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21/11/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 18 - 26
PP: 2 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:24/46=51 %
PP: 1 of 7 (8 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:28/47=58 %
Attendance: 17014 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 532538 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:58 1-0
Thomas Vanek [4] (Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
11:32 2-0
Jochen Hecht [6] (Tim Connolly)
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23:18 3-0
Derek Roy [4] (Clarke MacArthur, Andrej Sekera)
23:53 4-0
Ales Kotalik [4] (Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht)PP
32:26 4-1
Colby Armstrong [3] (Éric Perrin, Slava Kozlov)PP
33:18 4-2
Todd White [8] (Niclas Hävelid, Boris Valabik)
39:39 5-2
Thomas Vanek [5] (Jochen Hecht, Craig Rivet)
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42:58 5-3
Niclas Hävelid [1] (Jason Williams, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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Penalty summary:
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00:31
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
03:47
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
05:22
Henrik Tallinder (2 min for tripping)
08:24
Jason Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:21
Bryan Little (2 min for hooking)
26:14
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
31:05
Adam Mair (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:59
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
47:02
Ales Kotalik (2 min for holding the stick)
58:06
Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
58:06
Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 8.40 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 11.10 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 20.10 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 13.10 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 14.20 6
C Derek Roy 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 14.20 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 19.40 7
C Tim Connolly 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 1 10.00 6
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 2 2 0 2 0 4 1 18.50 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 12.20 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 21.00 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.00 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.40 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 23.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 -2 12.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 18.50 6
R Jason Williams 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.40 8
C Éric Perrin 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 12.20 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
C Todd White 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 20.50 6
L Eric Boulton 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 9.20 7
L Brett Sterling 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -2 11.50 4
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 2 20.50 8
D Boris Valabik 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 -2 14.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 20.30 7
D Niclas Hävelid 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 23.10 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 12.50 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 5 0 0 24.00 4
G Johan Hedberg 1 0 8 0 0 36.00 6
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Derek Roy
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Colby Armstrong ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 25) , Chicago Wolves 1( 12)
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1-0 ROC Tim Kennedy (Lukas Vantuch, Mike Card)
1-1 CHW Colin Stuart (Chad Painchaud)
2-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Phillip Gogulla, Mike Weber)
3-1 ROC Ryan McDonough (Dennis Persson)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Ondrej Pavelec