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29/12/2004
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 24 - 17
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:34/53=63 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:26/45=56 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:37 1-0
Brian Campbell [3] (James Sheppard, Ivan Khomutov)
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30:25 2-0
Ilya Kovalchuk [13] (Ronald Petrovicky)
33:53 3-0
Ronald Petrovicky [13] (Danny Markov, Patrick Marleau)
34:53 3-1
Josef Vasicek [13] (Maxim Afinogenov, Alex Kovalev)
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49:48 4-1
Patrick Marleau [15] (Ronald Petrovicky, Pat Rissmiller)
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Penalty summary:
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05:17
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
17:39
Alexander Edler (2 min for roughing)
17:39
Chris Simon (2 min for roughing)
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27:48
Chris Simon (2 min for roughing)
27:48
Kristopher Letang (2 min for roughing)
38:23
Matt Cooke (5 min for fighting)
38:23
Ronald Petrovicky (5 min for fighting)
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40:06
Ivan Khomutov (5 min for fighting)
40:06
Francis Bouillon (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Alexander Radulov (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Alexander Radulov (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Evgeny Artyukhin (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Jiri Novotny (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Trevor Stillman (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Jiri Novotny (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Trevor Stillman (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Josh Green (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Chris Simon (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Josh Green (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Erik Johnson (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Kristopher Letang (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Erik Johnson (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Kristopher Letang (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
42:42
David Fischer (2 min for roughing)
42:42
Carey Price (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
42:42
Martin Brodeur (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
42:42
Martin Brodeur (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Carey Price (5 min for fighting)
42:42
Martin Brodeur (10 min game misconduct)
42:42
Carey Price (10 min game misconduct)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 9.40 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 12.10 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 2 4 1 5 0 5 2 18.10 7
C Ivan Khomutov 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 11.30 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 0 11.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 6 2 1 2 0 2 21.00 10
L James Sheppard 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 5
L Chris Simon 0 0 1 3 0 4 19 0 11.00 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 21.50 8
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 3 2 3 15 0 13.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 18.50 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 24.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 15.40 7
D Brian Campbell 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 21.00 8
D Danny Markov 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 23.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 10 17 0 42.50 7
G Ray Emery 0 0 6 0 0 17.10 8
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 8.00 4
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 2 5 0 5 15 -1 13.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 17.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -3 20.20 7
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 7
C Trevor Stillman 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 12.30 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18.10 5
C Brian Rolston 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -4 21.20 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 7.40 6
L Josh Green 0 0 0 2 2 2 15 0 12.30 6
L Josef Vasicek 1 0 2 5 2 1 0 1 17.30 9
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 -3 20.00 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 13.30 6
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 21.30 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 -4 27.20 6
D David Fischer 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 18.50 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 15.30 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -3 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 14 17 0 43.20 5
G Nikolai Khabibulin 1 0 6 0 0 16.40 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ronald Petrovicky
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Josef Vasicek
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ronald Petrovicky notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Pat Rissmiller notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Matt Cooke beat Ronald Petrovicky in a fight.
-Ivan Khomutov beat Francis Bouillon in a fight.
-Evgeny Artyukhin beat Alexander Radulov in a fight.
-Jiri Novotny beat Trevor Stillman in a fight.
-Chris Simon fought Josh Green in a fight.
-Erik Johnson beat Kristopher Letang in a fight.
-Martin Brodeur fought Carey Price in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 10) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 23)
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1-0 ROC Mike Knoepfli (Andrej Sekera)
1-1 QUE Tyson Nash (Aaron Downey, Danny Groulx)
1-2 QUE Jozef Balej (Andrew Archer)
2-2 ROC Roman Kukumberg (Juha Alén)
3-2 ROC Michael Ryan (Jeff Szwez)
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New York Islanders 3 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 15 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:71/78=91 %, Challenges:13/41=31 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:81/96=84 %, Challenges:33/48=67 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:47 1-0
Aleksey Morozov [13] (Radek Martinek)
13:23 2-0
Marcel Hossa [9] (Dmitri Kalinin, Zach Parisé)
15:52 2-1
David Legwand [11] (Owen Nolan, Ryan Malone)
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30:32 2-2
David Legwand [12] (Ryan Malone, Owen Nolan)
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42:52 2-3
Keith Tkachuk [3] (Mikael Samuelsson, Nick Boynton)PP
44:48 3-3
Shawn Bates [13] (Tom Poti, Sean Hill)
46:06 3-4
Owen Nolan [12] (David Legwand, Ryan Malone)
49:55 3-5
David Legwand [13] (Cam Ward)SH
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Penalty summary:
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13:05
John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
13:05
Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
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28:25
Josef Melichar (2 min for roughing)
28:25
Shawn Bates (2 min for roughing)
33:38
Andy Hilbert (2 min for hooking)
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41:04
Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
45:35
Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)
45:35
Keith Tkachuk (2 min for roughing)
48:09
Rico Fata (2 min for roughing)
58:28
Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
58:28
Pavel Kubina (5 min for fighting)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksandr Vasyunov 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 4
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 14.40 4
R Aleksey Morozov 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 18.00 4
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 20.40 5
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 6.20 6
C Ryan O'Marra 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -2 14.40 4
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 15.20 5
C Zach Parisé 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.10 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 -1 14.40 5
L Shawn Bates 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 18.20 5
L Marcel Hossa 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 15.30 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 23.10 6
D Sean Hill 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 21.40 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 -2 17.30 5
D Radek Martinek 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 15.40 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 0 7 1 6 0 0 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Michael Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marcus Kristoffersson 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 7.10 7
R Alexei Smirnov 0 0 2 7 4 7 0 0 15.10 8
R Owen Nolan 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 15.30 9
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 -2 20.20 7
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
C David Legwand 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 17.40 10
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Rico Fata 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.50 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 14.50 7
L Ryan Malone 0 3 5 7 1 7 0 3 17.40 10
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 20.20 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 17.20 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 3 1 2 5 0 27.50 8
D John Erskine 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 16.00 6
D Brian Leetch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -2 24.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 1 12 0 0 60.00 5
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Owen Nolan
3rd star: Ryan Malone
Notes for New York Islanders:
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mikael Samuelsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Owen Nolan ended his 5 game goal drought.
-David Legwand ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-John Erskine fought Petteri Nokelainen in a fight.
-Petteri Nokelainen beat Pavel Kubina in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 6( 23) , Portland Pirates 1( 16)
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1-0 BRG Peter Ferraro (Bryan Rodney)
2-0 BRG Blake Geoffrion (Luciano Aquino)
3-0 BRG Eric Boguniecki (Allan Rourke)
4-0 BRG Mathieu Melanson (Marek Kvapil, Matt Koalska)
4-1 POR Brett Engelhardt (Quintin Laing)
5-1 BRG Luciano Aquino (Peter Ferraro)
6-1 BRG Matt Beleskey (Allan Rourke)
Goalies: Billy Thompson - Kyle Moir