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5/3/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 34 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:74/82=90 %, Challenges:49/51=94 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:62/76=81 %, Challenges:37/43=84 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 873965 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:55 1-0
Thomas Vanek [31] (Dany Heatley, Cam Barker)
10:38 2-0
Jochen Hecht [11] (Jack Skille)
15:26 2-1
Nik Antropov [23] (Jason Blake, Niklas Hagman)
19:54 3-1
Adam Mair [1] (Andrej Sekera)
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31:02 3-2
Jirí Tlustý [11] (Mark Bell, Niklas Hagman)
33:14 3-3
Alexander Steen [15] (Tomas Kaberle, Mike Van Ryn)
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43:39 4-3
Thomas Vanek [32] (Dany Heatley, Paul Gaustad)
48:13 5-3
Adam Mair [2] (Jochen Hecht, Jack Skille)
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Penalty summary:
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04:16
Tony Salmelainen (2 min for hooking)
10:02
Matt Cooke (2 min for roughing)
10:02
Alexander Steen (2 min for roughing)
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48:21
Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
51:14
Bates Battaglia (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
R Jack Skille 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 2 17.20 9
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.10 6
R Dany Heatley 0 2 4 3 0 2 0 2 20.10 9
C Luke Adam 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 7
C Adam Mair 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 9
C Matt Cooke 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -1 19.00 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 15.40 9
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 16.40 8
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 10
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 5
D Brian Lee 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 27.00 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 16.00 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 2 24.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeremy Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
R Jason Blake 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -2 21.00 7
R Matt Stajan 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Tony Salmelainen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Nik Antropov 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 -3 17.50 6
C Alexander Steen 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 19.40 8
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
L Mark Bell 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 13.30 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.50 5
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -4 22.30 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 29.40 8
D Anton Strålman 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 14.10 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 -2 17.10 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Adam Mair
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Jack Skille
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Niklas Hagman has marked a new career high in points with 31 points.
-Jason Blake notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Niklas Hagman has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Alexander Steen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jirí Tlustý finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Jirí Tlustý finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Alexander Steen ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Pavel Kubina had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 21) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 17)
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1-0 ROC Joonas Vihko (Nathan Paetsch, David Cespiva)
2-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Toni Lydman)
2-1 SJM Simon Gamache (Ian White)
3-1 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Blair Yaworski)
3-2 SJM Alex Foster (Martin Sagat)
3-3 SJM Mikhail Grabovski (David Ling, Colin Murphy)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Justin Pogge