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23/1/2004
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Buffalo Sabres 8 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:82/97=84 %, Challenges:26/52=49 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:20/36=54 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:32 1-0
Chris Simon [5] (Antoine Vermette, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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27:42 1-1
Graham Mink [5] (Tom Preissing, Todd White)
29:04 2-1
Antoine Vermette [15] (Alyn McCauley, Brian Campbell)
31:49 2-2
Daniel Cleary [5] (Tom Preissing, Dustin Byfuglien)
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42:43 3-2
Brian Campbell [4] (Chris Simon, Antoine Vermette)
47:28 4-2
James Sheppard [3] (Martin Brodeur)
48:23 5-2
Ronald Petrovicky [19] (Alexander Frolov, Ryan Flinn)
48:42 6-2
Danny Markov [5] (Lubomir Visnovsky)
49:51 7-2
Antoine Vermette [16] (Patrick Marleau, Alexander Frolov)
54:17 8-2
Patrick Marleau [20] (Chris Simon)
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Penalty summary:
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00:21
Jonathan Hedström (5 min for fighting)
00:21
Ronald Petrovicky (5 min for fighting)
13:19
Gregory Campbell (2 min for hooking)
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21:07
Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
21:07
Dion Phaneuf (2 min for roughing)
23:46
Eric Neilson (5 min for fighting)
23:46
Jiri Novotny (5 min for fighting)
36:07
Marek Zagrapan (5 min for fighting)
36:07
Shawn Belle (5 min for fighting)
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44:18
Jonathan Hedström (2 min for roughing)
44:18
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 6.00 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 18.20 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 5 1 3 1 5 2 20.50 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 9.10 5
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 5 3 5 5 1 12.40 8
C Antoine Vermette 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 17.30 10
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 5 4 6 3 0 1 20.40 9
L Ryan Flinn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
L James Sheppard 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 14.40 4
L Chris Simon 1 2 2 2 3 1 0 5 17.10 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.40 8
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 18.40 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 28.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 13.50 6
D Brian Campbell 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 18.20 7
D Danny Markov 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 1 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Neilson 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 6.30 5
R Graham Mink 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 16.20 8
R Jonathan Hedström 0 0 1 3 0 2 7 -3 16.30 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 18.50 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.40 4
C Todd White 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 17.00 6
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 5 4 3 1 0 -3 17.40 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -4 19.50 6
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 7.40 6
L Daniel Cleary 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 16.00 8
L Serge Aubin 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -3 16.30 4
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 -4 17.40 5
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 16.20 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 19.50 6
D Shawn Belle 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 -4 23.30 5
D Tom Preissing 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 16.50 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -3 17.30 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -5 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 8 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antoine Vermette
2nd star: Chris Simon
3rd star: Patrick Marleau
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Antoine Vermette scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Antoine Vermette notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Marleau scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Brian Campbell finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Graham Mink finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Graham Mink finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Tom Preissing finally ended his 14 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Jonathan Hedström beat Ronald Petrovicky in a fight.
-Jiri Novotny beat Eric Neilson in a fight.
-Marek Zagrapan fought Shawn Belle in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 17) , Kansas City Blades 3( 25)
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0-1 KCB Andreas Jämtin (Lynn Loyns, Patrick Sharp)
1-1 ROC Roman Kukumberg (Michael Ryan, Reid Cashman)
1-2 KCB Marcel Goc (Andreas Jämtin)
1-3 KCB Gino Guyer (Jeff Hamilton)
2-3 ROC Ryan Clowe (Reid Cashman)
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Montreal Canadiens 4 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 25 - 21
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:24/50=47 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:72/88=81 %, Challenges:29/47=60 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:26 0-1
Jan Hrdina [8] (Vladimir Orszagh, Todd Marchant)
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27:38 1-1
Brian Rolston [17] (Mathieu Schneider)
29:35 1-2
Dallas Drake [12] (Jeff Woywitka, Alex Korolyuk)
34:59 2-2
Matt Cooke [13] (Ruslan Salei, Mathieu Schneider)
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41:16 3-2
Matt Cooke [14] (Maxim Afinogenov)
46:15 3-3
Eric Brewer [7] (Ryan Moore, Kevyn Adams)
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60:38 4-3
Marc Savard [16] (Maxim Afinogenov, Matt Cooke)
Penalty summary:
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02:21
Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
02:21
Matt Cooke (5 min for fighting)
15:43
Joël Moisan (2 min for high-sticking)
19:28
Kevyn Adams (2 min for high-sticking)
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29:45
Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
29:45
Keven Veilleux (5 min for fighting)
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53:39
Eric Brewer (5 min for fighting)
53:39
Kyle Chipchura (5 min for fighting)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 8.40 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 -1 15.20 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 2 17.20 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 19.20 4
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 8.40 4
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 -1 14.50 6
C Marc Savard 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 18.30 9
C Brian Rolston 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Joël Moisan 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6.40 5
L Josh Green 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 -1 15.50 4
L Matt Cooke 2 1 6 3 1 0 5 2 16.30 10
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 15.20 7
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 19.00 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 26.20 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.00 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 21.50 8
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 18 0 0 60.30 6
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 8.30 7
R Alex Korolyuk 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 0 16.50 8
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 19.40 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 -1 8.30 6
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.10 4
C Todd Marchant 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 17.00 6
C Ryan Moore 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Dallas Drake 1 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 14.30 8
L Jan Hrdina 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Jeff Woywitka 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 6 0 3 5 1 21.30 9
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 -1 25.30 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 1 4 2 5 1 16.20 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 20.50 8
D Eric Brewer 1 0 3 1 0 1 5 -3 21.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David Aebischer 4 0 21 0 0 60.30 5
G Jason Bacashihua 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Cooke
2nd star: Marc Savard
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Dallas Drake finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Eric Brewer finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Bryce Salvador beat Matt Cooke in a fight.
-Barret Jackman beat Keven Veilleux in a fight.
-Eric Brewer beat Kyle Chipchura in a fight.
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 25) , Worcester Icecats 1( 27)
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1-0 QUE Danny Groulx
2-0 QUE Cam Cunning (Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu, Jim Dowd)
3-0 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Jim Dowd)
3-1 WOR Jon DiSalvatore (Magnus Kahnberg, Carl Söderberg)
Goalies: Josh Disher - Robert Goepfert