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23/1/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 29 - 24
PP: 1 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:71/96=73 %, Challenges:47/54=85 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 846073 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:56 0-1
Nikolai Zherdev [14] (Dan Fritsche, Fredrik Modin)PP
15:08 1-1
Derek Roy [14] (Teppo Numminen)
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37:06 2-1
Patrick Marleau [20] (Jaroslav Spacek, Thomas Vanek)PP
38:33 3-1
Jason Pominville [17] (Toni Lydman, Dmitri Kalinin)
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46:19 3-2
Steven Goertzen [5] (Manny Malhotra, Fredrik Modin)
49:14 3-3
Rick Nash [26] (David Vyborny, Duvie Westcott)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:48
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
11:58
Fredrik Modin (2 min for tripping)
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21:53
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
28:25
Ron Hainsey (2 min for tripping)
32:05
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
35:34
Steven Goertzen (2 min for boarding)
35:56
Manny Malhotra (2 min for tripping)
39:18
Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
39:18
Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
39:51
Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
39:51
Nathan Paetsch (5 min for fighting)
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41:26
Toni Lydman (2 min for tripping)
43:29
Paul Gaustad (2 min for high-sticking)
47:38
Patrick Marleau (2 min for hooking)
50:18
Jakub Voracek (2 min for boarding)
56:24
Will Weber (2 min for hooking)
57:42
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for elbowing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 14.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 20.50 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 2 18.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 11.30 6
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 21.00 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22.20 8
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 -1 12.00 4
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Marco Sturm 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 13.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 6 1 1 0 1 24.50 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 7.50 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 32.30 8
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 11.20 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 33.00 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 -1 31.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.00 5
R Steven Goertzen 1 0 3 2 1 1 7 0 11.40 7
R David Vyborny 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.00 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22.40 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 0 5 2 4 2 0 13.10 9
L Fredrik Modin 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 -1 22.10 8
L Rick Nash 1 0 2 2 1 2 5 0 23.30 8
D Will Weber 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 13.30 6
D Duvie Westcott 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 34.40 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 23.00 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 5 1 3 4 0 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Goertzen
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Nikolai Zherdev
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Teppo Numminen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Marleau scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Toni Lydman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Toni Lydman finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Dan Fritsche notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steven Goertzen ended his 7 game point drought.
-Fredrik Modin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Andrew Peters beat Rick Nash in a fight.
-Nathan Paetsch beat Steven Goertzen in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 10) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 19)
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1-0 ROC Mike Funk (Sam Paolini, Adam Mair)
2-0 ROC Kyle Bruce (James Laux)
3-0 ROC Eric Himelfarb (Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Tomas Popperle