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27/11/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 23 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:57/65=87 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
FLA PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:82/94=87 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
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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27:26 1-0
Nathan Paetsch [2] (Andrej Sekera, Derek Roy)
30:18 2-0
Paul Gaustad [3] (Thomas Vanek, Jochen Hecht)
31:44 2-1 FLA Chad Kilger [9] (Rostislav Olesz, Radek Dvorak)
38:07 3-1
Maxim Afinogenov [8] (Jochen Hecht, Craig Rivet)
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44:56 4-1
Henrik Tallinder [1] (Paul Gaustad, Ales Kotalik)
46:28 4-2 FLA Brett McLean [1] (Kamil Kreps, David Booth)
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Penalty summary:
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00:17
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
02:37 FLA Nathan Horton (2 min for hooking)
15:16 FLA Brett McLean (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:37
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
25:05 FLA Stephen Weiss (2 min for tripping)
29:33 FLA Nick Boynton (2 min for roughing)
29:33
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
36:28
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for roughing)
36:28 FLA Ville Peltonen (2 min for roughing)
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42:33 FLA Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
42:33
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
54:57
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
58:11
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
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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 0 0 5.50 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 18.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 1 2 0 4 1 17.10 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 11.40 5
C Derek Roy 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 -1 13.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 20.00 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 17.10 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 12.20 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 18.30 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 19.30 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 -1 12.40 5
D Henrik Tallinder 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 19.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 25.00 8
D Nathan Paetsch 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 16.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 19.20 8
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 7.10 6
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 5 2 2 1 2 -2 20.10 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.10 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 -1 12.40 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -2 20.40 7
L David Booth 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 7.10 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 15.50 7
L Chad Kilger 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 7
L Cory Stillman 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 20.20 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 19.50 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.40 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 17.40 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 17.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Gaustad
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nathan Paetsch finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Brett McLean finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Brett McLean finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Nathan Horton had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-David Booth finally ended his 11 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Adam Mair beat Anthony Stewart in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 27) , Louisville Panthers 2( 9)
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1-0 ROC Bryce Swan
2-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Phillip Gogulla, Mike Card)
2-1 LOU Andrew Sweetland (Gregory Campbell)
3-1 ROC Tim Kennedy (Derek Whitmore, Chris Butler)
3-2 LOU Michael Frolík (Rory Fitzpatrick, Gregory Campbell)
4-2 ROC Nathan Gerbe (Bryce Swan)
5-2 ROC Lukas Vantuch (Tim Kennedy)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Chris Beckford-Tseu