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3/3/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Montreal Canadiens 0
Shots: 25 - 21
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:61/79=77 %, Challenges:31/37=81 %
PP: 0 of 7 (7 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:44/56=77 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 818180 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:19 1-0
Thomas Vanek [33] (Brad Boyes, Steve Bernier)
16:56 2-0
Thomas Vanek [34] (Dmitri Kalinin, Brad Boyes)
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31:56 3-0
Jason Pominville [34] (Steve Bernier, Paul Gaustad)
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40:28 4-0
Jason Pominville [35] (Brian Campbell, Steve Bernier)
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Penalty summary:
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02:06
Drew Schiestel (2 min for high-sticking)
05:48
Paul Gaustad (2 min for elbowing)
07:43
Jason Pominville (2 min for cross-checking)
10:23
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
10:23
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
11:08
Jirí Tlustý (2 min for hooking)
11:53
Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
18:47
Toni Lydman (2 min for slashing)
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25:13
Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
27:46
Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for cross-checking)
36:05
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
36:17
Dion Phaneuf (2 min for roughing)
36:17
Steve Bernier (2 min for roughing)
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43:01
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for tripping)
50:49
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 8.50 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Jason Pominville 2 0 3 1 0 1 2 3 18.20 9
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 6
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Brad Boyes 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 7
R Steve Bernier 0 3 2 3 0 3 2 3 18.30 10
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
L Jean-Simon Allard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 11.30 7
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 4 2 2 2 0 2 20.50 10
D John Negrin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 1 22.40 9
D Brian Campbell 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 2 27.40 9
D T.J. Brennan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 21.20 7
D Drew Schiestel 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 17.20 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 4 20.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 6
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 4.20 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14.00 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 -3 21.30 7
C Olivier Latendresse 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.30 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -3 21.00 5
C Saku Koivu 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 24.50 8
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 11.10 6
L Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.00 5
L Mikko Koivu 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 21.10 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 17.30 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 25.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 15.00 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -2 27.20 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 3 3 1 2 2 -2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Steve Bernier
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jason Pominville scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Drew Stafford had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-Antoine Vermette had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Saku Koivu had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Higgins had his 10 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre beat Adam Mair in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 6( 24) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 17)
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1-0 ROC Michael Ryan
2-0 ROC Andrew Peters (Michael Ryan)
2-1 QUE Corey Locke (Duncan Milroy, Petteri Nummelin)
3-1 ROC Mika Hannula (James Laux)
4-1 ROC Toni Dahlman (Andrei Mukhachev)
5-1 ROC Shaun Landolt (Mike Funk)
6-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Brandon Smith)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Yann Danis
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3/3/2008
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Calgary Flames 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 0
Shots: 38 - 16
PP: 1 of 8 (17 shots), Passing:69/90=76 %, Challenges:39/41=92 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 831241 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:48 1-0
Kimmo Timonen [10] (Adrian Aucoin, Andrei Medvedev)
10:21 2-0
Daymond Langkow [20] (Marcus Nilson)
16:27 3-0
Owen Nolan [17] (Alex Kovalev)PP
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33:04 4-0
Jarome Iginla [39] (Kimmo Timonen, Owen Nolan)SH
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42:04 5-0
Alex Tanguay [28] (Jeff Carter, Dustin Boyd)
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Penalty summary:
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01:29
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
02:23
Evgeny Malkin (2 min for boarding)
10:38
Kimmo Timonen (2 min for elbowing)
15:26
Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
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26:46
David Hale (2 min for hooking)
31:28
David Hale (2 min for high-sticking)
32:34
Dustin Boyd (2 min for holding the stick)
36:48
Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
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43:03
Gary Roberts (2 min for tripping)
45:44
Ryan Malone (2 min for high-sticking)
56:26
Colby Armstrong (2 min for holding the stick)
59:18
Ryan Malone (2 min for slashing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Owen Nolan 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
R Mathieu Aubin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 11.20 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 22.30 8
C Dustin Boyd 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 15.30 8
C Daymond Langkow 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 20.50 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Jeff Carter 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
L David Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.20 7
L Mike Knuble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 12.00 8
D David Hale 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 10.40 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 22.50 8
D Kimmo Timonen 1 1 5 1 0 2 2 3 29.50 9
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrei Medvedev 0 1 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.40 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 9.30 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
R Mark Recchi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17.30 5
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Travis Zajac 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 3 2 1 4 0 6.40 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 -2 18.50 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 11.20 6
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 21.10 7
D Alain Nasreddine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 26.30 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 28.20 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 20.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 33 0 0 60.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrei Medvedev
2nd star: Owen Nolan
3rd star: Kimmo Timonen
Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Adrian Aucoin has marked a new career high in assists with 32 assists.
-Kimmo Timonen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Daymond Langkow scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Marcus Nilson finally ended his 29 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Mark Recchi had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Gilbert Brulé had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 5( 15) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 6)
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1-0 SJF Tomi Mäki (Anders Eriksson, Grant Stevenson)
2-0 SJF Kris Chucko (Anders Eriksson)
3-0 SJF Anders Eriksson (Kris Chucko, Tomi Mäki)
4-0 SJF Tomi Mäki (Grant Stevenson, Kris Chucko)
5-0 SJF Kris Chucko (Tomi Mäki)
Goalies: Curtis McElhinney - Dany Sabourin