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19/12/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 7 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 25 - 47
PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:60/68=88 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
PP: 1 of 6 (19 shots), Passing:63/79=79 %, Challenges:48/49=96 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 898138 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:35 1-0
Jochen Hecht [11] (Craig Rivet, Denis Grebeshkov)
11:36 2-0
Tomas Kaberle [5] (Kevin Bieksa)
12:59 2-1
Joffrey Lupul [12] (Tuomo Ruutu, Steve Eminger)PP
19:18 2-2
Sam Ayre [4] (Joffrey Lupul)
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24:01 3-2
Phil Kessel [14] (Jason Pominville, Kevin Bieksa)PP
28:04 4-2
Craig Rivet [2] (Denis Grebeshkov, Jochen Hecht)
29:38 5-2
Ryan Potulny [4] (Fabian Brunnström, Kevin Bieksa)
30:04 6-2
Jason Pominville [14] (Phil Kessel, Kevin Bieksa)
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55:17 7-2
Chuck Kobasew [4] (Tomas Kaberle, Toni Lydman)
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Penalty summary:
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03:44
Scottie Upshall (2 min for high-sticking)
06:37
Jason Pominville (2 min for hooking)
12:24
Ales Kotalik (2 min for elbowing)
13:09
Scottie Upshall (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:28
Steve Eminger (2 min for tripping)
33:26
Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
33:26
Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
34:12
Chuck Kobasew (2 min for slashing)
36:35
Scott Hartnell (2 min for elbowing)
39:07
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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46:35
Jochen Hecht (2 min for holding the stick)
49:19
Scottie Upshall (2 min for tripping)
52:36
Kevin Bieksa (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fabian Brunnström 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 12.20 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 11.50 5
R Jason Pominville 1 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 20.10 9
C Chuck Kobasew 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 14.00 7
C Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9.30 5
L Tim Connolly 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 14.40 8
C Phil Kessel 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 17.30 9
C Ryan Potulny 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.30 8
L Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 17.50 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
L Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Craig Rivet 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 4 1 3 1 0 7 4 25.40 9
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 11.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Tomas Kaberle 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 45 0 0 60.00 10
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 4
C Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 -3 13.30 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 19.00 8
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 -1 20.00 8
C Arron Asham 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 5.40 5
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 -3 15.50 9
C Joffrey Lupul 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 8
L Mike Richards 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 18.10 8
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 18.50 7
L Sam Ayre 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 -2 19.50 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -3 15.20 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 25.10 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 -1 21.10 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 22.00 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Houle 4 0 10 0 0 28.10 4
G Martin Biron 3 0 8 0 0 31.40 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kevin Bieksa
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Jason Pominville
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Phil Kessel notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Chuck Kobasew finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Craig Rivet finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Scott Hartnell had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Scott Hartnell had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Joffrey Lupul ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Arron Asham beat Kevin Bieksa in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 18) , Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 11)
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1-0
Éric Castonguay (Jonathan Granström)
2-0
Michael Ryan (Jaroslav Spacek)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Antero Niittymäki