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7/11/2007
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 29 - 29
PP: 1 of 9 (12 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:36/54=65 %
PP: 3 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:73/90=81 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:03 0-1
Andrei Kostitsyn [4] (Martin St. Louis, Chris Higgins)PP
13:29 1-1
Jason Pominville [6] (Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht)PP
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38:25 2-1
Maxim Afinogenov [9] (Jaroslav Spacek, Toni Lydman)
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46:53 2-2
Mike Komisarek [3] (Martin St. Louis, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
56:23 2-3
Saku Koivu [11] (Martin St. Louis, Alex Tanguay)
58:34 3-3
Craig Rivet [2] (Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht) WG
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64:38 3-4
Mike Komisarek [4] (Martin St. Louis, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
Penalty summary:
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00:02
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for roughing)
00:02
Sergei Gonchar (10 min misconduct)
03:59
Andrej Sekera (2 min for hooking)
07:15
Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
12:04
Martin St. Louis (2 min for hooking)
18:12
Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
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23:17
Jochen Hecht (2 min for holding the stick)
27:16
Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
31:22
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for boarding)
32:39
Maxime Talbot (2 min for boarding)
36:25
Kristopher Letang (2 min for slashing)
39:04
Marek Zagrapan (2 min for roughing)
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41:24
Patrice Brisebois (2 min for roughing)
45:43
Mark Mancari (5 min for fighting)
45:43
Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
46:12
Tyler Ennis (2 min for high-sticking)
48:21
Marek Zagrapan (2 min for roughing)
52:32
Jochen Hecht (2 min for boarding)
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62:47
Toni Lydman (2 min for holding the stick)
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 9.00 6
R Mark Mancari 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 9.40 6
R Jason Pominville 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 -1 14.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 18.50 8
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 21.00 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 6
L Tyler Ennis 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 9.50 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 2 2 1 2 0 4 1 20.50 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 23.30 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 16.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 18.40 8
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 4 3 0 2 0 29.00 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 17.50 6
D Craig Rivet 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 31.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 25 0 0 64.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 16.40 6
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 12.50 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 4 5 2 1 0 2 1 19.30 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -1 16.20 6
C Chris Higgins 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
C Saku Koivu 1 0 6 0 0 0 4 1 21.30 7
L Alex Henry 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 16.40 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 12.00 8
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 6.20 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 21.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 4 0 2 14 1 28.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 20.40 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 19.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 30.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 26 0 0 64.40 7
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
3rd star: Mike Komisarek
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Komisarek finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Mark Mancari beat Shane O'Brien in a
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Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 28) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 15)
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1-0 ROC Dan Paillé (Nathan Paetsch, Josh Langfeld)
2-0 ROC Dan Paillé (Nathan Paetsch, Mika Hannula)
3-0 ROC Nathan Paetsch (Dan Paillé)
4-0 ROC Dan Paillé (Josh Langfeld)
4-1 QUE Eric Himelfarb (Ryan Flinn, Kyle Chipchura)
4-2 QUE Michaël Lambert (Eric Himelfarb, Danny Groulx)
5-2 ROC Graig Mischler (Jonathan Lehun)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Josh Disher