9-3-2002

9.3.2002


Washington Capitals 2 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 47 - 18
PP: 0 of 5 (17 shots), Passing:67/70=95 %, Challenges:50/57=86 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 15469 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 744059 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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08:07 1-0 Jaromir Jagr [33] (Adam Oates)
14:49 2-0 Jaromir Jagr [34] (Adam Oates, Peter Bondra)
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38:53 2-1 Michal Grosek [10] (Doug Gilmour, Mike York)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:37 Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
03:37 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
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21:27 Igor Ulanov (2 min for hooking)
28:59 Matthew Barnaby (2 min for tripping)
32:12 Sylvain Lefebvre (2 min for hooking)
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53:21 Michal Grosek (2 min for tripping)
57:14 Ken Klee (2 min for roughing)
57:14 Petr Nedved (2 min for roughing)
57:54 Theoren Fleury (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joe Sacco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Dmitri Khristich 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
R Ulf Dahlen 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 9
R Jaromir Jagr 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 9
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 6
C Chris Ferraro 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
C Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
C Adam Oates 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
L Chris Simon 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 5.50 6
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
L Steve Konowalchuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Peter Bondra 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
D Frantisek Kucera 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Sylvain Cote 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
D Calle Johansson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.50 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 18.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 6 4 0 2 0 1 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kolzig 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Craig Billington 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 4.30 5
R Michal Grosek 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11.50 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 18.20 8
R Theoren Fleury 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 -1 18.50 8
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Doug Gilmour 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
C Mike York 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Eric Lindros 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
L Petr Nedved 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.30 6
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 11.10 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Oleg Petrov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
D Sylvain Lefebvre 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 4
D Igor Ulanov 0 0 2 4 1 2 2 0 20.40 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 26.10 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Vladimir Malakhov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Brian Leetch 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Richter 2 0 45 0 0 60.00 10
G Dan Blackburn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Adam Oates
3rd star: Peter Bondra

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Michal Grosek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Michal Grosek ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Simon beat Arron Asham in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 22) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 28)
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1-0 POR Mikael Johansson (Brad Church )
1-1 HFD Peter Smrek (Jason Dawe)

Goalies: Corey Hirsch - Johan Holmqvist




9.3.2002


Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 39 - 16
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:70/79=88 %, Challenges:57/61=91 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:47/62=75 %, Challenges:22/35=61 %
Attendance: 11140 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 505756 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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11:16 1-0 Kris Beech [17] (Alexei Kovalev, Robert Lang)
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30:47 1-1 Jason Spezza [9] (Pascal Dupuis, Marian Gaborik)
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56:37 2-1 Robert Lang [21] (Brooks Orpik)
59:47 3-1 Mario Lemieux [31]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:18 Nick Schultz (2 min for hooking)
16:19 Brett McLean (2 min for tripping)
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36:53 Brett McLean (2 min for slashing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Meloche 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.10 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
R Alexei Kovalev 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 9
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 6
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 8.10 6
L Jason Blake 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
C Robert Lang 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 8
C Mario Lemieux 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
L Krzysztof Oliwa 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 9.30 6
L Stephane Richer 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Kris Beech 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 5
D Ian Moran 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15.20 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 5 6 0 6 0 1 27.10 10
D Michal Roszival 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 17.10 5
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sebastien Aubin 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Laaksonen 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Stacy Roest 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 5
R Jim Dowd 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 16.00 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 5
C Richard Park 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
C Brett McLean 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 -1 17.20 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
L Kyle Wanvig 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 4
L Darby Hendrickson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.50 5
L Hnat Domenichelli 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 -1 18.30 4
D Stephane Quintal 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Brad Bombardir 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 4
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 -1 25.10 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16.10 5
D Lubomir Sekeras 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 24.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 36 0 0 58.00 10
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Lang
2nd star: Mario Lemieux
3rd star: Alexei Kovalev

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Kris Beech ended his 7 game goal drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 25) , Houston Aeros 1( 9)
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1-0 WIL Tomas Surovy (Shane Endicott, Robert Dome)
1-1 HOU Ladislav Benysek (Michael Bros)
2-1 WIL Milan Kraft

Goalies: Robbie Tallas - Jamie McLennan




9.3.2002


Carolina Hurricanes 0 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 11 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:24/39=60 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 7753 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 340357 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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25:45 0-1 Garry Galley [2] (Jamie Pushor, Espen Knutsen)
29:06 0-2 Geoff Sanderson [20] (Mike Sillinger, Radim Vrbata)
33:55 0-3 Espen Knutsen [14] (Radim Vrbata, Lyle Odelein)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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08:47 Grant Marshall (2 min for tripping)
16:13 Brett Lysak (2 min for tripping)
19:46 Serge Aubin (2 min for hooking)
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33:13 German Titov (2 min for tripping)
37:18 Ian MacNeil (2 min for hooking)
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49:25 David Tanabe (2 min for high-sticking)
52:44 Sean Hill (2 min for roughing)
52:44 Robert Kron (2 min for roughing)
58:55 Jamie Pushor (2 min for roughing)
58:55 Bates Battaglia (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeff Daniels 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 10.10 6
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 -1 11.20 5
R Sami Kapanen 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Martin Gelinas 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 15.00 5
C Ian MacNeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 9.50 4
C Brett Lysak 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 13.00 4
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 4
L German Titov 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 9.10 4
L Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 15.30 4
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
L Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.50 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.30 5
D Marek Malik 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 -1 25.40 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -1 11.40 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 -1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Roy 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Arturs Irbe 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 9.00 7
R Robert Kron 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 17.50 6
R Alexander Korolyuk 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.30 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 19.40 8
C Serge Aubin 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 9.00 8
C Tyler Wright 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
C Espen Knutsen 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
C Mike Sillinger 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Blake Sloan 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.00 5
L David Vyborny 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Geoff Sanderson 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 8
D Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 14.00 7
D Garry Galley 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Deron Quint 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 21.20 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Jamie Pushor 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 20.50 7
D Lyle Odelein 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ron Tugnutt 0 0 11 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ron Tugnutt
2nd star: Espen Knutsen
3rd star: Radim Vrbata

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Espen Knutsen notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Geoff Sanderson scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 5( 35) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 13)
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0-1 SYR Mathieu Darche (Sean Pronger )
1-1 LOW Shane Willis (Igor Knyazev)
2-1 LOW Brent McDonald (Rejean Stringer)
2-2 SYR Blake Bellefeuille (Kent McDonell)
3-2 LOW Tommy Riley (Brian Felsner)
4-2 LOW Shane Willis (Jeff Heerema, Greg Koehler)
5-2 LOW Brian Felsner

Goalies: Jean Marc Pelletier - Jean-Francois Labbe




9.3.2002


Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 19 - 24
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:28/49=56 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:78/92=84 %, Challenges:18/41=42 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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20:41 0-1 Tony Amonte [29] (Jaroslav Spacek, Jon Klemm)
27:19 0-2 Steve Thomas [14] (Steve Sullivan, Tony Amonte)
30:49 1-2 Steve Rucchin [20] (Andy McDonald, Dan Bylsma)
35:12 1-3 Alexei Zhamnov [25] (Tony Amonte, Eric Daze)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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41:01 Peter White (2 min for hooking)
45:52 Boris Mironov (2 min for hooking)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Bylsma 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 9.50 5
R Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Sergei Krivokrasov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.40 5
R Andy McDonald 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Marc Chouinard 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 9.30 5
C Marty McInnis 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.10 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 7
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 19.30 8
L Denny Lambert 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 10.10 7
L Samuel Pahlsson 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16.10 6
L Jeff Friesen 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Alexei Gusarov 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 15.30 7
D Niclas Havelid 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 -1 17.20 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 -1 25.30 7
D Pavel Trnka 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 16.40 6
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sebastien Giguere 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Steve Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Downey 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Kyle Calder 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.00 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 8
R Tony Amonte 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Peter White 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.20 4
C Igor Korolev 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.00 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
C Alexei Zhamnov 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 18.50 8
L Reto Von Arx 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Bob Probert 0 0 1 7 4 6 0 0 18.20 8
L Steve Thomas 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 6
L Eric Daze 0 1 2 6 3 5 0 1 20.10 8
D Chris McAlpine 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 18.10 5
D Jon Klemm 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 18.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 28.00 6
D Alexander Karpovtsev 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 15.00 5
D Boris Mironov 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 15.40 7
D Phil Housley 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Passmore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tony Amonte
2nd star: Steve Sullivan
3rd star: Alexei Zhamnov

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Dan Bylsma has marked a new career high in points with 13 points.
-Steve Rucchin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Dan Bylsma notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Steve Thomas scored the 400th goal of his career.
-Alexei Zhamnov scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Steve Sullivan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Steve Thomas ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 19) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 17)
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0-1 Ty Jones (Tyler Arnason)
1-1 CIN Drew Bannister (Timo Parssinen)
2-1 CIN Vyacheslav Butsayev (David Roche)
2-2 Bill Bowler (Kent Huskins)
2-3 Ajay Baines (Casey Hankinson)

Goalies: Ilya Bryzgalov - Craig Anderson




10.3.2002


Buffalo Sabres 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 2 of 7 (7 shots), Passing:91/103=88 %, Challenges:41/55=73 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:42/60=70 %, Challenges:25/35=69 %
Attendance: 11822 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 556816 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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11:13 0-1 Ray Ferraro [21] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Brian Pothier)PP
15:24 1-1 Eric Boulton [3] (Todd Marchant)
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28:17 2-1 Chris Gratton [8] (Brenden Morrow , Sheldon Souray)
30:38 3-1 Tim Connolly [12] (Stu Barnes, Miroslav Satan)PP
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40:56 4-1 Curtis Brown [26] (Tim Connolly, Miroslav Satan)PP
45:23 5-1 Vaclav Varada [12])
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Penalty summary:
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02:25 Jeff Odgers (2 min for holding the stick)
06:12 Chris Tamer (2 min for high-sticking)
10:18 Nils Ekman (2 min for hooking)
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29:18 Jeff Odgers (2 min for holding the stick)
39:46 Jiri Slegr (2 min for slashing)
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49:42 Chris Tamer (2 min for elbowing)
52:13 Ville Peltonen (2 min for slashing)
54:22 Jeff Odgers (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Ray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 6
R Vaclav Varada 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 8.30 8
R Tim Connolly 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 21.10 8
R Nils Ekman 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 20.30 7
C Todd Marchant 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 8.30 6
C Chris Gratton 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7.50 6
C Curtis Brown 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 23.50 7
C Stu Barnes 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Eric Boulton 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 8.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 9.10 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 21.20 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 12.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.30 5
D James Patrick 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11.40 6
D Jason Woolley 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 21.30 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tie Domi 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 7.20 5
R Jeff Odgers 0 0 1 2 1 2 6 0 15.30 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 20.50 6
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
C Bob Corkum 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 7.20 4
C Tony Hrkac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Ray Ferraro 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 8
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 18.40 5
L Tomi Kallio 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.30 4
L Dany Heatley 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 15.30 5
D Brian Pothier 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
D Chris Tamer 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 0 27.50 5
D Jiri Slegr 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 27.20 4
D Daniel Tjarnqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Yannick Tremblay 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Mike Weaver 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 -3 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Felix Potvin 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Norm Maracle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Vaclav Varada
3rd star: Curtis Brown

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Chris Gratton finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Sheldon Souray ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Dany Heatley had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 14) , Chicago Wolves 0( 19)
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1-0 ROC Dane Jackson (Brian Campbell)
2-0 ROC Ales Kotalik (Brian Campbell)

Goalies: Tom Askey - Pasi Nurminen