Buffalo Sabres 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 35 - 30
PP: 2 of 12 (21 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:53/61=85 %
PP: 1 of 6 (20 shots), Passing:55/72=76 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 878430 Match televised: Yes
BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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09:49 0-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [12] (Kyle Wellwood, Pavel Kubina)PP
11:11 1-1 Teppo Numminen [3] (Tim Connolly)
14:24 2-1 Maxim Afinogenov [12] (Jaroslav Spacek, Alex Tanguay)PP
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29:55 3-1 Maxim Afinogenov [13] (Brian Campbell, Tim Connolly)PP
36:21 3-2 Bates Battaglia [3] (Jason Blake, Alexei Zhitnik)SH
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45:15 3-3 Nik Antropov [4] (Boyd Devereaux, Jason Blake)
47:25 3-4 Mark Bell [8] (Johnny Pohl, Jason Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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00:47 Jason Blake (2 min for cross-checking)
03:25 Paul Gaustad (2 min for elbowing)
05:46 Boyd Devereaux (2 min for hooking)
08:43 Teppo Numminen (2 min for high-sticking)
13:48 Johnny Pohl (2 min for cross-checking)
14:41 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
16:53 Brian Campbell (2 min for boarding)
19:43 Andy Wozniewski (2 min for hooking)
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24:34 Brian Campbell (2 min for cross-checking)
29:32 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
31:05 Brian Campbell (2 min for slashing)
34:54 Alex Foster (2 min for tripping)
38:38 Riley Holzapfel (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:16 Bryan McCabe (2 min for slashing)
42:29 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
51:37 Bryan McCabe (2 min for high-sticking)
53:48 Martin Erat (2 min for elbowing)
56:17 Bates Battaglia (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 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 -1 23.20 9
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 12.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
C Tim Connolly 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.10 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 27.40 9
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 2 2 0 6 -3 28.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
D Teppo Numminen 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 23.20 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 26 0 0 58.30 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Foster 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6.50 7
R Bates Battaglia 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 18.20 8
R Johnny Pohl 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.30 6
R Jason Blake 0 3 3 3 1 1 2 0 20.20 10
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Nik Antropov 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 21.10 8
C Petr Prucha 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
L Riley Holzapfel 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.50 6
L Boyd Devereaux 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 10.40 6
L Mark Bell 1 0 2 7 0 4 2 1 18.10 10
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 8
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 11.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 14.30 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 25.30 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 13.50 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Blake
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Mark Bell
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Teppo Numminen scored the 600th point of his career.
-Alex Tanguay had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jochen Hecht had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Dmitri Kalinin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bates Battaglia finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Jason Blake had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 18) , Toronto Marlies 3( 31)
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1-0 ROC Alexei Smirnov (Marek Zagrapan, Nathan Paetsch)
1-1 TOM Anton Strålman (Jeremy Williams)
2-1 ROC Andrej Sekera (Marek Zagrapan, Alexei Smirnov)
3-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Michael Ryan)
3-2 TOM Jeff Corey (Colin Murphy)
4-2 ROC Alexei Smirnov (Andrej Sekera, Marek Zagrapan)
4-3 TOM Ben Ondrus (Jeremy Williams)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Scott Clemmensen
Shots: 35 - 30
PP: 2 of 12 (21 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:53/61=85 %
PP: 1 of 6 (20 shots), Passing:55/72=76 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 878430 Match televised: Yes
BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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09:49 0-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [12] (Kyle Wellwood, Pavel Kubina)PP
11:11 1-1 Teppo Numminen [3] (Tim Connolly)
14:24 2-1 Maxim Afinogenov [12] (Jaroslav Spacek, Alex Tanguay)PP
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29:55 3-1 Maxim Afinogenov [13] (Brian Campbell, Tim Connolly)PP
36:21 3-2 Bates Battaglia [3] (Jason Blake, Alexei Zhitnik)SH
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45:15 3-3 Nik Antropov [4] (Boyd Devereaux, Jason Blake)
47:25 3-4 Mark Bell [8] (Johnny Pohl, Jason Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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00:47 Jason Blake (2 min for cross-checking)
03:25 Paul Gaustad (2 min for elbowing)
05:46 Boyd Devereaux (2 min for hooking)
08:43 Teppo Numminen (2 min for high-sticking)
13:48 Johnny Pohl (2 min for cross-checking)
14:41 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
16:53 Brian Campbell (2 min for boarding)
19:43 Andy Wozniewski (2 min for hooking)
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24:34 Brian Campbell (2 min for cross-checking)
29:32 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
31:05 Brian Campbell (2 min for slashing)
34:54 Alex Foster (2 min for tripping)
38:38 Riley Holzapfel (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:16 Bryan McCabe (2 min for slashing)
42:29 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
51:37 Bryan McCabe (2 min for high-sticking)
53:48 Martin Erat (2 min for elbowing)
56:17 Bates Battaglia (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 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 -1 23.20 9
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 12.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
C Tim Connolly 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.10 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 27.40 9
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 2 2 0 6 -3 28.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
D Teppo Numminen 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 23.20 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 26 0 0 58.30 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Foster 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6.50 7
R Bates Battaglia 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 18.20 8
R Johnny Pohl 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.30 6
R Jason Blake 0 3 3 3 1 1 2 0 20.20 10
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Nik Antropov 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 21.10 8
C Petr Prucha 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
L Riley Holzapfel 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.50 6
L Boyd Devereaux 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 10.40 6
L Mark Bell 1 0 2 7 0 4 2 1 18.10 10
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 8
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 11.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 14.30 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 25.30 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 13.50 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Blake
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Mark Bell
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Teppo Numminen scored the 600th point of his career.
-Alex Tanguay had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jochen Hecht had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Dmitri Kalinin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bates Battaglia finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Jason Blake had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 18) , Toronto Marlies 3( 31)
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1-0 ROC Alexei Smirnov (Marek Zagrapan, Nathan Paetsch)
1-1 TOM Anton Strålman (Jeremy Williams)
2-1 ROC Andrej Sekera (Marek Zagrapan, Alexei Smirnov)
3-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Michael Ryan)
3-2 TOM Jeff Corey (Colin Murphy)
4-2 ROC Alexei Smirnov (Andrej Sekera, Marek Zagrapan)
4-3 TOM Ben Ondrus (Jeremy Williams)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Scott Clemmensen