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25/10/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 7 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 29 - 24
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:59/63=93 %, Challenges:42/53=77 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:55 0-1
Tuomo Ruutu [2] (Jussi Jokinen, Anton Babchuk)
12:09 0-2
Joe Corvo [1] (Frantisek Kaberle, Jirí Tlustý)
18:21 1-2
Maxim Afinogenov [5] (Andrej Sekera, Tom Gilbert)
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26:39 1-3
Sergei Samsonov [4] (Tuomo Ruutu)
28:12 1-4
Jirí Tlustý [5] (Erik Cole, Joe Corvo)
32:08 2-4
Daniel Carcillo [1] (Paul Gaustad, Joe Thornton)
39:06 3-4
Tim Connolly [2] (Joe Thornton, Martin St. Louis)
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48:54 4-4
Mike Grier [3] (Tim Connolly, Andrej Sekera)
52:45 5-4
Mike Grier [4])
56:16 6-4
Mike Grier [5] (Craig Rivet, Tom Gilbert)
58:26 7-4
Kris Versteeg [2] (Chris Butler, Rob Niedermayer)
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Penalty summary:
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01:41
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
03:29
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
06:56
Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
12:55
Tim Gleason (2 min for roughing)
12:55
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
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24:59
Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
24:59
Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
29:06
Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for tripping)
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44:07
Drayson Bowman (2 min for hooking)
51:08
Bryce Salvador (2 min for roughing)
51:08
Brandon Sutter (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Mair 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 8.20 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 1 0 0 4 3 14.00 9
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -1 19.40 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 12.50 7
C Rob Niedermayer 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 14.30 7
C Tim Connolly 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.20 8
C Joe Thornton 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Daniel Carcillo 1 0 4 1 1 1 5 0 13.00 8
L Kris Versteeg 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 12.30 6
L Mike Grier 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 15.20 9
L Marco Sturm 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 5
D Chris Butler 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 15.30 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 16.30 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 21.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4.40 6
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 2 0 4 5 -2 19.10 8
R Erik Cole 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 -1 19.50 8
C Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
C Zac Dalpe 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 17.00 5
C Jirí Tlustý 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -2 18.00 7
L Drayson Bowman 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.40 5
L Oskar Osala 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 15.50 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 -1 14.30 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 19.30 7
D Joe Corvo 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 -2 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 7 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Mike Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Grier
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Daniel Carcillo ended his 7 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Joe Corvo ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Daniel Carcillo beat Tom Kostopoulos in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 13) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 28)
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0-1 LOW Chad LaRose (Michael Ryan)
0-2 LOW Bobby Hughes (Pat Dwyer)
Goalies: Jhonas Enroth - Justin Peters