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16/3/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Vancouver Canucks 4
Shots: 18 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:79/94=84 %, Challenges:28/39=70 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:58/68=85 %, Challenges:48/60=78 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 818180 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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06:18 0-1
Alexander Semin [40] (Ray Whitney, Kevin Bieksa)
10:47 0-2
Alexander Semin [41] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Kevin Bieksa)
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26:05 0-3
Alexander Edler [3] (Michael Grabner, Petr Prucha)
30:12 1-3
Stephen Weiss [28] (John Negrin, T.J. Brennan)
35:28 1-4
Ray Whitney [24] (Jason Bonsignore, Maxim Lapierre)PP
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52:51 2-4
Blair Betts [11] (Toni Lydman, Jay McKee)
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Penalty summary:
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15:33
Jason Bonsignore (2 min for high-sticking)
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34:21
Osmo Hartikainen (2 min for tripping)
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44:34
Mattias Öhlund (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 6.40 6
C Blair Betts 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 11.30 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -2 21.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14.50 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.50 7
L Osmo Hartikainen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
L Jean-Simon Allard 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 11.30 4
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D T.J. Brennan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D John Negrin 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 -2 25.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 14.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 18.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Danny Battochio 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.00 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 17.00 8
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 8
L Ray Whitney 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 16.30 7
C Jason Bonsignore 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 7
R Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 7
C Petr Prucha 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
L Alexander Semin 2 0 5 3 0 0 0 2 15.30 10
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Maxim Lapierre 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 15.10 7
R Michael Grabner 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Nathan McIver 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.50 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 23.10 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
D Alexander Edler 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Drew MacIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Ray Whitney
3rd star: Kevin Bieksa
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-John Negrin ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Alexander Semin scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Kevin Bieksa notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Markus Näslund had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 17) , Manitoba Moose 3( 13)
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0-1 MAN Mark Rooneem (Matt Butcher)
0-2 MAN Marc-André Bernier (Steve Regier, Shaun Heshka)
0-3 MAN Jason Jaffray (Mike S. Brown, Kris Fredheim)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Alexandre Vincent
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Atlanta Thrashers 6 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 4 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:61/80=76 %, Challenges:45/54=81 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:33/49=66 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 875855 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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06:57 1-0
Darren Haydar [24] (Jim Slater, Vyacheslav Kozlov)PP
10:09 2-0
Jim Slater [13] (Vyacheslav Kozlov)PP
10:43 3-0
Steve McCarthy [2] (Josh Gorges, Jim Slater)PP
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27:28 3-1
Erik Johnson [6] (Rick Nash, Sidney Crosby)
28:43 4-1
Marian Hossa [32] (Todd White, Bryan Little)
33:43 4-2
Ryan Suter [7] (Daniel Brière, Wojtek Wolski)
35:15 4-3
Ryan Smyth [20] (Mark Parrish, Daniel Brière)
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46:44 4-4
Wojtek Wolski [32] (Daniel Brière, Marek Svatos)
53:09 5-4
Mike Ribeiro [23] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Marian Hossa)PP
58:23 6-4
Vyacheslav Kozlov [18] (Jim Slater, Mike Ribeiro)
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Penalty summary:
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05:58
Manny Malhotra (2 min for cross-checking)
08:13
Daniel Brière (2 min for tripping)
10:15
Erik Johnson (2 min for hooking)
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36:04
Manny Malhotra (2 min for boarding)
39:34
Bryan Little (2 min for slashing)
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51:22
Erik Johnson (2 min for boarding)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad Painchaud 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 7.50 6
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
R Darren Haydar 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
R Marian Hossa 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Bryan Little 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 -1 8.00 6
C Jim Slater 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 9
C Mike Ribeiro 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.00 8
C Todd White 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.00 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 19.50 8
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 11.50 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 5 3 0 3 0 0 20.20 10
D Brian Strait 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 16.00 7
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -2 15.20 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 28.40 7
D Steve McCarthy 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 20.50 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 22.10 7
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 17.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Danny Turple 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.40 8
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 7
R Marek Svatos 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Ryan Smyth 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 11.40 8
L Wojtek Wolski 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 5 1 1 4 0 13.50 6
L Mark Parrish 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 11.40 7
R Daniel Brière 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 14.40 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Will Weber 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 20.30 6
D Erik Johnson 1 0 2 12 4 1 4 1 24.20 10
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18.20 6
D Ryan Suter 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 11 0 0 28.40 4
G Adam Munro 2 0 10 0 0 31.10 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jim Slater
2nd star: Vyacheslav Kozlov
3rd star: Marian Hossa
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Josh Gorges notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bryan Little notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Hossa notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Steve McCarthy ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Ryan Smyth scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ryan Suter ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 28) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 21)
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0-1 SYR Jason Chimera (Nick Sucharski, Bobby Nyholm)
1-1 CHW Ken Klee (Chris Thorburn)
2-1 CHW Jimmy Sharrow (Brett Sterling)
Goalies: Matus Kostur - Dan LaCosta