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1/1/2010
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 26 - 36
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:54/65=83 %, Challenges:30/41=71 %
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:83/88=94 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
Attendance: 10757 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 532472 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:58 0-1
Louis Leblanc [3] (Sergei Kostitsyn, Benoit Pouliot)
13:12 1-1
Andrew Cogliano [7] (David Vyborny, Anson Carter)
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25:35 2-1
Drew Stafford [6] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Tim Gleason)
29:07 3-1
Andrew Cogliano [8] (Craig Rivet)
30:32 3-2
Mike Cammalleri [14] (Cam Barker)
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43:56 4-2
Markus Näslund [10] (Derek Roy, Tyler Myers)PP
50:34 4-3
Ethan Moreau [6] (Cam Barker)
51:23 5-3
Mikhail Grabovski [6] (Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy)
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Penalty summary:
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06:51
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
09:11
Luke Adam (2 min for high-sticking)
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33:53
Matt Greene (2 min for cross-checking)
35:16
Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
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41:42
Zack Kassian (5 min for fighting)
41:42
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
43:12
Paul Mara (2 min for high-sticking)
52:57
Henrik Tallinder (2 min for cross-checking)
54:45
Andrew Cogliano (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Vyborny 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Markus Näslund 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 7
R Andrew Cogliano 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 20.30 9
C Anson Carter 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.20 6
C Luke Adam 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 10.50 5
C Drew Stafford 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 18.10 7
C Derek Roy 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Chris Stewart 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
L Zack Kassian 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -2 10.20 5
L Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 20.10 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 21.00 5
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 16.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 22.50 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -2 18.30 5
D Tim Gleason 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 15.40 8
D Tyler Myers 0 1 2 5 1 5 0 1 25.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 9.30 7
R Louis Leblanc 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 -2 10.30 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 18.40 7
R Mike Cammalleri 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 20.40 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 8.20 6
C Sergei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10.30 4
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Scott Gomez 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 9.30 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 11.10 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10.30 6
D Mathieu Carle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 28.40 8
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -2 12.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 18.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrew Cogliano
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Drew Stafford
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Craig Rivet notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Markus Näslund scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Markus Näslund finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Andrew Cogliano finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ethan Moreau finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Zack Kassian fought Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 16) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 20)
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0-1 HAM Ryan White (Tom Pyatt, Maxim Trunev)
1-1 ROC Mike Grier (Cody McCormick, Nathan Paetsch)
1-2 HAM Max Pacioretty (Matt D'Agostini, Maxim Trunev)
1-3 HAM Maxim Trunev (Matt D'Agostini, Josh Gorges)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Loïc LaCasse