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8/3/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:59/74=79 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:60/82=73 %, Challenges:36/44=80 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 856002 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:17 0-1
Jarkko Ruutu [5])
09:33 1-1
Thomas Vanek [28] (Toni Lydman, Craig Rivet)
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32:12 2-1
Chris Drury [32] (Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek)
32:41 2-2
Zdeno Chara [13] (Josh Hennessy, Nick Foligno)
34:52 3-2
Maxim Afinogenov [33] (Chris Drury, Adam Mair)
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44:32 3-3
Jeff Carter [17] (Oleg Saprykin, Shean Donovan)
47:34 4-3
Maxim Afinogenov [34] (Drew Stafford, Nathan Paetsch)
59:33 5-3
Daniel Paillé [7] (Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:01
Chris Kelly (2 min for roughing)
09:01
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for roughing)
11:57
Chris Neil (2 min for slashing)
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20:07
Dominic Moore (2 min for hooking)
26:55
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
37:41
Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
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54:26
Mike Fisher (2 min for tripping)
58:26
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
58:26
Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 6.30 6
R Drew Stafford 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 16.00 10
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 19.40 10
C Adam Mair 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 7.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 18.20 7
C Chris Drury 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 16.00 9
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
L Daniel Paillé 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Tim Connolly 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.40 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 18.20 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 23.40 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 18.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 22.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 3 0 2 7 1 7.10 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 6
R Shean Donovan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.40 6
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 19.00 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.10 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
C Jeff Carter 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 20.40 8
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -3 19.20 6
L Nick Foligno 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 12.20 8
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Dany Heatley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 -1 27.30 9
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 0 22 0 0 58.20 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Chris Drury
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Toni Lydman has marked a new career high in points with 29 points.
-Nathan Paetsch has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Drew Stafford finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Adam Mair ended his 5 game point drought.
-Derek Roy had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Tallinder had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jeff Carter ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Jordan Staal had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Braydon Coburn had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre beat Chris Neil in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 21) , Binghamton Senators 1( 11)
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1-0 POR Miika Lahti (Michael Kostka)
1-1 BNG Kyle Chipchura (Jesse Winchester)
2-1 POR Clarke MacArthur (Chris Butler)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Brian Elliott