 20.40 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 27.10 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 17.40 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 16.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 14 0 0 60.00 5
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Bill Guerin

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marcel Goc finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Curtis Brown finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic finally ended his 21 game point drought.
-Craig Rivet finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 20) , Cleveland Barons 4( 29)
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0-1 CLE Tom Cavanagh (Michal Macho, Garrett Stafford)
1-1 ROC Timo Helbling (Dan Paillé)
1-2 CLE Tomas Plihal (Joe Pavelski)
2-2 ROC Patrik Valcak (Marek Zagrapan)
2-3 CLE Graham Mink (Joe Pavelski, Garrett Stafford)
2-4 CLE Sean Collins (Graham Mink, Grant Stevenson)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Thomas Greiss

Buffalo Sabres 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 17 - 21
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/74=83 %, Challenges:21/39=52 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:49/62=77 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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30:42 1-0 Jochen Hecht [7] (Daniel Brière, Jaroslav Spacek)
35:58 1-1 Evgeny Malkin [13] (Daymond Langkow, Paul Ranger)
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42:48 2-1 Brad Richards [9] (Maxim Afinogenov, Dmitri Kalinin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:19 Daniel Brière (2 min for high-sticking)
06:45 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for hooking)
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25:07 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for cross-checking)
31:19 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
37:28 Colby Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
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57:35 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 14.00 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 13.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 19.30 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 4
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 11.30 4
C Daniel Brière 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 10.30 6
C Brad Richards 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 15.20 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 14.20 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 27.50 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 20.50 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 15.30 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 7.40 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 9 0 9 2 0 14.10 10
R Daymond Langkow 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 9.50 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 4
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 28.50 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 15 0 0 58.20 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Tomas Vokoun

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 14) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 10)
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1-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Andrew Peters, Dan Paillé)
2-0 ROC Mike Funk (Clarke MacArthur)
3-0 ROC Ryan Cuthbert

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Nolan Schaefer

Buffalo Sabres 1 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 15 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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34:33 0-1 Sheldon Souray [5] (David Fischer)
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48:55 1-1 Brad Richards [10] (Thomas Vanek, Dmitri Kalinin)
49:22 1-2 Glen Murray [13] (Chris Higgins)
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Penalty summary:
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00:36 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
15:38 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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27:32 Derek Roy (2 min for slashing)
38:35 Daniel Brière (2 min for hooking)
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57:49 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 15.40 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 16.00 8
C Daniel Brière 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 10.50 7
C Brad Richards 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 4
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.40 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 12.50 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 24.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 23.40 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 11.00 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 13.40 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 13.40 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Chris Higgins 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
L David Perron 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 10.50 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 13.40 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Glen Murray 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
D David Fischer 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 28.00 9
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 13.50 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sheldon Souray
2nd star: Glen Murray
3rd star: Ryan Miller

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brad Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 21) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 11)
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1-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Dan Paillé)
2-0 ROC Patrik Valcak (Karol Sloboda, Marek Zagrapan)
3-0 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Olivier Legault)
3-1 QUE Duncan Milroy (Francis Lemieux)
4-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Clarke MacArthur, Andrej Sekera)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - David Aebischer

New York Islanders 2 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 25 - 27
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:42/54=76 %
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:68/74=91 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 15809 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 430004 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:37 1-0 Alexei Yashin [9] (Alexander Perezhogin, Miroslav Satan)PP
14:32 2-0 Tom Poti [3] (Alexei Yashin, Ryan Smyth)
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29:12 2-1 Jason Pominville [6] (Nathan Paetsch)
32:52 2-2 Brad Richards [11] (Guillaume Latendresse, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
35:09 2-3 Jason Pominville [7] (Rene Bourque, Jochen Hecht)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:07 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for diving)
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31:59 Frans Nielsen (2 min for high-sticking)
35:29 Miroslav Satan (2 min for roughing)
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51:09 Brendan Witt (2 min for elbowing)
53:47 Chris Campoli (2 min for tripping)
57:04 Sean Hill (2 min for tripping)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Park 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 8.50 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 19.10 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
C Alexei Yashin 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 17.30 8
L Shawn Bates 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 14.40 5
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10.30 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 14.40 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 6
D Tom Poti 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 27.40 9
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 16.00 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 20.30 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 24 0 0 59.50 7
G Mike Dunham 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 4
R Jason Pominville 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 17.10 7
R Mike Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 20.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 14.00 7
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Brad Richards 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 9.30 6
L Rene Bourque 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 14.00 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23.10 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 28.00 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 16.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Pominville
2nd star: Alexei Yashin
3rd star: Brad Richards

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Miroslav Satan had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jason Pominville ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 14) , Rochester Americans 3( 14)
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1-0 BRG Jeremy Colliton (Chris Simon)
1-1 ROC Dan Paillé (Mark Mancari, Andrej Sekera)
2-1 BRG Luciano Aquino (Blake Comeau)
2-2 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Mark Mancari, Dan Paillé)
2-3 ROC Mike Card (Patrick Kaleta, Patrik Valcak)

Goalies: Wade Dubielewicz - Danny Battochio