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1/3/2009
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Washington Capitals 5 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 29 - 20
PP: 0 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
Attendance: 12447 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 591233 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:26 0-1
Thomas Vanek [26] (Keith Yandle, Derek Roy)PP
11:42 1-1
Chris Clark [6] (Dennis Wideman, Greg de Vries)
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29:15 2-1
Tomas Holmström [15] (Greg de Vries, Nicklas Bäckström)
34:12 3-1
Zach Parisé [11] (Glen Murray, Tom Poti)
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41:08 4-1
Cory Stillman [23] (Tomas Holmström, Tom Poti)
48:47 4-2
Paul Gaustad [10] (Nils Ekman, Vyacheslav Buravchikov)
49:47 5-2
Jussi Jokinen [6] (Michael Nylander, Chris Campoli)
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Penalty summary:
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00:59
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
03:17
Eric Fehr (2 min for slashing)
07:57
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for diving)
13:19
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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20:45
Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
32:16
Josef Vasicek (2 min for tripping)
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45:47
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
55:41
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.20 6
R Chris Clark 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 13.00 9
R Glen Murray 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
R Tomas Holmström 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 23.30 9
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
C Michael Nylander 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 11.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 8
L Zach Parisé 1 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 20.30 7
L Cory Stillman 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Chris Campoli 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 10.00 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 30.30 8
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 28.00 8
D Greg de Vries 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 22.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 12.10 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 0 1 0 8 -4 18.20 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 20.20 8
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 16.30 5
L Jan Bulis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Nils Ekman 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 -5 19.10 7
D Vyacheslav Buravchikov 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.50 6
D Keith Yandle 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -5 29.10 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 14.40 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -5 29.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Holmström
2nd star: Chris Clark
3rd star: Glen Murray
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Tomas Holmström scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tomas Holmström finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Gaustad scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nils Ekman notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 16) , Rochester Americans 1( 10)
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1-0 POR Oskar Osala (David Steckel)
1-1 ROC Denis Ezhov (Clarke MacArthur, Mark Mancari)
2-1 POR Oscar Hedman (Chris Bourque)
Goalies: José Theodore - Adam Dennis
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New Jersey Devils 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 28 - 16
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:65/85=76 %, Challenges:51/66=76 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:22/48=44 %
Attendance: 16545 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 749489 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:26 1-0
Travis Zajac [12])
14:58 2-0
Sergei Zubov [10] (Martin Brodeur)
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33:42 2-1
Nikita Alexeev [11] (Chad LaRose, Niclas Wallin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:44
Colin White (5 min for fighting)
05:44
Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
10:16
Eric Staal (2 min for high-sticking)
19:02
Barry Tallackson (2 min for high-sticking)
19:23
Scott Hannan (2 min for roughing)
19:23
Eric Staal (2 min for roughing)
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42:56
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
42:56
Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
48:19
Denis Tolpeko (2 min for tripping)
53:53
Chad LaRose (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Barry Tallackson 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 7.10 8
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 14.40 7
C Travis Zajac 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.50 8
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 18.10 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 -1 18.50 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
L Drayson Bowman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 18.10 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 18.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 1 16.50 8
D Matt Corrente 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 21.00 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 2 23.00 9
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 15.50 5
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 -1 19.40 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 21.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 1 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 6
R Nikita Alexeev 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 14.20 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 -1 6.30 4
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 16.10 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 5.20 5
L Chad LaRose 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 14.20 5
L Dustin Brown 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 1 17.10 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 -1 20.30 5
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18.30 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 1 16.40 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 -1 19.50 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 -2 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 26 0 0 59.30 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Zubov
2nd star: Travis Zajac
3rd star: Barry Tallackson
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Sergei Zubov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 11 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Nikita Alexeev has marked a new career high in points with 24 points.
-Nikita Alexeev finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Brian Gionta had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Colin White beat Ryan Kesler in a fight.
-Ryan Kesler beat Ole-Kristian Tollefsen in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 1( 15) , Lowell Lock Monsters 5( 23)
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0-1 LOW Ryan Bayda (Nicolas Blanchard)
0-2 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Ryan Bayda, Matt Spiller)
0-3 LOW Ryan Bayda (Nick Dodge, Jakub Vojta)
0-4 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Ryan Bayda, Jakub Vojta)
0-5 LOW Robin Lindqvist (Casey Borer)
1-5 ALB Anssi Salmela (Chad Wiseman)
Goalies: Jason J. Smith - Justin Peters