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26/12/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , New York Rangers 4
Shots: 28 - 28
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:63/81=77 %, Challenges:35/37=92 %
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:69/87=79 %, Challenges:28/39=70 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 877684 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:26 0-1
Ryan Parent [2] (Vaclav Prospal, Anze Kopitar)
13:41 0-2
Ryan Parent [3] (Cory Stillman, Sean O'Donnell)
17:13 0-3
Teemu Selänne [19] (Ray Whitney, Michal Rozsival)PP
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30:34 1-3
Derek Roy [12] (Eric Brewer, Jochen Hecht)
34:22 2-3
Derek Roy [13] (Jochen Hecht, Jason Pominville)
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44:11 2-4
Anze Kopitar [20] (Teemu Selänne, Sergei Zubov)PP
58:47 3-4
Jason Pominville [10] (Jochen Hecht, Joe Pavelski)
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Penalty summary:
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04:07
Jamie McGinn (2 min for holding the stick)
16:22
Mattias Öhlund (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:05
Jamie McGinn (2 min for boarding)
35:02
Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for elbowing)
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43:29
Toni Lydman (2 min for tripping)
46:26
Michal Rozsival (2 min for tripping)
48:19
Dainius Zubrus (2 min for elbowing)
50:35
Tim Connolly (2 min for high-sticking)
53:03
Teemu Selänne (2 min for tripping)
56:43
Sergei Zubov (2 min for holding the stick)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 13.40 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Tim Connolly 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 17.50 5
R Jason Pominville 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.00 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.30 8
C Derek Roy 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Jamie McGinn 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8.00 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
D Chris Butler 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.20 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 5
D Eric Brewer 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 25.00 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 17.00 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 3 6 0 3 2 1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
R Cory Stillman 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Teemu Selänne 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 18.00 8
C Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 6.50 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 12.20 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Mike Grier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 12.20 5
L Ray Whitney 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 -3 18.10 5
D Ryan Parent 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 29.10 9
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 -1 15.00 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Parent
2nd star: Teemu Selänne
3rd star: Anze Kopitar
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jason Pominville scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jochen Hecht notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Pominville finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Alex Tanguay had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Cory Stillman notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Anze Kopitar scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Sergei Zubov notched his 30th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 21) , Hartford Wolfpack 0( 10)
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1-0
Jeff Cowan (Cody McCormick)
2-0
Mike Weber (Chris Minard, Matt Ellis)
3-0
Jay McClement (Tom Kostopoulos, Patrick Kaleta)
4-0
Tom Kostopoulos (Patrick Kaleta, Jay McClement)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Miika Wiikman