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7/2/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 25 - 31
PP: 0 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:19 1-0
Mike Leclerc [10] (Jeff Jillson, Toni Lydman)
12:06 1-1
Jay Bouwmeester [10] (Anthony Stewart)PP
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26:01 1-2
Steve Bernier [16] (Noah Welch, Drew Larman)
30:42 2-2
Maxim Afinogenov [19] (Brian Campbell, Nathan Paetsch)
31:13 2-3
Jay Bouwmeester [11] (Martin Skoula, Olli Jokinen)
32:37 3-3
Nathan Paetsch [4] (Valtteri Filppula)
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43:42 4-3
Maxim Afinogenov [20] (Anze Kopitar, Toni Lydman)
45:47 5-3
Viktor Kozlov [15] (Kyle Calder, Paul Gaustad)
55:07 6-3
Alexander Perezhogin [8] (Kyle Calder, Nathan Paetsch)
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Penalty summary:
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00:12
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
06:27
Kyle Calder (2 min for high-sticking)
10:45
Felix Schütz (2 min for elbowing)
12:39
Michael Frolík (2 min for tripping)
13:37
Martin Lojek (2 min for elbowing)
17:27
David Booth (2 min for tripping)
19:41
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:03
Steve Bernier (2 min for holding the stick)
27:29
Martin Skoula (2 min for tripping)
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47:52
Jiri Hudler (2 min for hooking)
52:32
Olli Jokinen (2 min for boarding)
56:05
Noah Welch (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.30 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 8.20 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 9.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 20.40 8
C Felix Schütz 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.50 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 3 18.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.40 5
L Mike Leclerc 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10.40 7
L Kyle Calder 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 17.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Jeff Jillson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 9.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 16.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 26.30 7
D Nathan Paetsch 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 13.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 26.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -2 14.00 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 5.50 4
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.30 5
C Drew Larman 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.00 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 22.00 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 20.30 7
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.30 6
R Steve Bernier 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 12.50 8
L Kenndal McArdle 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.40 6
D Martin Lojek 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 10.30 5
D Martin Skoula 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 -2 24.30 7
D Noah Welch 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 -1 16.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 2 0 4 3 1 0 0 -2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Nathan Paetsch
3rd star: Jay Bouwmeester
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Mike Leclerc scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Anze Kopitar notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexander Perezhogin finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Mike Leclerc finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Mike Leclerc finally ended his 16 game point drought.
-Nathan Paetsch finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jay Bouwmeester scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jay Bouwmeester has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Olli Jokinen notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Frolov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jay Bouwmeester ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 6( 21) , Louisville Panthers 3( 16)
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1-0 ROC Michael Ryan (Mark Mancari, André Lakos)
2-0 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Adam Mair)
2-1 LOU Brett McLean (Vaclav Nedorost)
3-1 ROC Dane Byers (Benoît Mondou)