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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 3 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:36/55=64 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:74/79=93 %, Challenges:13/39=32 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:15 0-1
Vitaly Vishnevski [6] (Wayne Primeau)
14:25 1-1
Alyn McCauley [3] (Patrick Marleau, Steve Bégin)PP
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32:35 2-1
Erik Johnson [5] (Ronald Petrovicky, Lubomir Visnovsky)
33:47 2-2
Kyle Wanvig [19] (Brendan Shanahan, Adrian Aucoin)
36:18 3-2
Alyn McCauley [4] (Antoine Vermette, Steve Bégin)PP
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42:43 4-2
Alyn McCauley [5] (Patrick Marleau, Erik Johnson)PP
50:21 5-2
Ilya Kovalchuk [30] (Zdeno Chara)
54:21 6-2
Antoine Vermette [15] (Steve Bégin)
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Penalty summary:
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07:44
Alex Plante (5 min for fighting)
07:44
Brendan Shanahan (5 min for fighting)
11:31
Michal Handzus (5 min for fighting)
11:31
Antoine Vermette (5 min for fighting)
13:26
Rickard Wallin (2 min for tripping)
16:08
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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21:12
Patrick Marleau (5 min for attempt to injury)
29:59
Patrick Marleau (5 min for fighting)
29:59
Cam Barker (5 min for fighting)
30:36
Scott Hannan (2 min for roughing)
30:36
Kyle Wanvig (2 min for roughing)
35:02
Brendan Shanahan (2 min for high-sticking)
36:53
Wayne Primeau (2 min for roughing)
36:53
Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
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40:12
Antoine Vermette (2 min for roughing)
40:12
Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
41:41
Brendan Shanahan (2 min for tripping)
47:42
Michel Ouellet (2 min for hooking)
51:14
Scott Hannan (2 min for roughing)
51:14
Brent Nordin (2 min for roughing)
56:25
Patrick Marleau (5 min for fighting)
56:25
Wayne Primeau (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.50 5
R Alyn McCauley 3 0 3 1 5 0 0 1 16.00 8
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 19.50 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 1 2 4 -1 11.20 5
C Antoine Vermette 1 1 4 2 0 1 7 1 15.50 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 2 4 2 1 2 15 1 18.40 8
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 10.50 6
L Steve Bégin 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 19.30 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 20.00 9
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 9.20 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 24.20 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 -1 15.40 6
D Erik Johnson 1 1 3 3 2 3 0 1 21.50 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 0 8 0 7 0 1 26.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Marty Turco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Nordin 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 7.50 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -2 10.50 4
R Kyle Wanvig 1 0 3 5 1 4 2 1 17.20 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 18.50 4
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 4
C Rickard Wallin 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -2 14.40 4
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 1 22.10 7
C Wayne Primeau 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 19.00 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -2 16.20 4
L Brendan Shanahan 0 1 5 2 2 1 9 1 22.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -2 17.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 14.00 8
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 28.50 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 14.50 5
D Boris Valabik 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 1 16.50 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 4 0 3 5 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Glass 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alyn McCauley
2nd star: Antoine Vermette
3rd star: Steve Bégin
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alyn McCauley scored the 300th point of his career.
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Zdeno Chara notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Antoine Vermette scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Wayne Primeau notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Adrian Aucoin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kyle Wanvig ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Alex Plante beat Brendan Shanahan in a fight.
-Michal Handzus beat Antoine Vermette in a fight.
-Patrick Marleau fought Cam Barker in a fight.
-Patrick Marleau beat Wayne Primeau in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 20) , Chicago Wolves 2( 22)
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0-1 CHW Owen Fussey (Jason Krog, Eric Boulton)
0-2 CHW Eric Boulton (Owen Fussey, Jason Krog)
Goalies: Brent Johnson - Danny Turple
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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 19 - 23
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:17/34=48 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:30/56=52 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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14:51 0-1
Ryan Malone [39] (Jason Arnott, Mikael Samuelsson)
17:53 1-1
Scott Gomez [17] (Milan Michalek, Sergei Brylin)PP
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no scoring
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48:58 2-1
Dean McAmmond [18] (Dmitry Yushkevich, Trent Hunter)
54:19 2-2
David Legwand [13] (Steve Rucchin, Brad Lukowich)
57:04 2-3
Steve Rucchin [24] (Mikael Samuelsson, Ryan Malone)
58:58 2-4
Jason Arnott [23]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:08
David Legwand (2 min for roughing)
03:08
Mike Comrie (2 min for roughing)
06:42
Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
09:12
Milan Michalek (5 min for fighting)
09:12
John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
17:29
Sergei Zubov (2 min for hooking)
19:24
Joey Mormina (2 min for roughing)
19:24
David Hale (2 min for roughing)
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20:32
Adam Foote (2 min for hooking)
23:57
Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
23:57
Mike Comrie (5 min for fighting)
24:12
Keith Tkachuk (2 min for high-sticking)
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56:06
Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
56:06
Karel Rachunek (5 min for fighting)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 18.20 6
R Trent Hunter 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 7
R Milan Michalek 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 -3 17.20 8
C Scott Gomez 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 8.50 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 1 1 3 7 0 14.00 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 15.40 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -3 19.30 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 8.00 6
L Sergei Brylin 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Dean McAmmond 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 17.50 5
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 16.20 7
D David Hale 0 0 1 6 3 6 2 -4 24.40 7
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 4 0 4 5 0 17.10 8
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 -4 27.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 19 0 0 59.20 5
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Smirnov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 16.30 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 13.20 8
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.30 5
C David Legwand 1 0 3 3 1 3 2 1 17.10 9
C Steve Rucchin 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 17.50 8
C Jason Arnott 1 1 4 2 1 2 5 1 19.50 8
L Joey Mormina 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 7.30 6
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 15.50 6
L Ryan Malone 1 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 16.30 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 17.50 7
D Yannick Tremblay 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 19.30 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16.00 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 -1 24.10 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 15.10 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 17.00 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 28.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Steve Rucchin
3rd star: Jason Arnott
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Milan Michalek notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Trent Hunter has marked a new career high in assists with 34 assists.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brad Lukowich notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Steve Rucchin has marked a new career high in goals with 24 tallies.
-David Legwand ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Milan Michalek beat John Erskine in a fight.
-Mike Comrie beat Jason Arnott in a fight.
-Nick Boynton beat Karel Rachunek in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 16) , Portland Pirates 2( 22)
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0-1 POR Mark Popovic (Chris Bourque)
1-1 LOW Corey Braynin (Alexander Svitov)
2-1 LOW Corey Braynin (Alexander Svitov)
2-2 POR Quintin Laing (Trevor Byrne)
3-2 LOW Michel Boucher (Alexander Svitov, Martin Vagner)
Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Kyle Moir