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16/12/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 25 - 27
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:19/44=42 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:19/36=51 %
Attendance: 7865 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 369655 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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19:05 0-1
Éric Perrin [5] (Tobias Enström, Todd White)
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27:53 1-1
Craig Rivet [2] (Toni Lydman, Jason Pominville)
29:46 1-2
Éric Perrin [6] (Kari Lehtonen)
37:24 2-2
Thomas Vanek [11] (Tim Connolly)
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41:51 3-2
Jochen Hecht [4] (Tim Connolly)
59:18 4-2
Paul Gaustad [5] (Daniel Paillé) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:49
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
05:49
Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
07:21
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
14:15
Craig Rivet (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:04
Milan Bartovic (2 min for tripping)
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46:45
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
51:04
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
51:04
Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
54:59
Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
54:59
Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
56:11
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 7.50 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 11.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 16.30 6
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 19.20 7
C Luke Adam 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 15.40 7
C Tim Connolly 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 20.20 6
L Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 6.40 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 -1 17.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 20.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 2 28.50 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.40 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 20.30 6
D Craig Rivet 1 0 1 3 4 2 2 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Bartovic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Jim Slater 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 -3 13.30 7
R Marty Reasoner 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 18.50 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 7 0 7 0 -1 21.10 10
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
C Jason Williams 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -3 16.10 5
C Todd White 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 15.50 8
C Alexander Semin 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 -1 21.00 4
L Rich Peverly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 -3 10.40 5
L Éric Perrin 2 0 3 2 0 3 0 2 19.40 9
L Martin Havlat 0 0 6 1 3 3 2 -1 20.10 7
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 13.30 4
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 12.30 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28.50 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 18.30 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 29.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 1 21 0 0 59.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Perrin
2nd star: Craig Rivet
3rd star: Paul Gaustad
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Craig Rivet finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Todd White notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Éric Perrin ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn beat Adam Mair in a fight.
-Chris Thorburn beat Adam Mair in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 31) , Chicago Wolves 2( 19)
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0-1 CHW Scott Lehman (Jonathan Granström)
1-1 ROC Mattias Hellström (Eric Neilson)
1-2 CHW Brian Sipotz (Colton Fretter, Ondrej Pavelec)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Ondrej Pavelec
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Montreal Canadiens 4 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 23 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:32/61=51 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:14/38=35 %
Attendance: 21250 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 992375 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:04 1-0
Chris Higgins [6] (Andrei Markov)
18:12 2-0
Tomas Plekanec [11] (Roman Hamrlik)
19:36 2-1
Markus Näslund [12] (Nikolai Zherdev, Marc Staal)
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20:54 3-1
Sergei Kostitsyn [9])
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44:47 4-1
Guillaume Latendresse [6] (Tomas Plekanec)
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Penalty summary:
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45:27
Colton Orr (5 min for fighting)
45:27
Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6.40 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 16.20 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 4 2 4 2 0 1 17.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 19.50 6
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 16.20 7
C Tomas Plekanec 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 17.10 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 16.20 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 19.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 17.30 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 23.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 1 18.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 23.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 -2 8.50 7
R Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 13.40 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -2 18.10 4
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 19.20 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 9.10 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.50 5
C Scott Gomez 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -2 9.10 4
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 13.40 5
L Nik Antropov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.50 4
L Markus Näslund 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 19.20 8
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 13.40 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 6 3 4 0 -3 21.10 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 25.10 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15.20 5
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 -2 20.40 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 -1 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Plekanec
2nd star: Sergei Kostitsyn
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
Other notes:
-Colton Orr beat Georges Laraque in a fight.
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 7( 23) , Hartford Wolfpack 3( 9)
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0-1 HFD Artem Anisimov (Clarke MacArthur)
1-1 QUE Ryan Russell (Doug Janik)
2-1 QUE Olivier Latendresse (Mike Glumac, Mathieu Dandenault)
3-1 QUE Ryan O'Byrne (Ryan Russell)
4-1 QUE Duncan Milroy (Ryan Donally, Mathieu Dandenault)
4-2 HFD Dan Cavanaugh (Erik Reitz)
5-2 QUE Kyle Chipchura (Matt D'Agostini)
6-2 QUE Gregory Stewart (Ryan Russell)
7-2 QUE Ryan Donally (Mathieu Dandenault)
7-3 HFD Brodie Dupont (Bobby Sanguinetti)
Goalies: Marc Denis - Chris Holt