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21/12/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 25 - 22
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PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:15/41=35 %
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PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:77/94=81 %, Challenges:36/53=66 %
Attendance: 6494 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 305218 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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10:05 1-0
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Jochen Hecht [8] (Toni Lydman, Derek Roy)
14:11 2-0
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Jason Pominville [8] (Jochen Hecht, Derek Roy)
16:45 2-1
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Viktor Kozlov [10] (Chris Kunitz, Sergei Fedorov)PP
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33:22 3-1
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Maxim Afinogenov [7])
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42:57 3-2
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Viktor Kozlov [11] (Sergei Fedorov, Chris Kunitz)
56:17 3-3
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Nicklas Bäckström [7] (Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green)
57:13 3-4
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Chris Kunitz [10] (Viktor Kozlov, Milan Jurcina)
59:26 4-4
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Jason Pominville [9] (Craig Rivet) WG
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61:37 4-5
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Chris Kunitz [11] (Viktor Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov)
Penalty summary:
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16:05
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Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.50 7
R Jason Pominville 2 0 7 1 2 0 0 3 20.10 8
C Luke Adam 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 15.10 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 -3 21.00 6
C Derek Roy 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 3 19.20 8
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 5
L Adam Mair 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 15.30 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 -3 19.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 19.30 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 15.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -3 20.30 5
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 3 26.10 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -3 19.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 3 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 17 0 0 61.30 4
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
R Viktor Kozlov 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 20.40 9
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 17.50 7
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 -1 16.30 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 19.50 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 18.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Chris Clark 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 -1 16.30 6
L Chris Kunitz 2 2 5 1 1 1 0 3 19.50 10
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 1 5 2 5 0 -2 18.40 8
D John Erskine 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.00 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 19.30 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 24.10 5
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 17.30 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 20.40 6
D Mike Green 0 1 1 4 1 4 0 -2 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 21 0 0 61.30 5
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Viktor Kozlov
2nd star: Chris Kunitz
3rd star: Jason Pominville
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sergei Fedorov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Kunitz scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Mike Green had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 6( 49) , Portland Pirates 0( 7)
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1-0 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Jeff Hamilton)
2-0 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Marek Zagrapan)
3-0 ROC Jeff Hamilton (Phillip Gogulla, Marek Zagrapan)
4-0 ROC Marc-André Gragnani (Marek Zagrapan)
5-0 ROC Christopher Thörn
6-0 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Daren Machesney