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3/3/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Ottawa Senators 2
Shots: 27 - 21
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:51/64=79 %, Challenges:32/54=58 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:49/63=76 %
Attendance: 7030 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 352906 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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11:44 1-0
Maxim Afinogenov [25] (Samuel Påhlsson, Andrej Sekera)
12:35 2-0
Kyle Quincey [10] (Kyle McLaren)
16:13 2-1
Daniel Alfredsson [23] (Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley)PP
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26:21 3-1
Andrew Ladd [11] (Paul Gaustad, Michal Handzus)
31:52 3-2
Dany Heatley [25] (Cody Bass, Daniel Alfredsson)
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59:04 4-2
Paul Gaustad [11]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:32
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
04:36
Nick Foligno (2 min for roughing)
04:36
Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
15:15
Dennis Wideman (2 min for hooking)
19:03
Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
19:03
Martin Lapointe (5 min for fighting)
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21:14
Dany Heatley (2 min for high-sticking)
30:38
Nick Foligno (2 min for roughing)
30:38
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
33:09
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
34:03
Mike Fisher (2 min for roughing)
34:03
Andrej Sekera (2 min for roughing)
35:16
Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:56
Ladislav Nagy (2 min for roughing)
41:56
Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for roughing)
48:45
Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
50:46
Kyle Quincey (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
R Andrew Ladd 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 3 18.40 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 5 4 3 1 4 0 19.50 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
C Dan Paillé 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 1 5 0 3 5 3 15.00 10
C Michal Handzus 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Jan Mursak 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7.50 5
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 17.40 6
L Yanic Perreault 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 11.50 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 12.40 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 17.30 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 25.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 14.00 7
D Kyle Quincey 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 4 23.20 10
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 4 6 0 2 -1 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 5.50 5
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 -1 15.10 6
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 15.00 6
R Dany Heatley 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 20.10 10
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Cody Bass 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -2 16.40 7
C Jason Spezza 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 -1 20.10 9
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.10 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 1 2 2 4 6 -1 17.10 7
L Mike Fisher 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 15.30 6
L Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 3 2 2 0 4 0 19.00 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 12.50 4
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 24.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 21.20 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 23 0 0 59.00 5
G Brian Elliott 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Gaustad
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Kyle Quincey
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Kyle Quincey scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Gaustad has marked a new career high in points with 25 points.
-Maxim Afinogenov finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Kyle McLaren ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jason Spezza notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Dany Heatley scored his 25th goal of the season.
Other notes:
-Paul Gaustad beat Martin Lapointe in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 17) , Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 20)
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0-1 GRD Brian Lee (Chris Neil)
1-1 ROC Shaun Landolt (Michael Ryan)
1-2 GRD Alex Picard (Niko Dimitrakos)
1-3 GRD Danny Bois (Ryan Vesce)
1-4 GRD Ilya Zubov (Alex Picard)
Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Jeff Glass