Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 26 - 32
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:45/47=93 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:50/56=87 %
Attendance: 13917 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 700025 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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14:12 1-0
Niko Kapanen [3] (Scott Niedermayer, Garnet Exelby)
14:41 1-1
Aleksey Morozov [5] (Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly)
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26:02 1-2
Jochen Hecht [6] (Toni Lydman, Dmitri Kalinin)
27:04 2-2
Jean-Pierre Vigier [2] (Serge Aubin, Tomas Fleischmann)
27:48 2-3
Tim Connolly [1] (Aleksey Morozov, Jaroslav Spacek)
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49:06 3-3
Bobby Holik [4] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Marian Hossa)
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64:05 3-4
Jochen Hecht [7] (Aleksey Morozov, Chris Drury)
Penalty summary:
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19:42
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for elbowing)
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35:22
Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
39:47
Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
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43:47
Daniel Brière (2 min for diving)
50:51
Andy Sutton (2 min for elbowing)
53:29
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
55:33
Bobby Holik (2 min for holding the stick)
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61:42
Braydon Coburn (2 min for slashing)
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niko Kapanen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 8
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 20.20 8
C Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Kiel McLeod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
C Bobby Holik 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 20.30 8
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Serge Aubin 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 15.40 8
L Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 19.10 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 33.30 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.40 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 13.10 5
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 31.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Hedberg 4 0 28 0 0 64.10 6
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 16.00 7
R Aleksey Morozov 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 14.50 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 21.30 9
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 6
C Tim Connolly 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 9.20 8
C Chris Drury 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 21.20 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 7
L Brian Savage 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.30 9
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 33.20 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 33.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 3 0 23 0 0 64.10 6
G Danny Battochio 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Aleksey Morozov
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Tim Connolly
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Scott Niedermayer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bobby Holik scored the 300th goal of his career.
-Marian Hossa scored the 500th point of his career.
-Jean-Pierre Vigier finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Jean-Pierre Vigier finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Garnet Exelby ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 27) , Rochester Americans 1( 4)
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0-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Danny Turple - Ryan Miller