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9/3/2015
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 37 - 30
PP: 1 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:39/52=73 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:61/79=77 %, Challenges:29/42=67 %
Attendance: 16633 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 856600 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:38 0-1
Patrik Berglund [24])
05:24 1-1
Jiri Novotny [10] (Eric Silander, Nikita Filatov)
10:34 2-1
Brent Burns [8] (Francis Béliveau)
13:04 3-1
Brian Boyle [25] (Jonathon Blum, Dion Phaneuf)
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22:57 4-1
Kyle Turris [18] (Jason Spezza)PP
25:46 5-1
Brian Boyle [26] (Brent Burns, Jonathon Blum)
28:39 6-1
Wes O'Neill [5] (Dion Phaneuf, Jason Spezza)
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41:52 6-2
Patrik Berglund [25] (Mike Funk, Trevor Swessey)
44:26 6-3
Trevor Swessey [1] (Marty Weight, Anthony Janssens)
48:22 6-4
Mikko Koivu [10] (Mark Mitera)
56:05 6-5
Patrik Berglund [26] (Ryan Malone, Tim Thomas)
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Penalty summary:
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15:48
Eric Silander (2 min for hooking)
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21:39
Anthony Janssens (2 min for diving)
23:23
Albert Gogunov (2 min for high-sticking)
31:57
Jay McClement (2 min for cross-checking)
36:13
Albert Gogunov (2 min for roughing)
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48:34
Trevor Swessey (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Silander 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 7.10 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 12.20 5
R Larry Calhoun 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
R Ed Purcell 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
C Jiri Novotny 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.10 6
C Albert Gogunov 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -1 11.20 6
C Brian Boyle 2 0 5 3 4 3 0 -1 19.40 8
C Jason Spezza 0 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 21.50 9
L Nikita Filatov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.10 5
L Ahti Pulkkinen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 11.20 5
L Vlastislav Omer 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 -2 13.30 6
R Kyle Turris 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Vitaly Anikeenko 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 11.40 6
D Jonathon Blum 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 2 1 5 2 3 0 1 29.50 9
D Francis Béliveau 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
D Brent Burns 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 8
D Wes O'Neill 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 30.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olivier Roy 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Lennart Simonsson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
R Ivan Kuptchenko 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.10 5
R Martin Havlat 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Edward Dewsbury 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 18.00 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 10.10 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 8
C Patrik Berglund 3 0 5 4 0 3 0 2 18.40 10
C Anthony Janssens 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 -3 21.00 6
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Jiri Kobian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 6
L Ryan Malone 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 15.30 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
D Oleg Sykora 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 10.10 6
D Mike Funk 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 20.00 8
D Trevor Swessey 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 -2 26.40 6
D Mark Mitera 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 16.20 7
D Tim Thomas 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
D Marty Weight 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -3 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Matt Plaxton 4 0 10 0 0 23.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 2 0 21 0 0 37.00 6
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Berglund
2nd star: Brian Boyle
3rd star: Jason Spezza
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jiri Novotny scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nikita Filatov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brian Boyle scored his 25th goal of the season.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Patrik Berglund scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Trevor Swessey notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Anthony Janssens notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mikko Koivu scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mikko Koivu ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 7) , Manitoba Moose 5( 25)
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0-1 MAN Mike S. Brown (Patrick Coulombe)
0-2 MAN Jannik Hansen (Jack Miller)
0-3 MAN Stanislav Lascek (Jack Miller)
0-4 MAN Rudy Horita (Patrick Coulombe)
0-5 MAN Rudi Weinbrecht (Mike S. Brown)
Goalies: Denis Maltais - Julien Ellis