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4/5/2027
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 30 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:99/112=88 %, Challenges:19/44=42 %
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:68/89=76 %, Challenges:34/51=65 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 1078510 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:53 0-1
Luc Maltais [4] (Dmitry Kozlov, Joe Homes)
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24:16 1-1
Jason Ionson [6] (Sylvain Beaulieu, Igor Porkhomovskiy)
28:33 1-2
Erik Steinberg [3] (Ludek Louvek, Dmitry Kozlov)
35:44 2-2
Tomas Vincour [2] (Steve O'Hara, Don Garland)
39:07 2-3
Erik Steinberg [4] (Mike Herbert, Claude Maurice)
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49:53 3-3
Steve O'Hara [4] (Richie Roberts, Dmitriy Stiachkov)
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70:28 4-3
Michael Bleeker [3] (Tomas Vincour, Steve O'Hara)
Penalty summary:
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07:41
Halvar Nielsson (2 min for tripping)
18:44
Aarne Eloranta (2 min for hooking)
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21:14
Alois Boehm (2 min for hooking)
36:41
Steve O'Hara (2 min for tripping)
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40:55
Dmitry Kozlov (2 min for cross-checking)
44:56
Patrick St-Amour (2 min for slashing)
47:39
Aappo Rintanen (2 min for hooking)
58:32
Don Garland (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitriy Stiachkov 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 4
R Tomas Vincour 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 18.30 9
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 18.40 7
R Robert Patzelt 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 28.00 7
C Patrick St-Amour 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 7.00 4
C Michael Bleeker 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 12.20 7
C Richie Roberts 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.00 6
R Jason Ionson 1 0 6 2 1 2 0 -1 28.00 8
L Alois Boehm 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.00 6
L Steve O'Hara 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 19.00 7
L Don Garland 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 19.50 7
L Halvar Nielsson 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 22.40 7
D Igor Tiomkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Sami Barström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Cédric Pratte 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 32.20 6
D Oleg Bukin 0 0 1 7 2 7 0 1 18.40 8
D Igor Porkhomovskiy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20.20 6
D Sylvain Beaulieu 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Art Imperial 3 0 24 0 0 70.30 7
G Didier Montambeault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aarne Eloranta 0 0 2 5 3 4 2 -1 9.30 6
R Casey King 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 -1 11.40 5
R Mike Herbert 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
R Luc Maltais 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 24.10 7
C Vyacheslav Rumyantsev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 4
C Justin Bach 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Jordan Caron 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18.10 7
C Dmitry Kozlov 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 23.30 7
L Vit Orszajg 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10.50 4
L Erick Rozsa 0 0 4 7 2 7 0 -1 17.00 8
L Aappo Rintanen 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 19.20 8
L Erik Steinberg 2 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 23.20 10
D Max Dusseault 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 13.00 6
D Claude Maurice 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 22.30 6
D Ludek Louvek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36.20 8
D Dmitri Rostov 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
D Rostislav Kozicarov 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 15.20 5
D Joe Homes 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 34.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Bryan Pasiorinik 4 0 26 0 0 70.30 6
G Armando Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve O'Hara
2nd star: Tomas Vincour
3rd star: Erik Steinberg
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Ludek Louvek notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Dmitry Kozlov notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Jordan Caron had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Erik Steinberg ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:85/100=85 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:32/39=80 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 758023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:25 1-0
Milan Moscovic [5] (Johannes Meresmaa, Paul Gingrich)
04:28 1-1
Brayden Schenn [1] (David Muni, Simon Despres)
06:11 2-1
Manuel Chikako [3] (Yuri Sharapov, Paul Gingrich)
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39:21 3-1
Yuri Sharapov [4] (Manuel Chikako, Vic Litvinsky)
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42:21 3-2
Brayden Schenn [2] (David Muni, Stefon Cooper)
44:42 4-2
Bronislav Kessl [1] (Jason Stevens, Yuri Sharapov)
58:56 5-2
Daniel Hjerdstedt [1] (Paul Gingrich, Milan Moscovic)
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Penalty summary:
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10:16
Johannes Meresmaa (2 min for cross-checking)
13:52
Jason Stevens (2 min for high-sticking)
16:05
Bronislav Kessl (2 min for holding the stick)
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22:25
Simon Despres (5 min for fighting)
22:25
Vic Litvinsky (5 min for fighting)
33:07
Ilpo Räikkonen (2 min for slashing)
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46:11
David Muni (2 min for slashing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Edward Howell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 6.20 4
R Bronislav Kessl 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 15.00 8
R Manuel Chikako 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 14.10 7
R Milan Moscovic 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
C Ravil Titov 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 12.30 5
C Jason Stevens 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 12.50 6
C Yuri Sharapov 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 8
C Paul Gingrich 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Lance Levins 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 6
L T.J. Savage 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 16.30 8
L Vic Litvinsky 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 2 18.30 8
L Sami Hegström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 6
D Kjril Karachev 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.40 5
D Christian Mitterwallner 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 26.20 7
D Johannes Meresmaa 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 7
D Grant Bell 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 18.00 8
D Denis Petrakov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 6
D Daniel Hjerdstedt 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Blair Littman 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Lennart Simonsson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefon Cooper 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8.50 5
R Jonathan Paquin 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 14.30 5
R Adam Dabrowski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
R Curtis Stevens 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 -3 20.00 7
C Brayden Schenn 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 11.50 7
C Zigmund Novotny 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Aku Koivu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 16.10 6
C Sobeslav Orszajg 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 -2 19.30 6
L David Muni 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 8.50 6
L Guillaume Bisson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
L Oleg Kocka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.00 5
L Ilpo Räikkonen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -3 21.40 6
D Shawn Lalonde 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.30 4
D Vlastimil Havel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 22.10 6
D Louis Morin 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 27.20 7
D Doug Rodway 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.00 6
D Jiri Geitler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.20 4
D Simon Despres 0 1 2 2 1 1 5 -1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Gavin Migliaccio 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Mikhail Kuznetsov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Yuri Sharapov
2nd star: Manuel Chikako
3rd star: Milan Moscovic
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Bronislav Kessl finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Sami Hegström had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Daniel Hjerdstedt finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Brayden Schenn finally ended his 58 game goal drought.
-Oleg Kocka had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Ilpo Räikkonen had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Vic Litvinsky beat Simon Despres in a fight.
