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3/11/2007
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Buffalo Sabres 7 , Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Shots: 24 - 27
PP: 3 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
PP: 0 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 898139 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:41 1-0
Maxim Afinogenov [9] (Jochen Hecht, Pavol Demitra)
15:52 2-0
Jaroslav Spacek [1] (Pavol Demitra)PP
19:04 2-1
Jirí Tlustý [1] (Brent Aubin, Tomas Kaberle)
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27:21 3-1
Tim Connolly [4] (Jochen Hecht, Jaroslav Spacek)
34:27 4-1
Pavol Demitra [4] (Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly)PP
36:26 4-2
Darcy Tucker [8] (Kyle Wellwood, Tomas Kaberle)
36:51 5-2
Brian Rolston [6] (Maxim Afinogenov)
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48:37 6-2
Steve Bégin [4] (Jochen Hecht, Brian Rolston)PP
51:48 7-2
Jochen Hecht [4] (Scott Hartnell, Tim Connolly)
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Penalty summary:
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04:28
Steve Downie (2 min for tripping)
12:06
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
15:46
Jason Blake (2 min for holding the stick)
16:36
Bates Battaglia (2 min for roughing)
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21:21
Brian Rolston (2 min for cross-checking)
33:26
Anton Strålman (2 min for high-sticking)
37:09
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
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46:56
Nik Antropov (2 min for slashing)
52:07
Toni Lydman (2 min for boarding)
55:45
Jirí Tlustý (2 min for holding the stick)
59:13
Teppo Numminen (5 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Drew Stafford 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 -1 8.00 6
R Marc-André Cliche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 6.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 21.20 9
R Steve Downie 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 9.30 5
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 6
L Tim Connolly 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 10.40 8
C Pavol Demitra 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 9
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Steve Bégin 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 17.50 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 16.10 9
C Brian Rolston 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 21.20 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 29.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 16.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 16.20 9
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 3 1 3 2 0 16.10 7
R Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 -2 20.40 8
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7.30 7
C Nik Antropov 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 11.20 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 7.30 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 17.30 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 -2 18.50 9
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 20.50 8
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 14.30 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 24.20 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 -1 19.10 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 21.30 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 5 0 13 0 0 37.00 4
G Todd Ford 2 0 4 0 0 23.00 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jochen Hecht
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Tim Connolly
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jaroslav Spacek finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jirí Tlustý finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 17) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 9)
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0-1 SJM Ben Ondrus (Tony Salmelainen, Darryl Boyce)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Andrew Raycroft