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4/2/2010
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 5
Shots: 22 - 35
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:50/61=81 %, Challenges:32/39=80 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:54/58=91 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 836775 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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17:28 0-1
Jeff Halpern [13] (Vaclav Prospal, Jamie Langenbrunner)
19:14 1-1
Justin Williams [14] (Joe Corvo, Craig Rivet)
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23:23 1-2
Chris Gratton [20] (Paul Ranger, Matt Carle)
28:06 1-3
Jeff Halpern [14] (Vaclav Prospal, Jamie Langenbrunner)
37:35 2-3
Maxim Lapierre [2] (Pavel Valentenko, Daniel Paillé)
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46:04 3-3
Jochen Hecht [15] (Tim Connolly, Shawn Horcoff)
46:33 3-4
Vaclav Prospal [17] (Brian Rafalski, Jeff Halpern)
59:45 3-5
Vaclav Prospal [18] (Matt Carle, Paul Ranger) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:33
Dan Girardi (5 min for fighting)
01:33
Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
12:13
Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for tripping)
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37:52
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for boarding)
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41:36
Mike Weber (2 min for boarding)
57:07
Matt Carle (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 9.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 4
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 5
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 12.30 4
C Maxim Lapierre 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 13.40 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 6
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 9.10 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 13.30 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
D Pavel Valentenko 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.00 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.00 5
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 -3 26.00 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 18.50 7
D Mike Weber 0 0 4 3 1 0 2 1 16.00 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 -4 25.00 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 30 0 0 58.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.00 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 20.30 9
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 11.00 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 18.20 8
C Chris Gratton 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 7
C Jeff Halpern 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 17.10 8
L Johan Franzén 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 19.00 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 11.40 7
L Vaclav Prospal 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 3 17.00 10
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
D Paul Ranger 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Matt Carle 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 3 27.00 9
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 2 1 0 2 5 0 17.50 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vaclav Prospal
2nd star: Jeff Halpern
3rd star: Jamie Langenbrunner
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Maxim Lapierre finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Ales Hemsky had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ales Hemsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Pavel Valentenko ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Chris Gratton scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jamie Langenbrunner notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal scored the 600th point of his career.
Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Dan Girardi in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 20) , Detroit Vipers 3( 21)
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0-1 DTV Chris Lawrence (Nick Tarnasky)
1-1 ROC Yannic Seidenberg
1-2 DTV Andreas Sundin (Paul Szczechura)
1-3 DTV Andreas Sundin (Paul Szczechura)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Karri Rämö