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27/3/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Buffalo Sabres 6
Shots: 32 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:85/92=92 %, Challenges:42/49=84 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/65=87 %, Challenges:36/36=97 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 873337 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:19 0-1
Brad Boyes [20] (Toni Lydman, Drew MacKenzie)
14:05 1-1
Nicklas Bergfors [16] (Kristopher Letang)
18:24 2-1
Ryan Malone [31] (Gilbert Brulé, Nicklas Bergfors)
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22:02 2-2
Clarke MacArthur [34] (Stephen Weiss, Paul Gaustad)
29:25 2-3
Clarke MacArthur [35] (Stephen Weiss)
36:18 2-4
Jason Pominville [41] (Thomas Vanek, Clarke MacArthur)
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42:34 2-5
Pavol Demitra [36] (Brian Campbell, Jason Pominville)
48:11 2-6
Thomas Vanek [34] (Pavol Demitra, Jason Pominville)
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Penalty summary:
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01:36
Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
01:36
David Hale (5 min for fighting)
08:44
Jamal Mayers (2 min for tripping)
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44:47
Jamal Mayers (2 min for hooking)
54:07
David Hale (5 min for fighting)
54:07
John Negrin (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 6
R Petr Sykora 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 4
C Kyle Turris 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12.10 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
L Derick Brassard 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 13.10 5
L Ryan Malone 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 21.10 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 -2 9.50 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20.30 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 -3 27.20 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -3 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 6 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 6.20 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
R Jason Pominville 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
R Drew Stafford 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Brad Boyes 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 14.40 8
C Pavol Demitra 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 15.50 9
C Stephen Weiss 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
L Osmo Hartikainen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Jean-Simon Allard 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 8
L Clarke MacArthur 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 9
D T.J. Brennan 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 15.50 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 16.20 6
D John Negrin 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 23.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 15.10 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 7
D Drew MacKenzie 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 2 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Danny Battochio 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Clarke MacArthur
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Pavol Demitra
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brad Boyes scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Stephen Weiss notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Paul Gaustad notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Clarke MacArthur scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Thomas Vanek has marked a new career high in assists with 47 assists.
-Jason Pominville ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers fought David Hale in a fight.
-David Hale fought John Negrin in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 26) , Rochester Americans 0( 11)
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1-0 WIL Jeff Taffe (Jani Rita)
2-0 WIL Jeff Taffe (Ryan Stone, Alex Grant)
3-0 WIL Tim Brent (Nathan Smith)
Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Adam Dennis
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27/3/2009
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Minnesota Wild 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 12 - 42
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:61/80=76 %, Challenges:25/32=75 %
PP: 0 of 7 (19 shots), Passing:72/78=92 %, Challenges:39/55=69 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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34:56 0-1
Rostislav Olesz [35] (Marek Svatos, Ryan Miller)
39:06 1-1
Jaromir Jagr [27] (Adam Foote, Derian Hatcher)
39:36 1-2
Rostislav Olesz [36] (Wojtek Wolski)
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47:08 1-3
Marek Svatos [39] (Rick Nash)SH
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Penalty summary:
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07:55
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for high-sticking)
08:36
Adam Foote (2 min for tripping)
12:51
Derek Boogaard (2 min for hooking)
16:14
Ryan Suter (2 min for slashing)
19:42
Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
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21:56
Adam Foote (2 min for hooking)
36:47
Derek Boogaard (5 min for fighting)
36:47
Ryan Suter (5 min for fighting)
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43:45
Alexander Svitov (5 min for attempt to injury)
43:45
Alexander Svitov (10 min game misconduct)
49:12
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
58:14
Evgeny Poushkin (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 5.20 5
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.00 7
C Petr Kalus 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 3.00 4
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 -1 17.10 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
C Evgeny Poushkin 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 13.40 6
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 -1 15.50 5
L Dominic Moore 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
L David Vyborny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Michael Ryder 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.20 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 24.30 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 0 21.40 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 19.50 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 -2 14.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 39 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Fernandez 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 1 3 0 3 15 0 6.50 8
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 12.00 7
R Marek Svatos 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 23.20 8
L Rick Nash 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 9
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 13.00 7
C Rostislav Olesz 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 11.20 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Mark Parrish 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
R Daniel Brière 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
D Will Weber 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 22.30 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 2 26.20 8
D Shea Weber 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 1 11 0 0 60.00 7
G Adam Munro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rostislav Olesz
2nd star: Marek Svatos
3rd star: Rick Nash
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Derian Hatcher notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Derian Hatcher ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rostislav Olesz scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Daniel Brière had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ryan Suter beat Derek Boogaard in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 1( 13) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 22)
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0-1 SYR Curtis Glencross (Sheldon Brookbank)
0-2 SYR Jason Chimera (Bobby Nyholm, Kris Russell)
1-2 HOU Benoît Mondou (Harri Ilvonen)
Goalies: Josh Disher - Dan LaCosta