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18/11/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 7 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 4 of 13 (21 shots), Passing:62/70=88 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
PP: 2 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:33/34=94 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:05 0-1
Jason Blake [9] (Dale Mitchell, Ryan Hollweg)
12:43 1-1
Robert Nilsson [1] (Drew Stafford, Craig Rivet)
15:01 1-2
Mark Bell [4] (Nikolai Kulemin, Lee Stempniak)PP
19:04 2-2
Jaroslav Spacek [3] (Maxim Afinogenov, Nathan Paetsch)PP
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21:16 3-2
Gilbert Brulé [9] (Derek Roy, Craig Rivet)PP
23:06 3-3
Mikhail Grabovski [3] (Dale Mitchell, Jamal Mayers)
27:14 4-3
Thomas Vanek [14] (Nathan Paetsch)PP
28:37 5-3
Thomas Vanek [15] (Clarke MacArthur, Dan Paillé)
32:31 6-3
Robert Nilsson [2] (Henrik Tallinder, Craig Rivet)
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48:07 7-3
Gilbert Brulé [10] (Craig Rivet, Derek Roy)PP
57:23 7-4
Tomas Kaberle [4] (Nikolai Kulemin, Jason Blake)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:12
Jason Blake (2 min for holding the stick)
05:15
Jason Blake (2 min for hooking)
08:43
Thomas Vanek (2 min for tripping)
10:46
Gilbert Brulé (2 min for roughing)
10:46
Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for roughing)
13:46
Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
18:07
Lee Stempniak (2 min for elbowing)
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20:08
Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for tripping)
23:33
Jason Blake (2 min for cross-checking)
26:41
Ryan Hollweg (2 min for hooking)
29:42
Lee Stempniak (2 min for cross-checking)
34:09
Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
36:49
Mark Bell (2 min for cross-checking)
39:47
Pavel Kubina (2 min for holding the stick)
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42:54
Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for high-sticking)
45:34
Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for hooking)
47:42
Pavel Kubina (2 min for high-sticking)
49:01
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
52:21
Ryan Hollweg (2 min for roughing)
52:21
Derek Roy (2 min for roughing)
53:35
Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for elbowing)
56:23
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for roughing)
58:01
Tim Kennedy (2 min for elbowing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
R Drew Stafford 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 13.20 7
R Dustin Penner 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 16.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Dan Paillé 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Robert Nilsson 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 12.10 8
C Derek Roy 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 -1 18.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 9.10 6
L Gilbert Brulé 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 21.50 9
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 7 0 0 0 4 0 21.50 10
D Nathan Paetsch 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 21.50 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
D Craig Rivet 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.50 9
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
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 Dale Mitchell 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 -1 9.40 7
R Jason Blake 1 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 12.30 7
C Ryan Hollweg 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 1 7.50 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 7.40 5
C Mark Bell 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 21.50 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 22.20 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.50 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 4
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 2 3 2 0 0 4 0 12.40 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -1 19.00 7
D Jeff Finger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
D Ian White 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.10 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 5 0 0 4 -1 29.10 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Tomas Kaberle 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 8 0 0 27.10 4
G Curtis Joseph 3 0 14 0 0 32.30 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Nilsson
2nd star: Gilbert Brulé
3rd star: Thomas Vanek
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Craig Rivet notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Gilbert Brulé scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dustin Penner had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jaroslav Spacek finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 6 game point drought.
-Teppo Numminen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Tomas Kaberle ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 17) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 6( 35)
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1-0
Adam Mair
1-1 SJM Brad May (David Ling)
1-2 SJM Johnny Pohl (Jeremy Williams)
1-3 SJM Brad May (Kris Newbury, John Doherty)
2-3
Phillip Gogulla (Marc-André Gragnani, Marek Zagrapan)
2-4 SJM Jeremy Williams (Simon Gamache, Jay Harrison)
3-4
Nathan Gerbe (Marek Zagrapan)
3-5 SJM Simon Gamache (Jeremy Williams)
3-6 SJM Jay Harrison (Jeremy Williams)