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19/12/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:39/50=76 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:21/35=58 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 863478 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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14:18 1-0
Bryan Berard [3] (Jason Pominville)PP
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26:42 1-1
Markus Näslund [10] (Chris Drury)
34:55 2-1
Tim Connolly [12] (Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville)PP
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49:54 3-1
Derek Roy [11] (Tim Connolly, Teppo Numminen)
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Penalty summary:
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12:55
Sean Avery (2 min for holding the stick)
15:55
Paul Mara (2 min for hooking)
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22:29
Nik Antropov (2 min for tripping)
27:57
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
33:59
Markus Näslund (2 min for hooking)
36:04
Paul Mara (2 min for tripping)
38:38
Jason Pominville (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 15.30 6
R Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 14.30 8
C Jason Pominville 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 9
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Dominic Moore 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 18.30 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Tim Connolly 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Bryan Berard 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 25.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 15.10 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 13.20 5
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15.00 4
R Nik Antropov 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 14.00 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6.30 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
C Chris Drury 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 18.50 8
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 12.30 5
L Markus Näslund 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 17.40 8
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.30 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 23.00 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 23.00 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Pominville
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Derek Roy
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Markus Näslund scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Markus Näslund ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 5( 28) , Hartford Wolf Pack 3( 22)
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0-1 HFD Pierre Parenteau (Greg Moore)
1-1 POR Phillip Gogulla (Tim Kennedy, Michael Kostka)
2-1 POR Benjamin Breault (Jonathan Granström)
3-1 POR Mark Mancari (Marek Zagrapan)
3-2 HFD Greg Moore (Mikko Maenpaa, Pierre Parenteau)
4-2 POR Mike Funk (Andrew Peters, Felix Schütz)
4-3 HFD Aaron Voros (Greg Moore)
5-3 POR Mark Mancari (Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Miika Wiikman