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20/1/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 9 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:39/42=90 %
Attendance: 12606 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 564748 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:44 1-0
Derek Roy [14] (Tim Connolly, Jochen Hecht)
11:27 2-0
Maxim Afinogenov [18] (Teppo Numminen, Toni Lydman)
18:24 3-0
Thomas Vanek [12] (Derek Roy, Toni Lydman)
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30:31 3-1
Gary Roberts [8] (Vaclav Prospal, Ryan Craig)
31:49 3-2
Steven Stamkos [12] (Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis)PP
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45:16 4-2
Jochen Hecht [10] (Tim Connolly, Craig Rivet)
47:47 5-2
Ales Kotalik [12] (Josef Vasicek, Derek Roy)
48:49 6-2
Adam Mair [2] (Jason Pominville)
51:15 7-2
Jochen Hecht [11] (Tim Connolly)
51:52 8-2
Derek Roy [15] (Toni Lydman, Jaroslav Spacek)
56:47 9-2
Josef Vasicek [7] (Toni Lydman, Derek Roy)
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Penalty summary:
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08:48
Teppo Numminen (2 min for cross-checking)
13:42
Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
19:22
Adam Mair (2 min for roughing)
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23:22
Gary Roberts (2 min for tripping)
30:54
Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
34:55
Mark Recchi (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:01
Toni Lydman (2 min for tripping)
57:46
François Beauchemin (2 min for elbowing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Jason Pominville 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 15.20 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 20.40 8
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Adam Mair 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 11.30 7
C Derek Roy 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 5 16.50 9
C Tim Connolly 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 3 20.20 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 5 1 0 4 1 16.10 7
L Josef Vasicek 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 18.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 20.30 9
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 5 23.10 8
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 27.40 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
D Toni Lydman 0 4 4 3 0 1 2 5 22.50 9
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gary Roberts 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 -1 14.10 7
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -5 13.10 7
R Steven Stamkos 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 8
C Ryan Craig 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -5 14.10 5
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 14.50 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -6 14.10 6
L Martin St. Louis 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -2 13.10 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -4 9.30 5
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 29.30 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.30 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -4 26.40 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 9 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Derek Roy
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Toni Lydman
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Teppo Numminen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jochen Hecht scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Derek Roy scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jason Pominville finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Adam Mair ended his 5 game point drought.
-Thomas Vanek finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Thomas Vanek finally ended his 13 game point drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Gary Roberts finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 21) , Detroit Vipers 2( 10)
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1-0 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Tim Kennedy, Marek Zagrapan)
1-1 DTV Peter Sejna (Nick Tarnasky)
2-1 ROC Andrew Peters (Bryce Swan)
2-2 DTV Aaron Schneekloth
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Karri Rämö