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1/1/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 29 - 31
PP: 1 of 8 (13 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:39/53=72 %
PP: 0 of 4 (16 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:26/37=68 %
Attendance: 15862 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 721721 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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18:59 1-0
Tim Connolly [11] (Thomas Vanek, Dmitri Kalinin)PP
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29:23 1-1
Pierre-Marc Bouchard [4] (Ruslan Bashkirov, Anton Volchenkov)
33:21 1-2
Antoine Vermette [11] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Anton Volchenkov)
34:19 1-3
Andrej Meszaros [7] (Michal Barinka, Antoine Vermette)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:57
Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
06:09
Max Pacioretty (2 min for roughing)
10:19
Saku Koivu (2 min for holding the stick)
11:45
Michal Barinka (2 min for hooking)
17:05
Antoine Vermette (2 min for cross-checking)
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20:23
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
21:26
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
24:59
Max Pacioretty (2 min for boarding)
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42:32
Jochen Hecht (2 min for slashing)
46:19
Kristopher Letang (2 min for hooking)
49:06
Martin Lapointe (2 min for high-sticking)
57:06
Jason Pominville (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.00 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 18.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 -2 18.00 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 19.30 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.50 5
L Steve Bernier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 5 2 2 4 -1 22.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 21.20 6
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 -1 18.30 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22.50 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 28.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 4 6 2 2 0 -1 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Bashkirov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.30 7
R Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 10.10 4
R Cory Stillman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.00 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
C Ilya Zubov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 6
C Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 4
C Antoine Vermette 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 21.40 9
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 21.40 8
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 6
L Martin Lapointe 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 16.50 5
L Saku Koivu 0 0 3 1 2 0 4 2 20.10 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 17.20 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.10 6
D Michal Barinka 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 15.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 26.40 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 0 19.30 8
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 21.10 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 8 4 0 2 0 2 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David LeNeveu 1 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: David LeNeveu
2nd star: Pierre-Marc Bouchard
3rd star: Antoine Vermette
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Anton Volchenkov has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Ruslan Bashkirov ended his 9 game point drought.
-Antoine Vermette ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 31) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 21)
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1-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Nathan Paetsch)
2-0 ROC Eric Himelfarb (Marek Zagrapan)
3-0 ROC Nathan Paetsch (Ryan Gibbons)
4-0 ROC Jonathan Lehun
5-0 ROC Michael Ryan
5-1 GRD Niko Dimitrakos (Ryan Vesce, Arttu Luttinen)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Jeff Glass
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Washington Capitals 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 5
Shots: 25 - 32
PP: 1 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:55/77=71 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:66/86=76 %, Challenges:35/47=72 %
Attendance: 11168 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 541648 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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18:31 1-0
Steve Eminger [2] (Sergei Fedorov)PP
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31:57 1-1
Bobby Holik [4] (Niclas Hävelid, Ken Klee)
36:45 1-2
Milan Bartovic [3] (Jim Slater, Todd White)
39:46 2-2
Matt Cooke [5] (Alexander Semin, Tom Poti)
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45:43 2-3
Steve Rucchin [4] (Joe Thornton, Vyacheslav Kozlov)
48:13 3-3
Matt Cooke [6] (Viktor Kozlov, Michael Nylander)
49:44 3-4
Vyacheslav Kozlov [13] (Joe Thornton, Alexei Zhitnik)
58:53 3-5
Colby Armstrong [7])SH EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:24
John Erskine (2 min for tripping)
07:44
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
15:15
Niclas Hävelid (2 min for hooking)
16:22
Garnet Exelby (2 min for tripping)
19:29
Eric Fehr (2 min for boarding)
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22:29
Steve McCarthy (2 min for diving)
34:17
Garnet Exelby (2 min for diving)
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50:28
Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for slashing)
57:33
Jim Slater (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 7.00 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 15.00 5
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18.50 6
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 7.00 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 13.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 16.30 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 7.00 5
L Rico Fata 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -3 16.20 6
L Matt Cooke 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 8
L Alexander Semin 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 -2 12.50 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 24.10 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 24.00 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 13.40 5
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.50 6
D Steve Eminger 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 27 0 0 59.00 5
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Milan Bartovic 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 1 21.20 9
C Bobby Holik 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 10.50 8
C Todd White 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 15.40 5
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Joe Thornton 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Éric Perrin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 6
L Jim Slater 0 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 13.10 8
L Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.50 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
D Ken Klee 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.40 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 13.10 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 5 1 0 1 2 1 27.50 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18.20 6
D Karel Pilar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Colby Armstrong
2nd star: Matt Cooke
3rd star: Vyacheslav Kozlov
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Steve Eminger finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Bobby Holik scored the 300th goal of his career.
-Colby Armstrong finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Bobby Holik finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Steve Rucchin ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 6( 24) , Chicago Wolves 0( 4)
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1-0 POR Jakub Klepis
2-0 POR Boyd Gordon (Jakub Klepis)
3-0 POR Jakub Klepis (Joe Motzko)
4-0 POR Sean Collins (Josef Boumedienne, Stephen Werner)
5-0 POR Mike Green (Stephen Werner, Chris Bourque)
6-0 POR Mike Green (Stephen Werner, Chris Bourque)
Goalies: Brent Johnson - Fred Brathwaite