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15/12/2003
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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 25 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:82/92=89 %, Challenges:22/46=46 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:32/54=58 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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16:55 1-0
Brad Richards [11] (Anson Carter, Chris Phillips)
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26:26 1-1
Dion Phaneuf [4] (Erik Johnson, Antoine Vermette)
30:58 1-2
Jaroslav Spacek [1] (Brian Campbell, Jiri Novotny)
31:59 1-3
Lubomir Visnovsky [4] (Brian Campbell, Jaroslav Spacek)
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49:01 2-3
Anson Carter [8] (Kristian Huselius, Mark Eaton)
55:08 3-3
Tim Connolly [7] (Sami Kapanen, Milan Michalek)
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63:53 3-4
Antoine Vermette [11] (Jeff Szwez, Alexander Frolov)
Penalty summary:
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05:15
James Sheppard (2 min for holding the stick)
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42:12
Joe Barnes (5 min for fighting)
42:12
Ivan Khomutov (5 min for fighting)
50:32
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 16.30 4
R Milan Michalek 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 19.20 7
R Anson Carter 1 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 21.30 8
C Joe Barnes 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 6.10 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 -2 15.40 6
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Brad Richards 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 23.10 8
L Matt Murley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 15.40 4
L Sami Kapanen 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 1 21.10 6
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -2 15.50 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 22.20 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 6 2 5 0 1 25.50 8
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -2 16.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 5
D Mark Eaton 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 21 0 0 64.00 5
G Brent Krahn 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 5
R Vitaly Yachmenev 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
R Jeff Szwez 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Ivan Khomutov 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 8.00 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 15.10 8
C Antoine Vermette 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 18.30 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 22.40 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 9.00 4
L Chris Simon 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 14.50 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 -1 17.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 5 3 5 0 0 22.50 8
D Brian Campbell 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 1 21.00 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 14.50 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27.50 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 14.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 18.50 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 30.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 22 0 0 64.00 4
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antoine Vermette
2nd star: Jaroslav Spacek
3rd star: Anson Carter
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Anson Carter scored the 500th point of his career.
-Kristian Huselius notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Milan Michalek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly scored the 100th goal of his career.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Patrick Marleau had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jaroslav Spacek finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Joe Barnes beat Ivan Khomutov in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 35) , Rochester Americans 1( 11)
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1-0 LOW Steve Saviano (Bill Kinkel)
1-1 ROC Graig Mischler (Chad Starling, Greg Mauldin)
2-1 LOW Steve Saviano
Goalies: Craig Kowalski - Martin Prusek
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New Jersey Devils 5 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 28 - 19
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:36/54=65 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:14 1-0
Dan LaCouture [7] (Bates Battaglia)
19:45 2-0
Jay Pandolfo [2] (Alexei Zhitnik, Craig Rivet)
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32:25 3-0
Jay Pandolfo [3] (Bates Battaglia, Alexei Zhitnik)
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48:35 3-1
Matt Cooke [8] (Henrik Zetterberg, Mathieu Schneider)
48:56 4-1
Paul Martin [2] (Alexei Zhitnik, Jay Pandolfo)
49:43 5-1
Bates Battaglia [2] (Jay Pandolfo, Scott Gomez)
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Penalty summary:
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01:57
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
15:02
Joël Moisan (2 min for hooking)
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22:41
Mike Cammalleri (2 min for diving)
29:58
Brett McLean (5 min for fighting)
29:58
Kyle Chipchura (5 min for fighting)
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44:35
Joël Moisan (2 min for tripping)
53:38
Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 16.10 7
R Bates Battaglia 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 5 16.50 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -1 16.50 5
C Petr Vrana 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 6
C Brett McLean 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 11.10 5
C Scott Gomez 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 19.10 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 19.40 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 5
L Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 4 15.10 8
L Dan LaCouture 1 0 4 2 4 1 0 0 20.40 7
D Matt Corrente 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 11.40 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 19.10 9
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 7 2 5 0 -1 27.10 9
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 13.10 6
D Paul Martin 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 22.00 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Tim Thomas 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 6 2 5 0 -1 16.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 -2 15.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 14.20 5
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 -1 12.50 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Joël Moisan 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 7.30 6
L Josh Green 0 0 2 7 1 5 0 -1 19.10 8
L Matt Cooke 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 -1 19.50 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 20.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 24.10 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jay Pandolfo
2nd star: Bates Battaglia
3rd star: Alexei Zhitnik
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Bates Battaglia finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Marc Savard had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Matt Cooke ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Janne Niinimaa had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Brett McLean beat Kyle Chipchura in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 6( 44) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 14)
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1-0 ALB Grant Marshall (Chris Higgins)
1-1 QUE Eric Manlow (Curtis Murphy, Jozef Balej)
2-1 ALB Garth Murray (Andrei Posnov, Andy Greene)
2-2 QUE Mathieu Brunelle (Eric Manlow, Curtis Murphy)
3-2 ALB Adrian Wichser (Andrei Posnov, Mark Fraser)
4-2 ALB Jason Ryznar (Anton Kadeykin, Garth Murray)
5-2 ALB Mark Fraser (Justin Papineau)
6-2 ALB Andrei Posnov (Alexander Steen)
Goalies: Frank Doyle - Josh Disher