Buffalo Sabres 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:49/63=77 %, Challenges:34/38=87 %
PP: 1 of 11 (24 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:56/63=87 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 846073 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:27 0-1
Tuomo Ruutu [28] (Daniel Alfredsson, Matt Cullen)PP
12:24 1-1
Jochen Hecht [28] (Derek Roy, Ales Kotalik)PP
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30:21 2-1
Nikolai Zherdev [11] (Tim Connolly, Adam Mair)
32:13 2-2
Tuomo Ruutu [29] (Patrick Eaves, Cam Ward)
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43:07 3-2
Matt Cooke [5] (Steve Bernier, Paul Gaustad)
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Penalty summary:
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01:22
Toni Lydman (2 min for slashing)
03:17
Jochen Hecht (2 min for elbowing)
05:31
Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
08:34
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for cross-checking)
10:57
Jeff Hamilton (2 min for slashing)
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23:34
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
25:28
Toni Lydman (2 min for tripping)
33:56
Matt Cooke (2 min for tripping)
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40:01
Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
43:17
Adam Mair (2 min for slashing)
44:11
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
54:58
Teppo Numminen (2 min for hooking)
57:58
Adam Mair (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Steve Bernier 0 1 2 4 1 3 0 1 22.30 9
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 -1 9.50 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 10.50 7
C Adam Mair 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 0 7.30 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 20.40 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 6
L Matt Cooke 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 20.50 8
L Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 25.30 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 12.10 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 13.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 -1 20.20 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 29 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 2 0 6 3 0 1 2 1 22.20 10
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10.00 4
C Matt Cullen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.40 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 28.50 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10.40 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 23.00 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 1 19 0 0 59.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Steve Bernier
3rd star: Matt Cooke
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht has marked a new career high in points with 53 points.
-Adam Mair notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bernier finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Patrick Eaves notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 45) , Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 20)
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0-1 LOW Nikita Alexeev (David Gove, Mike Angelidis)
0-2 LOW Brett Carson (Nikita Alexeev)
1-2 ROC Mathieu Roy (Marek Zagrapan)
2-2 ROC Alexei Ivanov (Nathan Paetsch)
3-2 ROC Paul Brown (Mathieu Roy, Marek Zagrapan)
3-3 LOW David Gove (Kristofer Persson)
4-3 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mike Card)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Michael Leighton