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26/9/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Boston Bruins 4
Shots: 23 - 30
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:29/45=63 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:34/52=64 %
Attendance: 5565 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 264894 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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10:37 1-0
Ales Kotalik [3] (Andrej Sekera, Henrik Tallinder)
17:52 1-1
Chuck Kobasew [1] (Marco Sturm, Patrice Bergeron)
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25:19 2-1
Maxim Afinogenov [3] (Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy)PP
30:44 2-2
Marco Sturm [2] (Milan Lucic, Zdeno Chara)
32:28 2-3
Chuck Kobasew [2] (Marco Sturm, Dennis Wideman)
37:39 3-3
Craig Rivet [3] (Clarke MacArthur)
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44:27 3-4
Marc Savard [3] (Chuck Kobasew, Andrew Ference)
54:09 4-4
Adam Mair [1] (Maxim Afinogenov, Drew Stafford)
55:18 5-4
Jason Pominville [3] (Craig Rivet, Toni Lydman)
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Penalty summary:
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03:26
Peter Schaefer (2 min for cross-checking)
12:56
Shane Hnidy (2 min for roughing)
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21:03
Patrice Bergeron (2 min for high-sticking)
21:45
Milan Lucic (2 min for roughing)
21:45
Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
24:03
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
24:03
Marco Sturm (2 min for roughing)
24:52
Zdeno Chara (2 min for hooking)
35:55
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
35:55
Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
38:56
Michael Ryder (2 min for boarding)
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57:59
Toni Lydman (2 min for diving)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 7.30 7
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 18.50 5
R Jason Pominville 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 11.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 -2 19.50 7
C Adam Mair 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 7.30 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 17.10 6
C Clarke MacArthur 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.30 8
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 17.40 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 16.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -2 23.40 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Craig Rivet 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 19.10 9
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 5 1 2 2 -2 19.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Phil Kessel 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 13.20 7
R Chuck Kobasew 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 13.20 9
R Michael Ryder 0 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 20.20 7
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
C Marc Savard 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 15.50 6
L Milan Lucic 0 1 2 2 2 2 7 0 8.00 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -1 18.20 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Marco Sturm 1 2 5 3 2 0 2 2 20.00 9
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 -1 15.00 6
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26.00 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 5 3 5 0 -2 16.00 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 5 0 18 0 0 58.50 4
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chuck Kobasew
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Marco Sturm
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Adam Mair ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Adam Mair ended his 5 game point drought.
-Andrej Sekera ended his 7 game point drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Chuck Kobasew ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Adam Mair in a fight.