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15/11/2007
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Philadelphia Flyers 6
Shots: 34 - 34
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:41/41=97 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:66/72=91 %, Challenges:52/58=88 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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11:02 0-1
Dmitry Afanasenkov [2] (Ryan Potulny, Kimmo Timonen)
11:59 1-1
Mike Leclerc [3] (Dan Paillé)
13:52 1-2
Scottie Upshall [2] (Sami Kapanen, Jeff Carter)
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23:24 1-3
Lasse Kukkonen [3] (Braydon Coburn, Sami Kapanen)
26:04 2-3
Anze Kopitar [9] (Maxim Afinogenov, Kyle Calder)
36:47 3-3
Mike Leclerc [4] (Alexander Perezhogin, Nathan Paetsch)
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41:02 3-4
Sami Kapanen [5] (Daniel Brière, Braydon Coburn)
44:06 4-4
Anze Kopitar [10] (Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler)
45:45 4-5
Sami Kapanen [6] (Scottie Upshall, Kimmo Timonen)
59:32 5-5
Anze Kopitar [11] (Brian Campbell, Nathan Paetsch) WG
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60:33 5-6
Daniel Brière [5] (Mike Knuble, Braydon Coburn)PP
Penalty summary:
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04:21
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
05:56
Sheldon Souray (2 min for tripping)
16:32
Ben Eager (2 min for elbowing)
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28:47
Kimmo Timonen (2 min for boarding)
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49:08
Ben Eager (2 min for high-sticking)
59:48
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 19.30 8
C Valtteri Filppula 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Dan Paillé 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 14.30 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 20.10 7
C Anze Kopitar 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
L Jiri Hudler 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 7
L Mike Leclerc 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 14.40 9
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -3 19.50 6
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -2 23.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 14.40 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 5
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 6 0 28 0 0 59.50 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 10.10 7
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Scottie Upshall 1 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 17.40 9
C Ryan Potulny 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 10.30 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 6
C Jeff Carter 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
C Daniel Brière 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 9.30 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
L Mike Knuble 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
L Sami Kapanen 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 10
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 14.00 5
D Lasse Kukkonen 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 17.40 9
D Braydon Coburn 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 29.00 9
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16.30 5
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 24.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 5 0 29 0 0 60.30 5
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sami Kapanen
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: Braydon Coburn
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Anze Kopitar scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Gaustad had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Thomas Vanek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Mike Knuble notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dmitry Afanasenkov ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Scottie Upshall finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Mike Richards had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 18) , Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 18)
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1-0 ROC Drew Stafford (Clarke MacArthur, Adam Mair)
1-1 PHL Darren Reid (Martin Grenier)
2-1 ROC Drew Stafford (Clarke MacArthur, Mike Card)
2-2 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Matt Ellison)
2-3 PHL Boyd Kane (Frédérik Cabana)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Robert Esche