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23/9/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:68/88=77 %, Challenges:29/41=69 %
Attendance: 2440 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 114680 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:56 1-0
Thomas Vanek [3] (Jason Pominville, Derek Roy)PP
09:08 1-1
Markus Näslund [1] (Ladislav Nagy)PP
18:26 2-1
Derek Roy [3] (Craig Rivet, Toni Lydman)
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30:32 3-1
Derek Roy [4] (Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville)
31:01 3-2
Blair Betts [1] (Travis Zajac, Marc Staal)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:18
Derek Roy (2 min for tripping)
06:29
Blair Betts (2 min for elbowing)
08:56
Luke Adam (2 min for slashing)
14:16
Derek Morris (2 min for roughing)
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22:24
Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
23:24
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
31:38
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
33:47
Mark Bell (2 min for hooking)
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41:53
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
44:01
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for hooking)
46:02
Ladislav Nagy (2 min for diving)
52:35
Daniel Girardi (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 11.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 13.10 6
R Jason Pominville 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Luke Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 19.20 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
C Derek Roy 2 1 5 0 0 1 2 2 23.40 9
L Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 9.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 -1 10.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 28.40 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 -1 25.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 2 30.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Travis Zajac 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 21.10 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Blair Betts 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 15.00 6
C Ladislav Nagy 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 -2 21.10 7
L Nik Antropov 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 7.20 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 17.10 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Markus Näslund 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 -2 21.10 8
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -2 23.30 7
D Daniel Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 9.30 5
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 31.00 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 -1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 26 0 0 58.20 7
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Derek Roy
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Jason Pominville
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Blair Betts ended his 6 game point drought.
-Markus Näslund ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
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Montreal Canadiens 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 27 - 30
PP: 1 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:27/35=75 %
PP: 2 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
Attendance: 6381 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 297993 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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12:38 1-0
Andrei Kostitsyn [2] (Tomas Plekanec, R.J. Umberger)PP
19:38 2-0
Maxim Lapierre [1] (Tom Kostopoulos, Andrei Markov)
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27:43 2-1
Sidney Crosby [3] (Alexander Ovechkin)PP
30:07 2-2
Alexander Ovechkin [4] (Sidney Crosby, Petr Sykora)PP
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40:25 2-3
Chris Kunitz [2] (Kristopher Letang, Matt Cooke)
59:09 2-4
Petr Sykora [4] (Matt Cooke, Sergei Gonchar) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:29
Kristopher Letang (2 min for elbowing)
05:51
Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for tripping)
08:58
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
11:39
Sidney Crosby (2 min for cross-checking)
14:04
Chris Kunitz (5 min for high-sticking)
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25:56
Maxim Lapierre (2 min for hooking)
28:39
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
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43:58
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for slashing)
47:22
Mike Zigomanis (2 min for hooking)
50:46
Alex Kovalev (2 min for tripping)
51:55
R.J. Umberger (2 min for high-sticking)
56:37
Bill Guerin (2 min for holding the stick)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 16.20 8
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 7
R R.J. Umberger 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 -1 18.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 16.10 6
C Maxim Lapierre 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 11.20 8
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 13.00 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 22.00 6
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16.30 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.30 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 13.00 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 0 25.00 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.30 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 24.40 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 26 0 0 59.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Zigomanis 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.00 5
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10.10 5
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 11.20 7
R Petr Sykora 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.00 7
C Matt Cooke 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 21.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 6 2 0 1 2 0 20.40 9
L Tyler Kennedy 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 8
L Jordan Staal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 2 2 1 0 5 1 21.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 29.20 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 16.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 8.20 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tom Kostopoulos ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
Other notes: