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16/3/2010
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 26 - 21
PP: 2 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:80/95=84 %, Challenges:47/59=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:24/31=75 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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28:37 1-0
Drew Stafford [10] (Rob Niedermayer, Marco Sturm)
36:22 1-1
Jochen Hecht [13] (Paul Stastny, Brad Boyes)
37:41 2-1
Tim Connolly [24] (Rob Niedermayer, Marco Sturm)
39:52 3-1
Mike Grier [17] (Joe Thornton)
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45:48 4-1
Joe Thornton [30] (Martin St. Louis, Chris Butler)PP
48:01 5-1
Martin St. Louis [33] (Chris Butler, Joe Thornton)PP
51:45 6-1
Tim Connolly [25] (Rob Niedermayer, Drew Stafford)
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Penalty summary:
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10:34
Robert Nilsson (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:04
Daniel Carcillo (2 min for hooking)
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45:01
Karel Rachunek (2 min for hooking)
47:33
Alexandre Giroux (2 min for holding the stick)
58:36
Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Adam Mair 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 12.10 7
R Drew Stafford 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 9
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 21.10 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
C Tim Connolly 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 12.10 8
C Rob Niedermayer 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
C Joe Thornton 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 21.10 9
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8.00 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 13.30 4
L Marco Sturm 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
L Mike Grier 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 6
D Chris Butler 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 22.40 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 27.40 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 14.30 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 18.40 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 22.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 12.50 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 -1 13.30 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 13.20 7
R Brad Boyes 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12.50 5
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 13.30 4
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
C Paul Stastny 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
L Alexandre Giroux 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 -1 13.30 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 20.10 5
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.20 5
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 26.30 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 19.10 5
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 13.30 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 27.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Drew Stafford
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Drew Stafford scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Joe Thornton scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Martin St. Louis notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Chris Butler notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly has marked a new career high in points with 56 points.
-Tim Connolly scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Drew Stafford finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Paul Stastny notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brandon Dubinsky had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Jochen Hecht ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 24) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 15)
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1-0 ROC Marc-André Gragnani (Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta)
1-1 HAM Robbie Schremp (Ryan Stone)
2-1 ROC Francis Lemieux (Marek Zagrapan, Travis Turnbull)
3-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Nathan Gerbe)
Goalies: Jhonas Enroth - Jeff Deslauriers