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26/9/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 34 - 35
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:54/68=79 %, Challenges:37/37=97 %
PP: 1 of 8 (19 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 7438 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 232810 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:11 1-0
Tim Connolly [4] (Maxim Afinogenov, Drew Stafford)
12:55 1-1
Chris Higgins [2] (Maxim Lapierre)
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22:26 1-2
Mark Parrish [4] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Roman Hamrlik)PP
26:21 2-2
Tim Connolly [5] (Maxim Afinogenov, Drew Stafford)
27:47 2-3
Georges Laraque [1] (Andrei Markov, Francis Bouillon)
28:22 2-4
Alex Kovalev [6] (Andrei Markov)
32:51 3-4
Mathieu Darche [1] (Craig Rivet, Marek Zagrapan)
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42:42 4-4
Adam Mair [1] (Craig Rivet)SH
44:07 4-5
Andrei Kostitsyn [2] (Mark Parrish)
59:22 4-6
Alex Tanguay [2] (Tomas Plekanec, Maxim Lapierre) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:05
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for cross-checking)
14:32
Mark Parrish (2 min for tripping)
16:31
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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21:18
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
23:36
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
29:35
Maxim Lapierre (2 min for hooking)
29:55
Georges Laraque (2 min for roughing)
29:55
Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
37:14
Kyle Chipchura (2 min for tripping)
39:48
Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
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41:05
Paul Gaustad (2 min for high-sticking)
45:35
Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
45:35
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
56:02
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
59:33
Jochen Hecht (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 9.50 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 18.50 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Adam Mair 1 0 2 3 0 2 5 -1 18.10 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 -1 17.20 7
C Tim Connolly 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 18.00 8
L Mathieu Darche 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 20.10 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 9.50 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Craig Rivet 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 3 29.40 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -2 16.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 6 0 29 0 0 59.30 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 10.40 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 6
R Mark Parrish 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 18.30 8
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 12.00 6
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.00 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 18.00 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 10.00 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 8 1 1 0 0 -1 19.40 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 23.00 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 17.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Parrish
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Adam Mair ended his 7 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Georges Laraque ended his 7 game point drought.
-Chris Higgins ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Steve Bégin fought Adam Mair in a fight.