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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 5
Shots: 36 - 29
PP: 1 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:45/53=83 %
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:44 1-0
Maxim Afinogenov [15])PP
07:55 2-0
Maxim Afinogenov [16] (Thomas Vanek, Patrice Bergeron)
15:57 2-1
Bryan McCabe [6] (Scott Hannan, Jeremy Williams)
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21:15 3-1
Thomas Vanek [14] (Patrice Bergeron, Ron Hainsey)
31:12 4-1
Jason Pominville [12] (Clarke MacArthur)
33:22 4-2
Scott Hannan [4] (Bryan McCabe, Matt Stajan)
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42:26 4-3
Alexei Ponikarovsky [8] (Bryan McCabe)PP
43:47 4-4
Jeremy Williams [3] (Niklas Hagman, David Moss)
58:08 4-5
Jason Blake [13] (Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe)
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Penalty summary:
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00:24
Dale Mitchell (2 min for tripping)
03:21
Jirí Tlustý (2 min for hooking)
04:29
Jamal Mayers (2 min for roughing)
13:24
Matt Stajan (2 min for hooking)
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27:46
Matt Stajan (2 min for elbowing)
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40:58
Jason Pominville (2 min for tripping)
44:49
Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for tripping)
52:08
Drew Stafford (2 min for elbowing)
55:59
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 4.50 4
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.50 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 19.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 9
C Dan Paillé 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 4.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.30 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 22.40 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 18.30 8
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 4.50 6
L Tyler Ennis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 8 3 1 1 0 0 22.00 9
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.10 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.40 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 24.10 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 -1 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.00 4
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 16.50 7
R Jason Blake 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 8
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -2 17.10 6
C Jeremy Williams 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 5.00 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 -1 10.00 5
C Matt Stajan 0 1 3 0 2 0 4 1 17.00 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 20.40 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 8.30 6
L David Moss 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -1 10.00 6
L Matthew Lombardi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 21.00 8
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.20 4
D Bryan McCabe 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 22.00 9
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 -1 29.50 8
D Nigel Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 5
D Scott Hannan 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 -2 24.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 4 0 32 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan McCabe
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Jeremy Williams
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bryan McCabe notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Blake ended his 5 game goal drought.
-David Moss finally ended his 11 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 16) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 16)
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0-1 SJM Erik Westrum (Owen Fussey, Ian White)
0-2 SJM Erik Westrum (Pavel Kubina)
1-2 ROC Dylan Hunter (Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Vesa Toskala
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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 36 - 15
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:70/84=83 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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18:58 0-1
Derick Brassard [4] (Chris Higgins, Maxim Mayorov)PP
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29:13 1-1
Tuomo Ruutu [5] (Joe Corvo, Jeff Woywitka)SH
31:54 2-1
Aleksey Morozov [10] (Eric Staal, Joni Pitkänen)
32:59 3-1
Joe Sakic [16] (Ray Whitney, Anton Babchuk)
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47:26 3-2
Ryane Clowe [4] (Chris Higgins, Mike Commodore)
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Penalty summary:
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00:05
Chris Higgins (2 min for cross-checking)
13:19
Ray Whitney (2 min for hooking)
17:24
Zach Boychuk (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:53
Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for hooking)
27:22
Aleksey Morozov (2 min for hooking)
35:13
Kyle Chipchura (2 min for high-sticking)
38:33
Tim Gleason (2 min for hooking)
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42:51
Chris Higgins (2 min for tripping)
52:59
R.J. Umberger (2 min for tripping)
57:32
Curtis Glencross (2 min for slashing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 18.40 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 13.10 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 21.00 8
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 14.00 7
C Joe Sakic 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
C Eric Staal 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
L Ray Whitney 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 15.40 7
L Aleksey Morozov 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 13.30 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 18.30 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 20.10 7
D Jeff Woywitka 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 22.10 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 25.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
R Stefan Legein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
L Ryane Clowe 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C Corey Locke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 11.10 6
C Derick Brassard 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 18.30 6
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.30 6
L Maxim Mayorov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.40 5
L Chris Higgins 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 18.20 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22.40 5
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 -1 26.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 4
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 24.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Joe Sakic
3rd star: Aleksey Morozov
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joe Corvo notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Aleksey Morozov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Jeff Woywitka ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mike Commodore has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Derick Brassard ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 6( 23) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 17)
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1-0 LOW Pat Dwyer (Mike Angelidis, Tim Conboy)
2-0 LOW Vince Bellissimo (Mike Angelidis)
3-0 LOW Ernie Hartlieb (Steve Saviano)
4-0 LOW Ryan Bayda (Martin Prochazka, Niclas Wallin)
5-0 LOW Ryan Bayda (Brett Carson)
6-0 LOW Ryan Bayda (David Gove, Craig Adams)
6-1 SYR Joakim Lindström (Alexander Kojevnikov, Jason Chimera)
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Tomas Popperle