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28/5/2003
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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:90/102=88 %, Challenges:21/48=42 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:97/118=82 %, Challenges:22/49=44 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:27 0-1
Lubomir Visnovsky [6] (Patrick Marleau, Danny Markov)
09:33 1-1
Robert Lang [10] (Jeff O'Neill, Martin Havlat)
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20:46 2-1
Jamie Langenbrunner [10] (Brent Seabrook, Michal Handzus)
34:55 2-2
Steve Bégin [5] (Jiri Novotny, Mike Commodore)
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43:35 2-3
Alexander Frolov [3] (Antoine Vermette, Brian Campbell)
48:04 3-3
Robert Lang [11] (Martin Havlat, Jeff O'Neill)
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73:15 3-4
Danny Markov [3] (Jarome Iginla)
Penalty summary:
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04:46
Dave Bolland (2 min for tripping)
18:02
Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
18:02
Jeff Szwez (5 min for fighting)
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50:13
Pat Rissmiller (2 min for holding the stick)
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61:33
Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
61:33
Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 11.30 5
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 15.30 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23.40 7
R Jeff O'Neill 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Dave Bolland 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 11.30 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 18.50 5
C Michal Handzus 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 0 23.50 8
C Robert Lang 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 11.30 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 15.30 6
L Nils Ekman 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 22.50 6
L Martin Havlat 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 15.50 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 7 1 7 0 -1 26.40 9
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 27.50 5
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.50 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 25.20 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 2 4 0 4 5 -1 31.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 26 0 0 73.10 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeff Szwez 0 0 2 2 3 1 5 0 9.30 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 17.30 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 24.10 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 1 0 4 2 4 0 1 18.10 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 -1 19.10 5
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 26.10 8
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 3 2 3 2 2 0 10.30 5
L Steve Bégin 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 17.30 8
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 3 4 5 4 0 -1 18.30 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 3 4 3 0 1 26.10 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 17.00 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 34.10 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 1 18.10 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Danny Markov 1 1 2 10 0 6 0 1 36.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 23 0 0 73.10 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Danny Markov
2nd star: Robert Lang
3rd star: Jiri Novotny
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Robert Lang scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Jamie Langenbrunner scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Jeff O'Neill notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alexander Frolov finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Rhett Warrener beat Jeff Szwez in a fight.
-Jim Vandermeer beat Mike Commodore in a fight.
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 33 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:26/45=56 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:93/106=87 %, Challenges:21/38=53 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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03:07 0-1
Martin Lapointe [4] (Cam Barker, Adrian Aucoin)
11:24 0-2
Martin Havlat [15] (Robert Lang)
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20:57 1-2
Jarome Iginla [6] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Patrick Marleau)
31:44 2-2
Brian Campbell [2] (Danny Markov)
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42:52 3-2
Ronald Petrovicky [11] (Alexander Frolov, Brian Campbell)
52:28 3-3
Niklas Kronwall [4] (Martin Havlat)
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61:44 4-3
Danny Markov [2] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Marek Zagrapan)
Penalty summary:
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01:15
Jamie Langenbrunner (5 min for fighting)
01:15
Danny Markov (5 min for fighting)
07:08
Ronald Petrovicky (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:24
Danny Markov (5 min for fighting)
21:24
Jamie Langenbrunner (5 min for fighting)
23:52
Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
23:52
Martin Havlat (5 min for fighting)
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59:21
Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
59:21
Dave Bolland (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeff Szwez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 14.20 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 19.20 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 7.50 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 17.20 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 -1 19.10 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 13.00 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 1 18.30 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 -1 20.00 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 17.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 15.00 6
D Brian Campbell 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.00 8
D Danny Markov 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 0 21.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 18 0 0 61.50 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 -1 11.20 6
R Martin Lapointe 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.20 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 -2 17.40 6
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 6
C Dave Bolland 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 -1 11.20 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 14.10 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 3 4 2 4 0 -2 19.10 8
C Robert Lang 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -1 11.20 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 13.20 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.50 5
L Martin Havlat 1 1 3 3 2 0 5 1 18.20 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13.20 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 5
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 28.30 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 17.20 8
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 29 0 0 61.50 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Campbell
2nd star: Danny Markov
3rd star: Ronald Petrovicky
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Danny Markov finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Martin Havlat scored his 15th goal of the playoffs.
-Adrian Aucoin finally ended his 25 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Danny Markov beat Jamie Langenbrunner in a fight.
-Danny Markov beat Jamie Langenbrunner in a fight.
-Steve Bégin fought Martin Havlat in a fight.
-Dion Phaneuf fought Dave Bolland in a fight.