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8/11/2007
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:27/39=67 %
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:32/44=71 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 873965 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:59 1-0
Teppo Numminen [1] (Jochen Hecht, Jason Pominville)PP
17:56 1-1
Eric Staal [7] (Ray Whitney, Frantisek Kaberle)PP
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23:41 2-1
Thomas Vanek [6] (Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly)PP
24:53 3-1
Tim Connolly [6] (Thomas Vanek, Andrew Peters)
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47:17 4-1
Maxim Afinogenov [9] (Drew Stafford, Brian Campbell)
47:44 5-1
Teppo Numminen [2] (Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly)
51:52 6-1
Thomas Vanek [7] (Tim Connolly, Brian Campbell)
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Penalty summary:
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01:11
Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
04:19
Eric Staal (2 min for diving)
06:52
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for roughing)
16:21
Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
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21:57
Erik Cole (2 min for boarding)
25:51
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
31:54
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
33:27
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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54:17
Justin Williams (2 min for diving)
56:47
Drew Stafford (2 min for boarding)
59:32
Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 12.20 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 18.50 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 4 4 0 1 4 0 20.10 8
C Tim Connolly 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 4 18.50 10
L Andrew Peters 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 5.10 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 12.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
L Thomas Vanek 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 4 21.50 10
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 27.30 7
D Teppo Numminen 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 4 27.00 10
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 4 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 19.40 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 16.10 6
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.40 4
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 -4 21.00 7
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.30 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 18.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -4 20.00 7
D Wade Brookbank 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 24.40 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 -4 26.30 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 10.20 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 22.30 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 6 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Teppo Numminen
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Teppo Numminen scored the 600th point of his career.
-Thomas Vanek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrew Peters ended his 5 game point drought.
-Teppo Numminen finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 9) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 10)
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1-0 ROC Vladimir Gorbunov (Marek Zagrapan)
2-0 ROC Mike Card (Vladimir Gorbunov)
3-0 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan, James Laux)
Goalies: Mike Morrison - Michael Leighton