2. San Jose vs 5. Buffalo

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30/5/2003
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San Jose Sharks 4 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 32 - 17
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:70/84=83 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:23/36=62 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 809123 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:18 1-0 Rod Brind'Amour [12] (Brad Stuart, Scott Hannan)
07:19 2-0 Mike Ricci [1] (Matt Bradley, Eric Desjardins)
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22:01 2-1 Miroslav Satan [3] (Brian Campbell)
35:35 3-1 Rod Brind'Amour [13] (Martin Gelinas, Owen Nolan)
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43:09 3-2 Tim Connolly [6] (Miroslav Satan, Brian Campbell)PP
59:54 4-2 Rod Brind'Amour [14] (Brad Stuart, Eric Desjardins) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:09 Nils Ekman (2 min for tripping)
10:11 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for tripping)
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30:03 Nils Ekman (2 min for hooking)
36:13 Sheldon Souray (5 min for attempt to injury)
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42:16 Luc Robitaille (2 min for hooking)
44:03 Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
44:03 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
46:51 Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Harvey 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 8.50 6
R Niklas Sundstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 18.30 7
R Luc Robitaille 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 20.10 7
C Mike Ricci 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 3 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 18.10 10
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
L Matt Bradley 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 11.50 8
L Scott Thornton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Martin Gelinas 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
L Owen Nolan 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
D Eric Weinrich 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 6
D Scott Hannan 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 17.10 8
D Francois Beauchemin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 26.20 7
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 9.00 7
D Brad Stuart 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 20.10 8
D Eric Desjardins 0 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Dunham 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 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 1 4 2 4 0 -1 12.40 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 7.50 5
R Tim Connolly 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 19.30 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Ron Francis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 19.50 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 -1 12.40 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 14.30 6
L Miroslav Satan 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -3 25.30 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 1 1 1 10 0 20.50 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 19.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 28 0 0 58.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rod Brind'Amour
2nd star: Eric Desjardins
3rd star: Mike Ricci

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Eric Desjardins notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Mike Ricci finally ended his 33 game goal drought.

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

Other notes:
-Sheldon Souray beat Matt Bradley in a fight.

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1/6/2003
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San Jose Sharks 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 34 - 22
PP: 0 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:40/45=87 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:88/98=89 %, Challenges:23/37=60 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 809123 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:41 0-1 Alexei Zhitnik [5] (Ron Francis)
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23:12 1-1 Eric Weinrich [2] (Mike Ricci)
29:12 1-2 Ron Francis [7] (Slava Kozlov, Alexei Zhitnik)
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46:43 2-2 Niklas Sundstrom [1] (Ryan Clowe, Matt Cullen)
49:15 2-3 Niklas Kronwall [3] (Slava Kozlov, Maxim Afinogenov)
56:56 2-4 Tim Connolly [7] (Brian Campbell)
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Penalty summary:
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02:42 Matt Cullen (2 min for tripping)
05:13 Niklas Sundstrom (2 min for holding the stick)
09:13 Nils Ekman (2 min for holding the stick)
11:02 Brenden Morrow (2 min for slashing)
13:52 Eric Weinrich (2 min for hooking)
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23:34 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
29:52 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
35:55 Brian Campbell (2 min for hooking)
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41:44 Owen Nolan (2 min for roughing)
41:44 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
49:59 Rhett Warrener (2 min for hooking)
52:14 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for elbowing)
58:01 Ryan Clowe (2 min for slashing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Harvey 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 6
R Niklas Sundstrom 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 10.00 7
R Patrick Marleau 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 12.00 7
R Luc Robitaille 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Mike Ricci 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 10.00 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 19.00 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 17.10 9
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 5
L Ryan Clowe 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 10.00 8
L Martin Gelinas 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -2 16.30 6
L Owen Nolan 0 0 3 3 2 3 2 0 20.40 7
D Eric Weinrich 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 22.30 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 15.00 5
D Francois Beauchemin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 25.10 7
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -3 20.30 7
D Eric Desjardins 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Dunham 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Vesa Toskala 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 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
R Tim Connolly 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.20 6
C Ron Francis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 21.30 8
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 6.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 -1 10.10 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 3 20.10 8
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 -1 15.50 7
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 20.00 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 24.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 21.10 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Ron Francis
3rd star: Alexei Zhitnik

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Niklas Sundstrom finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Niklas Sundstrom finally ended his 13 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alexei Zhitnik notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Ron Francis ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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3/6/2003
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Buffalo Sabres 6 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 25 - 27
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:26/38=66 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:85/100=85 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
Attendance: 14354 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 703346 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:37 1-0 Tim Connolly [8] (Miroslav Satan, Sheldon Souray)
01:51 2-0 Ron Francis [8] (Slava Kozlov)
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29:31 2-1 Luc Robitaille [8] (Yanic Perreault)
37:25 3-1 Brendan Morrison [6] (Tim Connolly)
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41:03 3-2 Yanic Perreault [4] (Owen Nolan, Eric Desjardins)
43:31 4-2 Brenden Morrow [6] (Chris Gratton)SH
46:18 5-2 Chris Gratton [5] (Nils Ekman)
51:03 6-2 Ales Kotalik [3] (Rhett Warrener, Niklas Kronwall)
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Penalty summary:
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03:26 Brenden Morrow (2 min for elbowing)
12:39 Brendan Morrison (2 min for slashing)
16:01 Eric Weinrich (2 min for tripping)
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27:39 Chris Gratton (2 min for slashing)
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43:26 Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
51:48 Brian Campbell (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Lindsay 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 12.00 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
R Tim Connolly 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 15.30 8
C Chris Gratton 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 18.10 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 8.40 7
C Ron Francis 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 18.50 7
L Nils Ekman 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 12.00 7
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 1 14.30 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 20.10 9
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.20 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 26.00 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 21.10 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Harvey 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
R Niklas Sundstrom 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.10 5
R Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -3 19.50 7
R Luc Robitaille 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Mike Ricci 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -3 19.40 6
C Yanic Perreault 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
L Ryan Clowe 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
L Martin Gelinas 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 19.30 6
L Owen Nolan 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 -2 19.30 7
D Eric Weinrich 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 20.00 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 16.40 6
D Francois Beauchemin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 25.20 5
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 23.20 6
D Eric Desjardins 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 -2 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Dunham 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Chris Gratton
3rd star: Ales Kotalik

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Nils Ekman finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Luc Robitaille ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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5/6/2003
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:53/60=88 %, Challenges:23/34=65 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:97/107=90 %, Challenges:53/56=93 %
Attendance: 14354 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 703346 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:31 0-1 Owen Nolan [4] (Yanic Perreault, Eric Desjardins)
03:07 0-2 Matt Cullen [3] (Niklas Sundstrom, Adam Graves)
14:54 1-2 Nils Ekman [2] (Sheldon Souray, Niklas Kronwall)
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20:16 1-3 Rod Brind'Amour [15] (Martin Gelinas)
22:42 1-4 Eric Weinrich [3] (Matt Cullen, Adam Graves)
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42:05 1-5 Todd Harvey [2] (Matt Bradley, Adam Graves)
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Penalty summary:
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05:44 Martin Gelinas (2 min for hooking)
11:24 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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28:34 Brenden Morrow (2 min for cross-checking)
30:47 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for boarding)
35:34 Luc Robitaille (2 min for cross-checking)
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49:21 Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
49:21 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
54:54 Curtis Brown (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Lindsay 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 8.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 21.20 6
R Tim Connolly 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 16.30 6
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 12.00 6
C Ron Francis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 22.20 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 19.40 6
L Nils Ekman 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7.20 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 -1 11.40 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 18.30 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.20 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 -2 25.50 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 -1 24.50 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -2 17.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 25.00 5
(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

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Harvey 1 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 10.20 9
R Niklas Sundstrom 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 7.10 7
R Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
R Luc Robitaille 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 20.30 8
C Mike Ricci 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Matt Cullen 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.10 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 8
C Yanic Perreault 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Matt Bradley 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Adam Graves 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 9.10 8
L Martin Gelinas 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 20.20 9
L Owen Nolan 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 1 19.40 9
D Eric Weinrich 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 25.40 8
D Francois Beauchemin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 28.00 7
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5.40 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 23.40 7
D Eric Desjardins 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Dunham 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Cullen
2nd star: Adam Graves
3rd star: Mike Dunham

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Nils Ekman finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 15th goal of the playoffs.
-Todd Harvey finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Matt Cullen ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Owen Nolan finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Sheldon Souray beat Owen Nolan in a fight.

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7/6/2003
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San Jose Sharks 5 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:84/91=92 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:75/83=90 %, Challenges:19/34=54 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 809123 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:22 1-0 Martin Gelinas [6] (Scott Hannan, Francois Beauchemin)
05:24 2-0 Martin Gelinas [7] (Rod Brind'Amour, Brad Stuart)
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22:25 3-0 Rod Brind'Amour [16] (Patrick Marleau, Mike Dunham)
30:37 3-1 Ales Kotalik [4] (Jay McKee, Curtis Brown)
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46:54 3-2 Curtis Brown [6] (Jay McKee, Alexei Zhitnik)
50:08 3-3 Brenden Morrow [7] (Ales Kotalik, Jay McKee)
56:36 4-3 Adam Graves [3] (Matt Cullen, Niklas Sundstrom)
59:59 4-4 Maxim Afinogenov [12] (Slava Kozlov, Ron Francis) WG
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60:23 5-4 Patrick Marleau [9] (Rod Brind'Amour, Martin Gelinas)
Penalty summary:
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08:46 Tim Connolly (2 min for elbowing)
12:15 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
14:37 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for slashing)
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38:34 Nils Ekman (2 min for cross-checking)
39:44 Rhett Warrener (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Harvey 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 6
R Niklas Sundstrom 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9.00 7
R Patrick Marleau 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
R Luc Robitaille 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 20.50 6
C Mike Ricci 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 13.40 8
C Matt Cullen 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 9.00 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 2 3 1 3 0 2 2 20.00 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 17.50 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
L Adam Graves 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 9.00 8
L Martin Gelinas 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 17.40 8
L Owen Nolan 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -2 19.30 6
D Eric Weinrich 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 13.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 17.40 7
D Francois Beauchemin 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 -2 29.40 8
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 9.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 21.20 7
D Eric Desjardins 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 29.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Dunham 4 1 22 0 0 60.30 5
G Vesa Toskala 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 3 4 1 4 0 0 10.10 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.20 6
R Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 17.10 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 14.20 6
C Curtis Brown 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 3 11.30 7
C Ron Francis 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20.30 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 10.10 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 11.00 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 14.30 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 12.50 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 25.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -3 22.20 6
D Jay McKee 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 15.40 8
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 23 0 0 59.30 4
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Gelinas
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Curtis Brown finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Jay McKee ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

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9/6/2003
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 18 - 32
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:61/68=89 %, Challenges:20/35=55 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:76/90=84 %, Challenges:64/72=87 %
Attendance: 14354 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 703346 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:09 0-1 Brad Stuart [6] (Rod Brind'Amour)
05:01 1-1 Slava Kozlov [7] (Alexei Zhitnik, Brian Campbell)
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43:08 1-2 Adam Graves [4] (Bryan Marchment, Eric Weinrich)
44:31 1-3 Patrick Marleau [10] (Owen Nolan, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
47:03 2-3 Miroslav Satan [4] (Brendan Morrison)
59:16 2-4 Matt Cullen [4] (Eric Weinrich, Scott Hannan) EN
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Penalty summary:
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12:47 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for roughing)
12:47 Brendan Morrison (2 min for roughing)
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20:41 Nils Ekman (2 min for hooking)
26:15 Adam Graves (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:53 Nils Ekman (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Lindsay 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 10.40 4
R Tim Connolly 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.10 6
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 10.40 6
C Ron Francis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 23.10 8
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 6.10 5
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.30 4
L Slava Kozlov 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
L Miroslav Satan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 12.40 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 7 1 4 0 1 29.20 9
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 13.30 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 28 0 0 59.20 5
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Harvey 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 8.00 6
R Niklas Sundstrom 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 10.30 8
R Patrick Marleau 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 17.30 10
R Luc Robitaille 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 22.00 7
C Mike Ricci 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 8.00 7
C Matt Cullen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10.30 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 18.10 8
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 23.20 8
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 6
L Adam Graves 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 10.30 8
L Martin Gelinas 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Owen Nolan 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -2 23.00 8
D Eric Weinrich 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 11.20 8
D Scott Hannan 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Francois Beauchemin 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -2 29.50 7
D Bryan Marchment 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11.20 7
D Brad Stuart 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Eric Desjardins 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Dunham 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Matt Cullen
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.

Other notes: