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28/3/2010
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Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 23 - 26
PP: 0 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:56/64=87 %, Challenges:51/58=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
Attendance: 18737 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 929356 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:35 0-1
Maxim Afinogenov [13] (Kyle McLaren)
18:03 1-1
Derick Brassard [27] (Jarome Iginla, John Tavares)
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27:45 1-2
Ladislav Nagy [14] (Kyle Quincey, Dan Paillé)
36:46 1-3
Paul Gaustad [5] (Michal Handzus, Kyle McLaren)
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43:45 2-3
Fabiän Brüünström [6] (Alex Kovalev, Christian Ehrhoff)
48:12 3-3
Alex Kovalev [10] (Derick Brassard, Matt Carle)
50:02 3-4
Drew Stafford [24] (Dennis Wideman, Kyle McLaren)
58:05 4-4
Kyle Okposo [36] (Matt Carle, Brandon Sutter) WG
59:49 4-5
Yanic Perreault [10] (Kyle McLaren, Dennis Wideman)
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Penalty summary:
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07:19
Yanic Perreault (2 min for slashing)
10:46
Jan Mursak (2 min for slashing)
15:08
Michal Handzus (2 min for cross-checking)
19:34
Toni Lydman (2 min for elbowing)
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29:06
Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
31:07
Kyle Okposo (2 min for hooking)
34:13
Yanic Perreault (2 min for high-sticking)
37:51
Matt Carle (2 min for slashing)
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40:07
Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
40:07
Jarome Iginla (5 min for fighting)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
C Derick Brassard 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 2 15.10 9
R Kyle Okposo 1 0 4 4 0 1 2 -2 21.00 9
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
C John Tavares 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 16.40 8
L Brandon Sutter 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
R Phil Kessel 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 20.40 7
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 8.00 7
R Fabiän Brüünström 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
L Jarome Iginla 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 14.50 6
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 20.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 16.20 8
D Matt Carle 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 16.20 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -4 27.40 7
D Ryan McDonagh 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 16.20 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -4 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 0 21 0 0 59.50 4
G Semen Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 18.10 7
R Drew Stafford 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 21.50 10
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 1 1 1 5 3 12.20 7
C Dan Paillé 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Michal Handzus 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 20.10 7
L Jan Mursak 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 4.40 5
L Yanic Perreault 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 14.30 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 18.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 6 1 4 4 3 21.50 8
D Kyle Quincey 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 19.10 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 24.10 8
D Dennis Wideman 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Marc-André Gragnani 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle McLaren
2nd star: Derick Brassard
3rd star: Drew Stafford
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alex Kovalev finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Alex Kovalev finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Phil Kessel had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Fabiän Brüünström finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Fabiän Brüünström finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 9 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Yanic Perreault scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Gaustad ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Yanic Perreault finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jarome Iginla beat Paul Gaustad in a fight.
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 11) , Rochester Americans 2( 19)
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1-0 NOR Jonas Nordquist (Dan Bertram, Pavel Vorobiev)
1-1 ROC David Svagrovsky (Mike Weber, Nathan Gerbe)
2-1 NOR Bill Sweatt (Pierre Parenteau, Martin St. Pierre)
2-2 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Nathan Gerbe)
3-2 NOR Petri Kontiola (Adam Berti, Adam Burish)
Goalies: Corey Crawford - Patrick Lalime