Buffalo Sabres 3 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 28 - 28
PP: 3 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:58/75=77 %, Challenges:36/43=81 %
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:61/79=77 %, Challenges:37/51=71 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: Yes
11:28 1-0
Maxim Afinogenov [22] (Nathan Paetsch)PP
11:59 2-0
Thomas Vanek [23] (Henrik Tallinder, Andrej Sekera)PP
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31:02 2-1
Brian Rolston [32] (Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta)PP
34:56 3-1
Ales Kotalik [17] (Tim Connolly, Andrej Sekera)PP
37:54 3-2
Brian Gionta [25] (Patrik Elias, Brian Rolston)
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41:05 3-3
Travis Zajac [10] (Nils Ekman, Bryce Salvador)
43:41 3-4
Paul Martin [15] (Andy Greene, Brian Gionta)
52:03 3-5
John Madden [18] (Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parisé)
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Penalty summary:
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02:39
Dainius Zubrus (2 min for cross-checking)
05:42
Paul Gaustad (2 min for high-sticking)
11:09
Brian Rolston (2 min for high-sticking)
11:37
David Clarkson (2 min for tripping)
12:09
Nils Ekman (2 min for holding the stick)
15:07
Jason Pominville (2 min for hooking)
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24:44
Zach Parisé (2 min for high-sticking)
25:34
Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
25:34
Johnny Oduya (2 min for roughing)
29:22
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
33:32
Bobby Holik (2 min for diving)
37:18
Colin White (5 min for fighting)
37:18
Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
37:29
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for roughing)
37:29
Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
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41:42
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for high-sticking)
44:57
Nathan Paetsch (5 min for fighting)
44:57
Colin White (5 min for fighting)
56:28
Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
58:52
Brian Rolston (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 11.50 4
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 13.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 -1 18.00 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 -1 20.40 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -2 18.00 8
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -2 21.00 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 4.40 7
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 4 1 0 0 9 -1 15.10 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -2 28.30 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 20.20 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 16.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 8.50 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 12.50 8
R Brian Gionta 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 9
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 9.50 6
C Travis Zajac 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 12.40 7
C John Madden 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Patrik Elias 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 19.50 8
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
L Nils Ekman 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 10.20 8
L Zach Parisé 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 7
L Brian Rolston 1 1 5 1 1 0 4 2 19.50 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 2 1 10 0 12.30 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 17.20 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 24.20 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 16.20 7
D Andy Greene 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 20.20 7
D Paul Martin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kevin Weekes 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Brian Rolston
3rd star: Travis Zajac
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Travis Zajac scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Martin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Paul Martin finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Andrew Peters beat Colin White in a fight.
-Colin White beat Nathan Paetsch in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 22) , Lowell Devils 4( 18)
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0-1 LOW Chad Wiseman (Nicklas Bergfors, Fedor Fedorov)
0-2 LOW Nicklas Bergfors (Fedor Fedorov, Vitaly Vishnevski)
0-3 LOW Nicklas Bergfors (Fedor Fedorov, Matt Corrente)
0-4 LOW Barry Tallackson (Brad Snetsinger, Michael Swift)
1-4 POR Mathieu Darche (Peter-James Corsi, Mike Card)
2-4 POR Mark Mancari (Ryan McDonough)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Jeff Frazee