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5/12/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 24 - 35
PP: 1 of 7 (8 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:35/38=89 %
PP: 2 of 9 (16 shots), Passing:64/85=75 %, Challenges:39/41=92 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:49 1-0
Henrik Tallinder [3] (Tim Connolly)PP
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24:32 2-0
Thomas Vanek [18] (Drew Stafford, Henrik Tallinder)SH
30:09 2-1
Alex Kovalev [13] (Kyle Turris, Chris Drury)
30:21 2-2
Alex Kovalev [14] (Andrei Markov, Yannick Weber)
34:42 3-2
Ladislav Smid [2] (Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht)
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43:15 3-3
Andrei Markov [4] (Alex Kovalev, Yannick Weber)PP
44:41 3-4
Andrei Kostitsyn [5] (Sergei Kostitsyn, Kyle Turris)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:03
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
03:48
Yannick Weber (2 min for slashing)
07:01
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for boarding)
07:01
Jaroslav Spacek (10 min misconduct)
09:54
Chris Drury (2 min for tripping)
11:43
Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
15:23
Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
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20:35
Derek Roy (2 min for elbowing)
23:59
Mark Mancari (2 min for hooking)
26:03
Alex Kovalev (2 min for high-sticking)
39:37
Kyle Turris (2 min for hooking)
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42:05
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
44:03
Nathan Gerbe (2 min for roughing)
47:18
Chris Drury (2 min for tripping)
49:37
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for slashing)
52:43
Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
52:43
Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
53:26
Nathan Gerbe (2 min for cross-checking)
55:46
Dustin Penner (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Dustin Penner 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 16.40 7
R Drew Stafford 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 17.40 8
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 9
L Nathan Gerbe 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 8.10 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.20 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23.30 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 20.00 7
D Ladislav Smid 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 -1 18.50 4
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 23.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Mikkel Boedker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 -1 13.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 21.00 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 4
C Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Kyle Turris 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 18.10 8
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 15.50 9
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.10 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
L Chris Drury 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 1 20.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D P.K. Subban 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 7
D Yannick Weber 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 26.30 8
D David Fischer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.50 7
D Andrei Markov 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Andrei Markov
3rd star: Kyle Turris
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Sergei Kostitsyn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Higgins had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Andrei Kostitsyn ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 23) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 20)
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0-1
Brock Trotter (Bobby Hughes)
0-2
Mathieu Carle (Bobby Hughes, Brock Trotter)
1-2
Jan Steber (Mike Card)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Marc Denis