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9/10/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 28 - 38
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:56/62=90 %, Challenges:34/51=65 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:75/96=78 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 7438 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 362230 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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11:19 1-0
Pavel Datsyuk [1] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
11:49 1-1
Anze Kopitar [1] (Alexander Ovechkin)
19:12 2-1
Mark Mancari [1] (Dustin Boyd, Alexandre Picard)
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24:31 2-2
Corey Perry [1] (Alexander Ovechkin, Anze Kopitar)
25:16 2-3
Anze Kopitar [2] (Adrian Aucoin, Erik Johnson)
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41:45 3-3
Nicklas Lidström [1] (Pavel Datsyuk, Nikolai Zherdev)
44:34 3-4
Tomas Fleischmann [1] (Brooks Laich)
59:26 3-5
Jordin Tootoo [2] (Brooks Laich) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:46
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for tripping)
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21:52
Toni Lydman (2 min for boarding)
30:27
Scottie Upshall (2 min for high-sticking)
36:33
Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
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53:54
Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
57:17
François Bouchard (2 min for tripping)
59:43
Sergei Kostitsyn (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Sergei Kostitsyn (10 min game misconduct)
59:43
Tom Kostopoulos (10 min game misconduct)
59:43
Alexandre Picard (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Tomas Fleischmann (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Alexandre Picard (10 min game misconduct)
59:43
Tomas Fleischmann (10 min game misconduct)
59:43
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Brooks Laich (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (10 min game misconduct)
59:43
Brooks Laich (10 min game misconduct)
59:43
Sasha Pokulok (2 min for roughing)
59:43
Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
59:43
Michal Neuvirth (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
59:43
Ryan Miller (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
59:43
Ryan Miller (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Michal Neuvirth (5 min for fighting)
59:43
Ryan Miller (10 min game misconduct)
59:43
Michal Neuvirth (10 min game misconduct)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 -2 13.00 5
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 6
C Dustin Boyd 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 9.50 5
L Alexandre Picard 0 1 0 1 0 1 15 -1 9.10 5
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 9
L Phillip Gogulla 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.40 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 1 23.00 6
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 9.10 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 -1 20.00 5
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 28.50 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 -2 11.50 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 20.20 5
D Nicklas Lidström 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 33 17 0 58.30 6
G Adam Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 16.50 8
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 1 11.40 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 13.50 6
R Corey Perry 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 2 17.40 8
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 6
C Tomas Fleischmann 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 11.40 7
C Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
C Anze Kopitar 2 1 4 3 0 1 0 2 17.30 10
L François Bouchard 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 8.20 7
L Brooks Laich 0 2 2 8 1 7 15 2 20.00 10
L Bobby Holik 0 0 5 1 0 0 4 -1 12.00 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 5 4 0 3 0 2 19.40 10
D Mike Green 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 16.00 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 30.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 23.00 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michal Neuvirth 3 0 25 17 0 60.00 7
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Brooks Laich
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Washington Capitals:
Other notes:
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Sergei Kostitsyn in a fight.
-Tomas Fleischmann beat Alexandre Picard in a fight.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Brooks Laich in a fight.
-Ryan Miller beat Michal Neuvirth in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 3) , Portland Pirates 3( 25)
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0-1 POR Pierre Dagenais (Jakub Klepis)
0-2 POR Matt Bradley (Petr Taticek)
0-3 POR Stephen Werner (David Steckel)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Maxime Daigneault