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27/10/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 21 - 24
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:26/38=66 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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17:43 0-1
Nicklas Bergfors [1] (Michael Ryder, Josh Gorges)
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29:31 1-1
Tim Connolly [4] (Thomas Vanek, Dmitri Kalinin)
30:58 1-2
Eric Manlow [3] (Mike Komisarek, Josh Gorges)
32:11 2-2
Ales Kotalik [3] (Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht)
36:03 2-3
Michael Ryder [4] (Guillaume Latendresse, Marc Savard)PP
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46:54 3-3
Maxim Afinogenov [4] (Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly)PP
50:29 3-4
Marc Savard [3] (Roman Hamrlik, Zdeno Chara)
57:43 4-4
Jochen Hecht [2] (Derek Roy, Tim Connolly)
58:31 5-4
Derek Roy [3] (Jason Pominville)
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Penalty summary:
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02:11
Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for boarding)
09:04
Chris Higgins (2 min for hooking)
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21:14
Zdeno Chara (2 min for hooking)
23:37
Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
34:46
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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45:43
Erik Cole (2 min for cross-checking)
52:49
Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 6.20 7
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 6
R Jason Pominville 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 15.30 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 21.00 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 6.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 15.20 7
C Derek Roy 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 18.20 7
C Tim Connolly 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 -1 20.10 9
L Phillip Gogulla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.50 4
L Andrew Peters 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 12.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 20.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 26.30 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Mike Angelidis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 5
R Michael Ryder 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 15.10 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 -2 15.40 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 19.10 6
C Eric Manlow 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.00 5
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 19.30 6
C Marc Savard 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5.50 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 12.00 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -2 15.20 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 -1 16.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.40 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 22.30 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 23.30 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.50 4
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 16 0 0 59.30 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Derek Roy
3rd star: Jochen Hecht
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Marc Savard ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Bergfors ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 6( 32) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 9)
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1-0 ROC Éric Castonguay (Mark Mancari, Michael Ryan)
2-0 ROC Andrej Sekera (Dylan Hunter, Mark Mancari)
2-1 HAM Daniel Corso (Mark Streit, Mathieu Dandenault)
2-2 HAM Mathieu Dandenault (Mathieu Aubin)
3-2 ROC Dylan Hunter (Mike Funk)
4-2 ROC Dylan Hunter (Tomas Sinisalo, Yannic Seidenberg)
5-2 ROC Kyle Henegan (Roman Cervenka)
6-2 ROC Dylan Hunter (Yannic Seidenberg, Mike Funk)
6-3 HAM Mathieu Dandenault (Mark Streit)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Yann Danis