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1/3/2010
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Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 29 - 24
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:72/81=88 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
PP: 3 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:81/100=81 %, Challenges:25/34=71 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 893970 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:22 1-0
Jeff Carter [36] (Alex Pietrangelo)PP
16:36 1-1
Henrik Zetterberg [30] (Mathieu Schneider, Valtteri Filppula)PP
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26:47 2-1
Joni Pitkänen [14] (Mike Richards, Nicklas Bäckström)
30:39 2-2
Valtteri Filppula [34] (Mathieu Schneider, Henrik Zetterberg)PP
35:08 2-3
Henrik Zetterberg [31] (Valtteri Filppula, Corey Perry)PP
36:28 3-3
Artem Anisimov [9] (Kyle Okposo, James van Riemsdyk)
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47:18 4-3
Jeff Carter [37] (David Perron, Luca Sbisa)PP
49:58 5-3
Ryan Suter [12] (Mike Richards, Nicklas Bäckström)
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Penalty summary:
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07:48
John Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
15:27
Luca Sbisa (2 min for hooking)
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27:12
Jamie McGinn (2 min for tripping)
30:05
Mike Richards (2 min for hooking)
31:51
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for tripping)
33:53
Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for hooking)
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43:54
Martin Hanzal (2 min for slashing)
46:23
Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for hooking)
52:08
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for boarding)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mats Sundin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.30 7
R James van Riemsdyk 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 0 16.20 8
R Jeff Carter 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 8
R Nathan Horton 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
C Artem Anisimov 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 10.30 8
C Kyle Okposo 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.20 7
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
L Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11.40 6
L Claude Giroux 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
L David Perron 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Mike Richards 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 20.00 8
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 12.30 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18.50 6
D Ryan Suter 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 27.50 9
D Jonas Junland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie McGinn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 12.30 5
R Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 5
R Corey Perry 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -2 21.20 7
C John Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.50 5
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 7
C Valtteri Filppula 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Chris Minard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 -1 12.30 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 5
L Henrik Zetterberg 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 -2 21.10 7
D Chris Butler 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 -2 19.50 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 14.00 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 23.40 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff Carter
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Mike Richards
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Joni Pitkänen has marked a new career high in goals with 14 tallies.
-Kyle Okposo has marked a new career high in assists with 22 assists.
-David Perron notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ryan Suter has marked a new career high in points with 46 points.
-James van Riemsdyk ended his 5 game point drought.
-Ryan Suter finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Henrik Zetterberg scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg has marked a new career high in assists with 50 assists.
-Mathieu Schneider notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Joe Pavelski had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 28) , Rochester Americans 1( 11)
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1-0
Derek Joslin (Michal Repík)
1-1
Tim Crowder (Derek Whitmore)
Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Mikael Tellqvist