2. Ottawa vs 5. Buffalo

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30/4/2003
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Ottawa Senators 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 25 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:74/81=91 %, Challenges:29/49=58 %
Attendance: 11791 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 615490 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:19 1-0 Mike Fisher [3] (Brett Hull)
05:07 1-1 Slava Kozlov [3] (Miroslav Satan, Tim Connolly)
10:13 2-1 Andreas Dackell [3] (Radek Bonk, Chris Kelly)
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26:25 3-1 Brett Hull [5] (Filip Kuba, Mike Fisher)
38:04 3-2 Brenden Morrow [3] (Curtis Brown, Ron Francis)
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48:33 3-3 Maxim Afinogenov [4] (Brian Campbell, Sheldon Souray)
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63:51 3-4 Alexei Zhitnik [1] (Brendan Morrison, Slava Kozlov)
Penalty summary:
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07:09 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for slashing)
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31:34 Kevin Haller (2 min for holding the stick)
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55:08 Curtis Brown (2 min for high-sticking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9.50 6
R Andreas Dackell 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 18.50 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 16.20 7
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 12.00 7
C Radek Bonk 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Mike Fisher 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 19.40 7
C Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 6
L Chris Kelly 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 6
L Brett Hull 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
L Martin Havlat 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 16.10 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.00 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 21.20 7
D Kevin Haller 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18.30 7
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 1 20.40 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -2 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Garth Snow 4 0 25 0 0 64.00 6
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nils Ekman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 12.00 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 1 10.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.20 8
R Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Chris Gratton 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 12.40 5
C Curtis Brown 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 1 11.20 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 21.50 8
C Ron Francis 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 12.00 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 10.10 6
L Slava Kozlov 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 17.40 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.50 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 22.40 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 -2 27.10 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 22.00 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 22 0 0 64.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Slava Kozlov
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alexei Zhitnik ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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2/5/2003
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Ottawa Senators 5 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 31 - 16
PP: 1 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:60/83=72 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:56/65=86 %, Challenges:23/53=42 %
Attendance: 11791 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 615490 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:19 1-0 Per-Johan Axelsson [1] (Zdeno Chara, Kevin Haller)
10:26 2-0 Mike Fisher [4] (Marian Hossa, Brett Hull)
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21:46 3-0 Chris Neil [2] (Zdeno Chara, Kevin Haller)
28:04 3-1 Maxim Afinogenov [5] (Tim Connolly, Ron Francis)
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40:15 4-1 Zdeno Chara [1] (Brett Hull, Martin Havlat)PP
41:57 5-1 Per-Johan Axelsson [2] (Chris Phillips, Anton Volchenkov)
53:39 5-2 Taylor Pyatt [1] (Slava Kozlov, Tim Connolly)
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Penalty summary:
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28:56 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
39:31 Curtis Brown (2 min for slashing)
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42:34 Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
45:04 Geoff Sanderson (2 min for slashing)
51:16 Mattias Norstrom (2 min for cross-checking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Per-Johan Axelsson 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 14.40 8
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 17.50 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 11.00 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 20.10 6
C Mike Fisher 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.50 7
L Chris Neil 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 11.00 8
L Chris Kelly 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
L Brett Hull 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 19.00 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 19.40 7
D Kevin Haller 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.20 7
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 1 4 1 4 2 0 15.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 1 2 3 7 1 7 0 3 23.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Garth Snow 2 0 14 0 0 60.00 6
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nils Ekman 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 11.10 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 10.00 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 14.40 7
R Tim Connolly 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.30 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10.40 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C Ron Francis 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 6
L Taylor Pyatt 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 10.00 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 23.40 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15.30 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 21.40 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zdeno Chara
2nd star: Per-Johan Axelsson
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Zdeno Chara notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Per-Johan Axelsson finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Per-Johan Axelsson finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Chris Kelly had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Zdeno Chara finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Taylor Pyatt finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Taylor Pyatt finally ended his 13 game point drought.

Other notes:

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4/5/2003
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 18 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:24/40=58 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:67/83=80 %, Challenges:30/41=71 %
Attendance: 11973 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 586677 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:02 0-1 Marian Hossa [4] (Brett Hull, Mike Fisher)
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26:16 0-2 Andreas Dackell [4] (Chris Kelly, Brett Hull)
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40:16 1-2 Tim Connolly [2] (Miroslav Satan, Ron Francis)
47:34 1-3 Brett Hull [6] (Martin Havlat, Geoff Sanderson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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21:14 Curtis Brown (2 min for hooking)
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41:58 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for high-sticking)
44:16 Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
44:33 Brenden Morrow (2 min for boarding)
47:18 Nils Ekman (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nils Ekman 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
R Tim Connolly 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.40 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 15.30 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
C Ron Francis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 13.10 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 15.00 5
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 10.50 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 27.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 16.40 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 18.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 29.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 6
R Andreas Dackell 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 15.30 7
R Marian Hossa 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.40 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 6
C Geoff Sanderson 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.50 8
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 7.30 7
L Chris Kelly 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
L Brett Hull 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
L Martin Havlat 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21.30 6
D Kevin Haller 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 16.40 5
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 17.00 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Garth Snow 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brett Hull
2nd star: Andreas Dackell
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Mike Fisher had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Rhett Warrener in a fight.

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6/5/2003
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 22 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:54/65=83 %, Challenges:24/39=60 %
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:71/95=74 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
Attendance: 11973 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 586677 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:55 0-1 Brett Hull [7] (Mike Fisher)
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22:32 0-2 Geoff Sanderson [3] (Zdeno Chara, Chris Phillips)
30:11 1-2 Alexei Zhitnik [2] (Tim Connolly, Slava Kozlov)
36:12 2-2 Curtis Brown [3] (Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly)
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45:55 2-3 Brett Hull [8] (Marian Hossa, Daniel Alfredsson)
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Penalty summary:
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15:16 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
18:43 Kevin Haller (2 min for tripping)
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25:26 Chris Gratton (2 min for hooking)
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46:01 Brenden Morrow (2 min for cross-checking)
50:02 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
56:33 Curtis Brown (2 min for elbowing)
58:46 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nils Ekman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 14.20 6
R Tim Connolly 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 10.30 5
C Curtis Brown 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 16.40 8
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
C Ron Francis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 8.20 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 1 11.30 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 14.10 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 22.20 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 21.30 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21.50 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Marian Hossa 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 6
C Mike Fisher 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Geoff Sanderson 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 20.20 9
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 12.50 7
L Chris Kelly 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Brett Hull 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 18.40 9
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 20.20 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 12.30 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Kevin Haller 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.30 6
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.30 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 6 0 6 0 0 29.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Garth Snow 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brett Hull
2nd star: Geoff Sanderson
3rd star: Zdeno Chara

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Other notes:

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8/5/2003
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Ottawa Senators 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 21 - 25
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:75/94=79 %, Challenges:21/31=65 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:15/32=45 %
Attendance: 11791 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 615490 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:59 0-1 Ron Francis [5] (Slava Kozlov, Alexei Zhitnik)
06:49 0-2 Curtis Brown [4] (Rhett Warrener, Chris Gratton)
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29:23 0-3 Maxim Afinogenov [6] (Miroslav Satan, Brendan Morrison)
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44:12 1-3 Martin Havlat [2] (Daniel Alfredsson, Brett Hull)PP
50:48 1-4 Maxim Afinogenov [7] (Miroslav Satan, Sheldon Souray)
53:28 2-4 Martin Havlat [3] (Geoff Sanderson, Daniel Alfredsson)
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Penalty summary:
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04:31 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for hooking)
18:36 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for elbowing)
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30:44 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for holding the stick)
32:47 Curtis Brown (2 min for cross-checking)
36:03 Brett Hull (2 min for tripping)
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43:29 Ales Kotalik (2 min for holding the stick)
51:28 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
54:03 Kevin Haller (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 10.50 7
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 15.20 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 22.00 9
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.50 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 15.20 5
C Geoff Sanderson 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 22.00 7
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 7
L Chris Kelly 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 13.50 6
L Brett Hull 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 -2 24.00 6
L Martin Havlat 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 9
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 19.10 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.10 6
D Kevin Haller 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 13.30 7
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -4 16.10 5
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Garth Snow 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nils Ekman 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 8.20 6
R Tim Connolly 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 15.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 17.00 9
C Chris Gratton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 5
C Curtis Brown 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 13.10 8
C Ron Francis 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 22.00 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 14.00 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 19.20 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 25.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 23.20 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 -1 19.40 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 15.10 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Martin Havlat
3rd star: Daniel Alfredsson

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Mike Fisher had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ron Francis ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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10/5/2003
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Ottawa Senators 2
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:88/96=91 %, Challenges:25/37=65 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/82=73 %, Challenges:20/34=57 %
Attendance: 11973 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 586677 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:06 0-1 Andreas Dackell [5] (Kevin Haller, Tom Fitzgerald)SH
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21:04 0-2 Chris Phillips [1] (Geoff Sanderson, Zdeno Chara)
22:21 1-2 Curtis Brown [5] (Jay McKee, Alexei Zhitnik)
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43:45 2-2 Slava Kozlov [4] (Tim Connolly, Alexei Zhitnik)
48:01 3-2 Brendan Morrison [3] (Miroslav Satan, Brian Campbell)PP
59:06 4-2 Tim Connolly [3] (Niklas Kronwall, Sheldon Souray) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:46 Chris Kelly (2 min for hooking)
09:44 Chris Kelly (2 min for hooking)
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24:16 Kevin Haller (2 min for roughing)
24:16 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
34:26 Radek Bonk (2 min for hooking)
37:05 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
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42:34 Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
42:34 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
47:03 Chris Neil (2 min for elbowing)
51:38 Andreas Dackell (2 min for hooking)
53:37 Chris Neil (2 min for elbowing)
56:43 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
56:43 Rhett Warrener (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Lindsay 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 11.40 7
R Tim Connolly 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 1 2 6 -2 20.10 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Curtis Brown 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 12.40 8
C Ron Francis 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 18.30 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 -2 23.20 8
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 5
L Slava Kozlov 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 -2 20.50 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 11.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 22.40 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 -2 25.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -2 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Andreas Dackell 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 20.00 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 14.00 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 5 2 2 3 2 0 14.50 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 14.40 5
C Geoff Sanderson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 2 5 2 4 6 1 14.50 8
L Chris Kelly 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 14.20 7
L Brett Hull 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 15.20 6
D Chris Phillips 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
D Kevin Haller 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 25.50 7
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -3 15.50 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 16.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Garth Snow 4 0 22 0 0 58.50 5
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Sheldon Souray notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Niklas Kronwall ended his 6 game point drought.
-Jay McKee ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Brett Hull had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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12/5/2003
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Ottawa Senators 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:56/81=69 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:86/100=86 %, Challenges:28/46=59 %
Attendance: 11791 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 615490 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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27:21 0-1 Sheldon Souray [4] (Brendan Morrison)
37:45 1-1 Chris Kelly [5] (Daniel Alfredsson, Mike Fisher)PP
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42:24 2-1 Mike Fisher [5] (Chris Kelly)PP
47:44 2-2 Ales Kotalik [2] (Brenden Morrow , Curtis Brown)
48:59 2-3 Brendan Morrison [4] (Maxim Afinogenov, Bill Lindsay)
59:52 3-3 Brett Hull [9] (Marian Hossa, Mike Fisher) WG
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61:53 3-4 Chris Gratton [3] (Bill Lindsay, Taylor Pyatt)
Penalty summary:
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00:46 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
01:28 Chris Gratton (2 min for slashing)
18:02 Rhett Warrener (2 min for tripping)
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20:43 Chris Kelly (2 min for high-sticking)
22:09 Kevin Haller (2 min for high-sticking)
25:21 Chris Neil (2 min for cross-checking)
36:25 Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
38:55 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
38:55 Bill Lindsay (5 min for fighting)
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42:08 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
42:47 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -2 15.50 7
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 20.40 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -1 19.30 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 16.00 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 12.30 7
C Mike Fisher 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 -1 19.30 7
C Geoff Sanderson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 14.00 6
L Chris Kelly 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 -1 19.00 7
L Brett Hull 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 5
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.10 6
D Kevin Haller 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -2 16.20 6
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 -1 23.10 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 4 1 4 5 0 22.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Garth Snow 4 0 27 0 0 61.20 6
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Lindsay 0 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 7.40 8
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 9.30 8
R Tim Connolly 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 20.40 7
C Chris Gratton 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 12.40 5
C Curtis Brown 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 16.40 6
C Ron Francis 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.40 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 21.50 10
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 8.00 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 9.30 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 2 20.40 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 14.30 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 29.10 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 18.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 19 0 0 62.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Morrison
2nd star: Mike Fisher
3rd star: Bill Lindsay

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Geoff Sanderson had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Chris Gratton ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Curtis Brown had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Sheldon Souray ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Zdeno Chara beat Bill Lindsay in a fight.