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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 27 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:70/80=87 %, Challenges:29/52=54 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:18/47=37 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:39 1-0
Patrice Brisebois [4] (Ryan Whitney, Erik Christensen)PP
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30:42 1-1
Ilya Kovalchuk [12] (Danny Markov, Patrick Marleau)
31:06 2-1
Jarkko Ruutu [4] (Geoff Sanderson, Sidney Crosby)
35:19 3-1
Evgeny Malkin [10] (Alexander Ovechkin, Tony Amonte)
35:36 3-2
Alexander Frolov [11] (Dion Phaneuf, Erik Johnson)
38:22 4-2
Alexander Ovechkin [8] (Sergei Gonchar)
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49:52 4-3
Patrick Marleau [14] (Ronald Petrovicky, Danny Markov)
54:31 4-4
Antoine Vermette [10] (Dion Phaneuf, Danny Markov)
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62:24 5-4
Sidney Crosby [9] (Patrice Brisebois, Ryan Whitney)
Penalty summary:
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06:37
Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
06:37
Danny Markov (5 min for fighting)
08:05
Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
08:05
Jeff Szwez (5 min for fighting)
15:01
James Sheppard (2 min for tripping)
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27:04
Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
27:04
Jeff Szwez (5 min for fighting)
31:59
Jiri Novotny (5 min for fighting)
31:59
Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
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43:56
Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
43:56
Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
45:17
James Sheppard (2 min for hooking)
48:37
Kris Draper (2 min for roughing)
48:37
Pat Rissmiller (2 min for roughing)
56:47
James Sheppard (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Daigle 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 2 5 0 5 5 1 16.10 9
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 2 1 2 10 0 15.10 7
R Tony Amonte 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -1 21.40 6
C Erik Christensen 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 -1 17.10 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 2 0 1 0 5 2 14.00 8
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 20.00 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 16.10 6
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 3 4 1 3 0 -1 22.20 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.30 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 17.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 3 5 4 2 0 -1 30.40 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 15.20 5
D Patrice Brisebois 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 -1 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 24 0 0 62.30 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 1 4 1 2 -1 12.00 5
R Vitaly Yachmenev 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11.30 6
R Jeff Szwez 0 0 3 4 0 0 10 0 18.10 8
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 19.10 6
C Ivan Khomutov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 9.10 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 10.40 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 22.00 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 -1 8.40 4
L Chris Simon 0 0 1 2 3 3 5 0 11.00 5
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 19.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 9 1 7 0 1 20.40 10
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.40 4
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 28.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 12.50 5
D Dion Phaneuf 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 20.40 7
D Danny Markov 0 3 2 2 3 1 5 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 5 0 22 0 0 62.30 4
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarkko Ruutu
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jarkko Ruutu ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jarkko Ruutu ended his 5 game point drought.
-Patrice Brisebois finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Antoine Vermette scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Danny Markov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Colby Armstrong fought Danny Markov in a fight.
-Jarkko Ruutu fought Jeff Szwez in a fight.
-Colby Armstrong fought Jeff Szwez in a fight.
-Sidney Crosby beat Jiri Novotny in a fight.
-Noah Welch beat Chris Simon in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 32) , Rochester Americans 3( 25)
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0-1 ROC Toni Dahlman (Ryan Flinn, Michael Ryan)
0-2 ROC Mike Funk (Martin Kariya, Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
1-2 WIL Micki Dupont (Connor James)
2-2 WIL Tyler Kennedy (Alain Nasreddine)
2-3 ROC Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Martin Kariya, Reid Cashman)
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8/12/2003
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Ottawa Senators 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 31 - 21
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:33/52=62 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:21/34=60 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 629000 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:19 0-1
Josh Green [2])
12:26 0-2
Brian Rolston [13] (Janne Niinimaa)
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31:36 1-2
Chris Clark [19] (Sergei Samsonov, Brenden Morrow)
32:32 1-3
Marc Savard [7] (Maxim Afinogenov, Janne Niinimaa)
39:33 2-3
Dean McAmmond [3] (Shawn Horcoff)
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44:27 3-3
Jeff Halpern [10] (Ric Jackman, Chris Clark)
49:06 4-3
Jeff Friesen [7] (Brenden Morrow, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
59:02 5-3
Joe Corvo [7] (Filip Kuba, Doug Weight) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:42
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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26:04
Patrice Bergeron (2 min for roughing)
26:04
Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
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46:39
Jeff Friesen (2 min for hooking)
49:31
Brenden Morrow (5 min for fighting)
49:31
Kyle Chipchura (5 min for fighting)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Park 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16.30 6
R Chris Clark 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 16.10 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 15.30 8
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Doug Weight 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
L Jeff Friesen 1 0 4 2 0 1 2 0 8.40 7
L Dean McAmmond 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 16.30 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 2 1 1 0 1 5 1 16.40 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 16.30 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 22.10 8
D Joe Corvo 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 21.40 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Ric Jackman 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Mika Noronen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 8.10 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 12.50 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 -2 17.30 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 5
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 4 0 1 5 1 14.00 8
C Marc Savard 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 20.00 7
C Brian Rolston 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Joël Moisan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Josh Green 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 17.00 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -2 18.30 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.30 5
D Janne Niinimaa 0 2 0 3 2 2 0 -1 19.00 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 23.30 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 19.00 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 23.00 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 5 0 26 0 0 59.00 5
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Clark
2nd star: Jeff Halpern
3rd star: Jeff Friesen
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Sergei Samsonov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Shawn Horcoff notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff Halpern scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dean McAmmond finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Daniel Tjärnqvist ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Josh Green finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Brenden Morrow beat Kyle Chipchura in a fight.
Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 26) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 11)
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1-0 GRD Niklas Nordgren
2-0 GRD Jeff Heerema (Jay McClement)
3-0 GRD Ahren Nittel (Jeff Heerema, Jay McClement)
Goalies: Jeff Glass - Josh Disher