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23/9/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , New York Rangers 4
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:75/84=89 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
Attendance: 9297 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 426732 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:09 1-0
Tim Connolly [3] (Thomas Vanek)PP
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23:38 2-0
Daniel Paillé [2] (Ales Kotalik, Paul Gaustad)
25:34 2-1
Markus Näslund [8] (Nikolai Zherdev, Paul Mara)PP
33:19 2-2
Nikolai Zherdev [4] (Chris Drury, Wade Redden)
36:16 3-2
Adam Mair [1] (Drew Stafford, Toni Lydman)
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41:15 3-3
Fredrik Sjöström [1] (Lauri Korpikoski, Dan Girardi)
41:48 4-3
Jaroslav Spacek [1] (Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek)
46:52 5-3
Maxim Afinogenov [3] (Thomas Vanek, Toni Lydman)
47:45 6-3
Jason Pominville [2] (Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek)
48:22 6-4
Markus Näslund [9] (Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky)
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Penalty summary:
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09:57
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for hooking)
12:19
Chris Drury (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:11
Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
37:31
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for holding the stick)
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51:48
Craig Rivet (2 min for boarding)
55:37
Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 10.00 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 10.20 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
C Adam Mair 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 12.30 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 17.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 11.50 5
L Daniel Paillé 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 10.00 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.50 10
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 17.30 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 29.30 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 16.10 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 12.30 7
R Petr Prucha 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 7.10 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 15.50 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 8
C Chris Drury 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.30 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 20.00 7
L Markus Näslund 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 8
D Dan Girardi 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 13.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 -2 18.40 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 21.50 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 13.20 7
D Paul Mara 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 24.40 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Markus Näslund
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Adam Mair ended his 6 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Fredrik Sjöström ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
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Montreal Canadiens 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Shots: 35 - 24
PP: 4 of 4 (19 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:37/40=90 %
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:63/75=84 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
Attendance: 3297 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 160893 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:44 1-0
Chris Higgins [2] (Robert Lang, Georges Laraque)PP
12:38 2-0
Roman Hamrlik [1] (Alex Kovalev)PP
13:08 3-0
Sergei Kostitsyn [1] (Roman Hamrlik, Francis Bouillon)PP
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25:53 4-0
Alex Tanguay [2] (Andrei Markov, Patrice Brisebois)PP
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47:13 4-1
Jason Blake [4] (Nik Antropov, Mikhail Grabovski)
48:41 4-2
Jason Blake [5] (Matt Stajan, Mike Van Ryn)
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Penalty summary:
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08:18
Matt Stajan (5 min for spearing)
13:52
Alex Kovalev (2 min for holding the stick)
16:35
Nik Antropov (2 min for slashing)
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21:48
Saku Koivu (2 min for cross-checking)
25:13
Niklas Hagman (2 min for boarding)
25:13
Niklas Hagman (10 min misconduct)
31:14
Alex Tanguay (2 min for tripping)
39:43
Tomas Kaberle (2 min for tripping)
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43:08
Tomas Plekanec (2 min for high-sticking)
56:19
Maxim Lapierre (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Kostitsyn 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
R Georges Laraque 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -1 18.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 -1 17.50 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 6.00 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 13.10 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 17.30 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 17.30 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 -1 24.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.10 7
D Roman Hamrlik 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 -1 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.40 7
R Nik Antropov 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 18.40 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 16.30 4
C Mark Bell 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 6
C Matt Stajan 0 1 3 3 0 0 5 2 17.50 9
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 0 3.10 5
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
L Jason Blake 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 18.40 10
D Derrick Walser 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 5
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 24.00 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Ian White 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23.50 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Blake
2nd star: Roman Hamrlik
3rd star: Sergei Kostitsyn
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
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