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17/10/2008
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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 28 - 30
PP: 2 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:46/59=77 %, Challenges:42/44=93 %
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:51/59=85 %
Attendance: 9261 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 455642 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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15:44 0-1
Maxim Afinogenov [3] (Tim Connolly, Maxim Lapierre)
18:12 0-2
Chris Drury [2] (Thomas Vanek, Jaroslav Spacek)
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26:06 0-3
Drew Stafford [1])
27:02 1-3
Lubomir Visnovsky [2] (Sheldon Souray, Shawn Horcoff)PP
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43:29 2-3
Ales Hemsky [3] (Dustin Penner, Sheldon Souray)
48:03 3-3
Sheldon Souray [1] (Shawn Horcoff, Ales Hemsky)PP
50:57 4-3
Ethan Moreau [3] (Dustin Penner, Shawn Horcoff)
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Penalty summary:
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16:13
Ethan Moreau (2 min for high-sticking)
18:47
Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for boarding)
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20:13
Ethan Moreau (2 min for elbowing)
23:37
Robert Nilsson (2 min for holding the stick)
26:56
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for elbowing)
27:37
Ladislav Smid (2 min for boarding)
29:51
Chris Drury (2 min for elbowing)
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41:24
Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
45:07
Fernando Pisani (2 min for cross-checking)
47:14
Chris Drury (2 min for tripping)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 12.40 5
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 14.10 9
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 12.40 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 13.40 6
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 21.30 7
L Dustin Penner 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 13.10 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Sheldon Souray 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 29.00 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 -1 14.30 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
R Drew Stafford 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 12.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Chris Drury 1 0 5 4 1 0 4 0 20.10 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.40 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 18.10 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 25.00 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 6
L Tim Connolly 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.30 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 25.00 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 22.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 23.50 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 22.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 24 0 0 59.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sheldon Souray
2nd star: Ales Hemsky
3rd star: Shawn Horcoff
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Drew Stafford ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Chris Drury ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 7( 21) , Portland Pirates 4( 15)
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0-1 POR Patrick Kaleta (Jonathan Granström, Chris Butler)
1-1 SPR Robbie Schremp (Mathieu Roy)
2-1 SPR Robbie Schremp (Vyacheslav Trukhno, Gilbert Brulé)
3-1 SPR Colin McDonald (Ryan Potulny)
4-1 SPR Cody Wild (Colin McDonald, Ryan Potulny)
5-1 SPR Ryan Potulny (Colin McDonald, Taylor Chorney)
5-2 POR Nathan Gerbe (Derek Whitmore)
5-3 POR Ryan McDonough (Tim Kennedy)
5-4 POR Jonathan Granström (Marc-André Gragnani)
6-4 SPR Jean-François Jacques (Ryan O'Marra)
7-4 SPR Josef Hrabal (Vyacheslav Trukhno, Robbie Schremp)
Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Adam Dennis