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4/2/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 5
Shots: 31 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/71=90 %, Challenges:40/50=78 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 818180 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:25 1-0
Angelo Esposito [7] (Brian Campbell, T.J. Brennan)
15:36 1-1
Jim Slater [11] (Jesse Schultz, Brian Strait)
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26:12 1-2
Marian Hossa [22] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Todd White)
26:42 2-2
Jason Pominville [37] (Daniel Brière, Dmitri Kalinin)
27:06 2-3
Mike Ribeiro [17] (Kari Lehtonen)
33:45 3-3
Clarke MacArthur [23] (Brad Boyes, Jay McKee)
37:48 3-4
Pascal Dupuis [6] (Mark Popovic, Steve McCarthy)
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58:55 3-5
Ilya Kovalchuk [25] (Mark Popovic, Todd White) EN
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Penalty summary:
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44:42
John Negrin (5 min for fighting)
44:42
Chad Painchaud (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 7
L Osmo Hartikainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 19.10 7
C Angelo Esposito 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Dan Paillé 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 -1 16.40 6
C Brad Boyes 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
C Daniel Brière 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
L Jean-Simon Allard 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 16.40 7
L Clarke MacArthur 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D T.J. Brennan 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18.20 6
D John Negrin 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 18.10 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 24.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
D Jay McKee 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 3 6 0 2 0 -2 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Danny Battochio 5 0 22 0 0 59.00 4
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad Painchaud 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 5.30 7
R Jesse Schultz 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 17.50 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 6
R Marian Hossa 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5.20 5
C Jim Slater 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 18.30 9
C Mike Ribeiro 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
C Todd White 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
L Pascal Dupuis 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5.20 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 5 5 1 0 0 -1 19.20 9
D Brian Strait 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.20 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 19.00 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Mark Popovic 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 1 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Danny Turple 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Jim Slater
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jay McKee notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Angelo Esposito ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Thomas Vanek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-T.J. Brennan ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jim Slater has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Todd White notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Steve McCarthy notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 25th goal of the season.
Other notes:
-John Negrin beat Chad Painchaud in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 29) , Chicago Wolves 0( 18)
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1-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Ryan Gibbons, Janne Hauhtonen)
2-0 ROC Shaun Landolt (Dylan Hunter, Timo Helbling)
3-0 ROC Jochen Hecht (Henrik Tallinder)
4-0 ROC Jochen Hecht (Adam Courchaine, Nathan Paetsch)
5-0 ROC Ryan Gibbons (Adam Courchaine)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Matus Kostur
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4/2/2009
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Nashville Predators 2 , Minnesota Wild 6
Shots: 21 - 33
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:55/64=85 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
PP: 2 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:42/49=84 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 800897 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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02:16 0-1
Martin Skoula [4] (Roman Hamrlik, Tomas Plekanec)
04:45 1-1
Martin Erat [20] (Marek Zidlicky)
09:36 1-2
Roman Hamrlik [7] (Tomas Plekanec)
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23:28 1-3
Jaromir Jagr [19] (Roman Hamrlik, Zdeno Chara)PP
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41:53 2-3
Marian Gaborik [18] (Jason Arnott, Martin Erat)
45:18 2-4
Éric Bélanger [17] (Jaromir Jagr, David Vyborny)PP
46:04 2-5
Branko Radivojevic [9] (Dominic Moore, Éric Bélanger)
49:13 2-6
Dominic Moore [8] (Éric Bélanger)
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Penalty summary:
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23:07
Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
29:39
Tom Poti (2 min for tripping)
36:38
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for boarding)
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42:54
Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
42:54
Derek Boogaard (5 min for fighting)
44:26
Jordin Tootoo (2 min for slashing)
46:24
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 13.30 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 13.10 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 20.00 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -2 17.10 5
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 14.10 8
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 3 0 0 5 1 14.50 9
L Nick Spaling 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 7
L Matt Ellison 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 14.20 4
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 5
L Martin Erat 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Richard Stehlik 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 16.00 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 27.50 7
D Cody Franson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.20 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -2 21.40 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 23.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 6 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 5.50 5
R Branko Radivojevic 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 17.40 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 8
C Petr Kalus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Éric Bélanger 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 9
C Tomas Plekanec 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 9
C Evgeny Poushkin 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 5.30 6
L Dominic Moore 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 18.50 8
L David Vyborny 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Michael Ryder 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 18.30 8
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 21.10 8
D Martin Skoula 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 21.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Bélanger
2nd star: Roman Hamrlik
3rd star: Jaromir Jagr
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Martin Erat scored his 20th goal of the season.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Tomas Plekanec notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Éric Bélanger has marked a new career high in assists with 21 assists.
-Éric Bélanger has marked a new career high in points with 38 points.
-Dominic Moore notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dominic Moore finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Martin Skoula ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Roman Hamrlik ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jason Arnott fought Derek Boogaard in a fight.
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 54) , Houston Aeros 0( 6)
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1-0 MIL John Vigilante
Goalies: Mike Brodeur - Josh Disher