Buffalo Sabres 6 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 26 - 21
PP: 2 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:43/59=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:21/39=52 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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04:16 0-1
Maxim Afinogenov [20] (Ian White)
13:22 1-1
Joni Pitkänen [6] (Jared Cowen, Joe Thornton)
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33:59 2-1
Ladislav Nagy [14] (Tim Connolly)
35:34 3-1
Ronald Petrovicky [15] (Jason Spezza, Joni Pitkänen)PP
37:33 4-1
Tim Connolly [15] (Ales Hemsky, Ladislav Nagy)PP
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41:27 5-1
Joe Thornton [23] (Bobby Sanguinetti)
46:14 5-2
Chris Kunitz [17] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
58:27 6-2
Joe Thornton [24] (Ales Hemsky, Joni Pitkänen)
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Penalty summary:
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11:05
Kyle McLaren (2 min for roughing)
11:05
Chris Clark (2 min for roughing)
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31:01
Nikita Filatov (5 min for fighting)
31:01
Ian White (5 min for fighting)
32:55
Peter Mueller (5 min for fighting)
32:55
James Sheppard (5 min for fighting)
35:01
Willie Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
36:19
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
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48:35
Ladislav Nagy (2 min for hooking)
50:41
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6.10 5
R Kyle Beach 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
R Jason Spezza 0 1 4 5 0 5 0 1 20.30 10
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 7.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 15.20 8
C Tim Connolly 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 17.40 8
C Joe Thornton 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 19.10 9
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.30 5
C Nikita Nikiforovich 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13.20 5
L Ladislav Nagy 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 17.40 7
L Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 5 2 3 0 0 2 19.30 6
D Kimmo Puurunen 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.10 5
D Jared Cowen 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 19.40 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 25.20 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 15.10 7
D Anton Myllari 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Mark Guggenberger 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.10 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 -1 17.00 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 1 1 0 4 -1 19.20 7
C Mark Bell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
C Jarkko Immonen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 7
C Jason Pominville 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 14.30 7
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Peter Mueller 0 0 3 4 2 2 5 -1 16.30 6
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14.30 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 -1 25.50 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 16.30 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -1 22.40 5
D Ian White 0 1 0 4 3 0 5 -1 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Daren Machesney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Joni Pitkänen
3rd star: Ales Hemsky
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ronald Petrovicky scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tim Connolly scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ales Hemsky notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Joni Pitkänen notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Chris Kunitz ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Nikita Filatov beat Ian White in a fight.
-Peter Mueller fought James Sheppard in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 6( 35) , Detroit Vipers 3( 17)
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1-0 ROC Russ Hamulakie (Trevor Lewis, Eric Hunter)
2-0 ROC Max Wärn (Kurt Sauer)
3-0 ROC Russ Hamulakie (Mark Fraser, Warren Peters)
3-1 DTV Milan Smehlik (Tomás Kána)
4-1 ROC Max Wärn (Ville Leino)
5-1 ROC Eric Hunter (Trevor Lewis)
5-2 DTV John Vigilante (Brad Marchand)
6-2 ROC Andrew Joudrey (Alexei Smirnov)
6-3 DTV Tomás Kána (Milan Smehlik)