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23/5/2003
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New York Islanders 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 24 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/93=76 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:73/79=92 %, Challenges:23/47=47 %
Attendance: 11745 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 584902 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:02 1-0
Keith Primeau [7] (Tom Poti)
02:54 2-0
Claude Lapointe [1] (Jan Hrdina, Brett Clark)
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31:37 2-1
Maxim Afinogenov [9] (Alexei Zhitnik, Slava Kozlov)
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42:35 3-1
Ryan Smyth [5] (Sergei Fedorov, Keith Primeau)
49:28 4-1
Ryan Smyth [6] (Ray Whitney, Adrian Aucoin)
51:56 4-2
Niklas Kronwall [2] (Chris Gratton, Taylor Pyatt)
54:45 4-3
Brenden Morrow [5] (Rhett Warrener, Curtis Brown)
59:25 5-3
Tom Poti [2] (Chris Osgood)PP EN
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Penalty summary:
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20:03
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for slashing)
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40:36
Tim Connolly (2 min for tripping)
58:48
Brenden Morrow (2 min for diving)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Webb 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 11.50 5
R Dave Scatchard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 5
R Ray Whitney 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 14.20 7
R Mariusz Czerkawski 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Claude Lapointe 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.50 7
C Jan Hrdina 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 -1 14.10 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 14.50 8
C Keith Primeau 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Trent Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
L Ryan Smyth 2 0 5 3 2 3 0 2 17.40 9
L Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 18.20 6
D Bill Houlder 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13.50 5
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 19.00 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 -1 24.30 7
D Brett Clark 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 17.40 8
D Tom Poti 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 26.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 1 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Lindsay 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 18.10 7
R Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 19.50 6
C Chris Gratton 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 8.30 5
C Curtis Brown 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 21.50 5
C Ron Francis 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -3 20.50 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 7.50 5
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 11.30 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 13.50 7
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 1 22.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 24.00 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -2 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 19 0 0 58.30 4
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Smyth
2nd star: Tom Poti
3rd star: Keith Primeau
Notes for New York Islanders:
-Tom Poti notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Sergei Fedorov notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Keith Primeau notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Claude Lapointe finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Slava Kozlov notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Ron Francis had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Rhett Warrener ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes: