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18/12/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 35 - 27
PP: 1 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:71/77=92 %, Challenges:37/40=90 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:57/75=76 %, Challenges:40/40=97 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:58 1-0
Thomas Vanek [21] (Maxim Afinogenov, Henrik Tallinder)
09:14 2-0
Henrik Tallinder [4] (Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly)
10:49 3-0
Gilbert Brulé [15] (Derek Roy)
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29:02 3-1
Fredrik Modin [13] (Derick Brassard)
31:23 4-1
Clarke MacArthur [1] (Dan Paillé, Tim Kennedy)
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40:22 4-2
Anze Kopitar [12] (Kristian Huselius)
41:45 4-3
Fredrik Modin [14] (Fedor Tyutin, Rostislav Klesla)
44:15 5-3
Thomas Vanek [22] (Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
49:44 6-3
Nathan Paetsch [3] (Robert Nilsson, Derek Roy)
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Penalty summary:
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00:15
David Vyborny (2 min for tripping)
01:33
Derick Brassard (2 min for cross-checking)
04:34
R.J. Umberger (2 min for high-sticking)
10:57
Jakub Voracek (2 min for tripping)
11:29
Gilbert Brulé (2 min for roughing)
11:29
Christian Bäckman (2 min for roughing)
16:03
Fedor Tyutin (2 min for hooking)
18:32
Dick Tärnström (2 min for holding the stick)
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31:34
Kristian Huselius (2 min for hooking)
34:17
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
34:58
Fedor Tyutin (2 min for roughing)
34:58
Thomas Vanek (2 min for roughing)
36:54
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:08
Fedor Tyutin (2 min for high-sticking)
52:42
Dick Tärnström (2 min for tripping)
55:28
Dan Paillé (2 min for hooking)
57:42
Derek Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.40 7
R Dustin Penner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Dan Paillé 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.30 5
C Robert Nilsson 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
C Derek Roy 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Tim Connolly 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Clarke MacArthur 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 5
L Gilbert Brulé 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 20.30 9
D Nathan Paetsch 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 21.40 9
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 25.10 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 22.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 6.10 4
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.40 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 18.20 8
R David Vyborny 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 16.30 7
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 6.10 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 17.30 7
C Derick Brassard 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 20.30 8
C Anze Kopitar 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 6.10 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 6
L Fredrik Modin 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 9.20 8
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 18.30 7
D Teddy Ruth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 4
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 19.10 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 -3 25.40 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 20.10 9
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -3 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 6 0 29 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Derek Roy
3rd star: Fredrik Modin
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Gilbert Brulé scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Derek Roy notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dan Paillé finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Clarke MacArthur finally ended his 33 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 7( 37) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 6)
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1-0
Phillip Gogulla (Marek Zagrapan)
1-1
Kris Russell (Alexandre Picard)
2-1
Mark Mancari
2-2
Jaroslav Balastik (Andy Canzanello)
3-2
Branislav Fabry (Andrew Peters)
3-3
Kris Russell (Alexandre Picard, Duvie Westcott)
4-3
Marek Zagrapan
5-3
Jan Steber (Michael Ryan)
6-3
Andrew Peters (Adam Mair)
7-3
Andrew Peters (Adam Mair)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Fredrik Norrena