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19/1/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 24 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:30/56=52 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:25/45=54 %
Attendance: 8269 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 388643 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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27:31 0-1
Ilya Kovalchuk [19] (Tobias Enström, Todd White)
31:23 1-1
Tim Connolly [10] (Nicklas Bäckström, Ryan Miller)
35:37 1-2
Ilya Kovalchuk [20] (Tobias Enström, Boris Valabik)
39:48 2-2
Alexander Ovechkin [17] (Toni Lydman, Nicklas Bäckström)
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47:37 2-3
Colby Armstrong [11] (Éric Perrin, Jason Williams)
47:51 3-3
Alexander Ovechkin [18] (Nicklas Bäckström)
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Penalty summary:
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09:13
Mark Mancari (2 min for hooking)
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25:18
Garnet Exelby (5 min for fighting)
25:18
Mark Mancari (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 -1 8.40 6
R Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.30 5
R Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Luke Adam 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 20.40 9
L Kyle Chipchura 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.20 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16.10 4
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 19.00 5
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 20.40 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 17.20 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 20.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.30 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 18.20 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 1 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jim Slater 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 7.50 5
R Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 16.50 4
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 19.40 8
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 20.50 5
C Zac Dalpe 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 7.50 5
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.00 5
C Jason Williams 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 6
C Todd White 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 21.10 6
L Rich Peverly 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 16.50 5
L Éric Perrin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 5 3 2 3 0 1 20.50 9
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 15.30 5
D Boris Valabik 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 24.40 5
D Tobias Enström 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 24.40 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 21.10 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Toni Lydman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tobias Enström notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Éric Perrin notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Mark Mancari beat Garnet Exelby in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 29) , Chicago Wolves 0( 17)
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1-0 ROC Adam Mair (Marek Zagrapan)
2-0 ROC Kyle Bailey (Tomas Sinisalo)
3-0 ROC Adam Mair (Marek Zagrapan)
4-0 ROC Joonas Vihko (Marek Zagrapan)
5-0 ROC Joonas Vihko (Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Ondrej Pavelec