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17/4/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 28 - 22
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:85/101=84 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:23/39=57 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 857871 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:43 1-0
Justin Williams [2] (Maxim Afinogenov, Antoine Vermette)
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26:05 2-0
Maxim Afinogenov [1] (Antoine Vermette)
29:36 2-1
Alex Kovalev [1] (Lasse Kukkonen, Kimmo Timonen)
33:09 2-2
Patrik Elias [1] (Joffrey Lupul, Kimmo Timonen)
36:19 3-2
Derek Roy [2] (Maxim Afinogenov, Justin Williams)
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40:48 3-3
Scott Gomez [3] (Patrik Elias, Luca Sbisa)
51:44 4-3
Sergei Kostitsyn [1] (Jason Pominville, Mats Sundin)
59:32 5-3
Maxim Afinogenov [2] (Justin Williams, Jason Pominville) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:08
Dustin Brown (2 min for slashing)
09:16
Garnet Exelby (2 min for high-sticking)
15:18
Gilbert Brulé (2 min for high-sticking)
17:31
Braydon Coburn (2 min for tripping)
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30:55
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:13
Tomas Kaberle (2 min for high-sticking)
49:36
Toni Lydman (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.40 5
R Justin Williams 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 18.10 9
R Jason Pominville 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 12.50 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 20.00 8
C Mats Sundin 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Maxim Afinogenov 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 20.10 10
L Sergei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 21.10 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10.00 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 16.50 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 8 0 7 0 -1 26.50 10
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 24.30 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Adam Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 12.40 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 -1 14.10 5
C Brian Rolston 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 5
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 19.50 6
C Scott Gomez 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7.30 4
L Mike Knuble 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.20 6
L Patrik Elias 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 15.10 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 22.00 5
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 23.40 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 0 23 0 0 59.20 4
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Justin Williams
3rd star: Jason Pominville
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Alex Kovalev ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Gilbert Brulé had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Patrik Elias ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes: