5. Floride vs 6. Buffalo

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30/4/2008
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Florida Panthers 2 , Buffalo Sabres 6
Shots: 26 - 20
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:89/96=92 %, Challenges:23/32=69 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:23/33=67 %
Attendance: 17694 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 798000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:39 0-1 Pavel Datsyuk [6] (Patrick Kane, Niklas Kronwall)
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21:44 0-2 Michal Handzus [1] (Mike Weaver, Sami Salo)
24:42 1-2 Derek Roy [2] (Jussi Jokinen, Kristopher Letang)
29:11 1-3 Johan Franzen [2] (Dennis Seidenberg)
35:51 1-4 George Parros [1] (Kyle Chipchura, Yoshi Wanakanata)
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40:15 2-4 James Wisniewski [1] (Sergei Gonchar, Olli Jokinen)
47:57 2-5 Lee Stempniak [3] (Johan Franzen, Cam Ward)
48:39 2-6 Johan Franzen [3] (Patrick Kane, George Parros)
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Penalty summary:
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00:07 Johan Franzen (2 min for slashing)
01:13 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
10:56 Hans-Jurgen Brotchen (2 min for roughing)
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29:58 Johan Franzen (2 min for holding the stick)
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42:18 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
45:28 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for holding the stick)
50:08 Brenden Morrow (2 min for holding the stick)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 19.00 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 24.30 6
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 14.40 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Alexei Chernov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Dany Heatley 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 24.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 10.30 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 23.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 -3 26.20 8
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 -1 7.50 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
D James Wisniewski 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 -1 31.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 6 0 14 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yoshi Wanakanata 0 1 2 4 2 4 0 1 8.40 8
R Lee Stempniak 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
R Joe Kensett 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
R Johan Franzen 2 1 3 3 1 0 4 2 13.50 9
C Kyle Chipchura 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 12.20 7
C Michal Handzus 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.50 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 7
L George Parros 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 7.20 8
L Drew Miller 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 21.00 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 17.40 7
L Patrick Kane 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 14.00 7
D Mike Weaver 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Sami Salo 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 22.30 7
D Kristian Kudroc 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 21.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 1 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Visa Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Johan Franzen
2nd star: George Parros
3rd star: Yoshi Wanakanata

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nathan Horton had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-James Wisniewski finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Kyle Chipchura ended his 6 game point drought.
-Michal Handzus finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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2/5/2008
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Florida Panthers 4 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 23 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:51/61=83 %, Challenges:30/37=79 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:78/98=79 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
Attendance: 17694 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 798000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:42 0-1 Joe Kensett [3] (Tim Connolly, Brenden Morrow )
04:31 0-2 Johan Franzen [4] (Niklas Kronwall)
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22:02 0-3 Lee Stempniak [4] (Kristian Kudroc, Mike Weaver)
23:51 1-3 Richard Zednik [2] (Eric Fehr, Jussi Jokinen)
27:22 2-3 Eric Fehr [3] (Hans-Jurgen Brotchen, Kimmo Timonen)
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51:06 2-4 Tim Connolly [6] (Erik Johnson, Dennis Seidenberg)
54:11 3-4 Jussi Jokinen [6] (Dany Heatley, Olli Jokinen)
59:38 4-4 Jussi Jokinen [7] (Dany Heatley, James Wisniewski) WG
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60:34 4-5 Johan Franzen [5] (Patrick Kane, Dennis Seidenberg)
Penalty summary:
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05:12 Johan Franzen (2 min for hooking)
12:01 Chris Higgins (2 min for boarding)
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29:36 Nathan Horton (2 min for hooking)
36:21 Kristopher Letang (2 min for hooking)
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44:17 Olli Jokinen (2 min for slashing)
46:57 Mike Weaver (2 min for slashing)
54:25 Kristian Kudroc (2 min for roughing)
54:25 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for roughing)
57:06 Erik Johnson (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 8.30 5
R Eric Fehr 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 2 11.10 9
R Jussi Jokinen 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.20 8
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 -2 21.20 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 8.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 -1 20.20 7
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
L Richard Zednik 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 11.30 8
L Alexei Chernov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
L Dany Heatley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 14.20 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -3 29.10 7
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 10.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -1 24.40 7
D James Wisniewski 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 22 0 0 59.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yoshi Wanakanata 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 12.00 7
R Lee Stempniak 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.10 7
R Joe Kensett 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.50 7
R Johan Franzen 2 0 4 3 1 0 2 -1 19.30 9
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 6
C Tim Connolly 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 21.10 9
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
L George Parros 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 6
L Drew Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 2 20.10 9
L Patrick Kane 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
D Mike Weaver 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 14.50 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 20.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 27.30 7
D Kristian Kudroc 0 1 0 3 2 3 2 1 9.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 24.20 7
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 19 0 0 60.30 5
G Visa Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jussi Jokinen
2nd star: Johan Franzen
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-James Wisniewski notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Kristopher Letang had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Gonchar had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Kristian Kudroc ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

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4/5/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Florida Panthers 4
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:95/110=86 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 842354 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:18 1-0 Patrick Kane [3] (Pavel Datsyuk)
02:13 1-1 Alexei Chernov [5] (Kristopher Letang, Derek Roy)
09:33 1-2 Kimmo Timonen [1] (Alexei Chernov, Derek Roy)
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no scoring
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44:47 2-2 Pavel Datsyuk [7] (Brenden Morrow , Johan Franzen)PP
52:59 3-2 George Parros [2] (Yoshi Wanakanata, Lee Stempniak)
55:35 3-3 Olli Jokinen [4] (Dany Heatley, Nathan Horton)PP
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63:07 3-4 Olli Jokinen [5] (Nathan Horton, James Wisniewski)
Penalty summary:
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02:33 Kristian Kudroc (2 min for holding the stick)
04:11 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
17:25 Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
17:25 Olli Jokinen (2 min for roughing)
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44:25 Dany Heatley (2 min for roughing)
54:09 Johan Franzen (2 min for tripping)
56:03 Kyle Chipchura (2 min for hooking)
56:41 Michal Handzus (2 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yoshi Wanakanata 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 9.20 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 -1 11.40 8
R Joe Kensett 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
R Johan Franzen 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.20 7
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 12.30 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 -1 14.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 12.30 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 23.50 8
L George Parros 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 9.20 6
L Drew Miller 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 17.00 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 -1 18.50 7
L Patrick Kane 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 21.40 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 21.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 27.20 7
D Kristian Kudroc 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 -1 13.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 23 0 0 63.00 5
G Visa Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 12.00 8
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 21.10 6
R Nathan Horton 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 8
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 8.50 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 12.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
C Olli Jokinen 2 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 20.50 8
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 9.10 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 12.00 7
L Alexei Chernov 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
L Dany Heatley 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 20.20 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 13.00 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 24.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26.00 6
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 22.10 8
D James Wisniewski 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 24 0 0 63.00 7
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Alexei Chernov
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Lee Stempniak had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Dennis Seidenberg had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Kimmo Timonen finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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6/5/2008
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 28 - 19
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:70/84=83 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:32/47=66 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 842354 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:33 0-1 Olli Jokinen [6] (Dany Heatley, James Wisniewski)
14:52 1-1 Yoshi Wanakanata [2] (Tim Connolly, Patrick Kane)PP
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21:55 1-2 Sergei Gonchar [1] (Dany Heatley, Derek Roy)
31:37 2-2 Yoshi Wanakanata [3] (Patrick Kane, Tim Connolly)
36:49 3-2 Joe Kensett [4] (Dennis Seidenberg, Niklas Kronwall)
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49:15 4-2 Joe Kensett [5] (Brenden Morrow )
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Penalty summary:
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01:31 Johan Franzen (2 min for high-sticking)
01:54 Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
01:54 Dennis Seidenberg (2 min for roughing)
13:49 Alexei Chernov (2 min for hooking)
19:04 Kristopher Letang (2 min for hooking)
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26:37 Alexei Chernov (2 min for tripping)
29:37 Richard Zednik (2 min for hooking)
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45:25 Joe Kensett (2 min for roughing)
45:25 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for roughing)
50:37 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for high-sticking)
50:48 Nathan Horton (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yoshi Wanakanata 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 13.10 8
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 12.50 7
R Joe Kensett 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 11.20 8
R Johan Franzen 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 20.40 7
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 20.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 11.10 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
L George Parros 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Drew Miller 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 13.20 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Patrick Kane 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.00 8
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.10 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 26.10 8
D Kristian Kudroc 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 13.10 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 21.30 8
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Visa Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5.00 5
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9.40 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 20.30 6
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -1 21.20 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.00 4
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 9.40 5
L Alexei Chernov 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -2 21.30 7
L Dany Heatley 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 17.20 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 17.50 5
D Sergei Gonchar 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 24.50 8
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9.40 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
D James Wisniewski 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Yoshi Wanakanata
2nd star: Joe Kensett
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dennis Seidenberg notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Lee Stempniak had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Sergei Gonchar finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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8/5/2008
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Florida Panthers 4 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 1 of 8 (11 shots), Passing:88/93=94 %, Challenges:44/53=81 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:22/32=66 %
Attendance: 17694 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 798000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:38 1-0 Dany Heatley [2] (Olli Jokinen, Sergei Gonchar)
13:56 2-0 Bryan Smolinski [2] (Dany Heatley, Olli Jokinen)
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24:22 2-1 Patrick Kane [4] (Yoshi Wanakanata, Tim Connolly)
30:06 3-1 Eric Belanger [2] (James Wisniewski, Carlo Colaiacovo)
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49:05 3-2 Joe Kensett [6] (Erik Johnson)
59:59 4-2 Jussi Jokinen [8] (Dany Heatley, Sergei Gonchar)PP EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:41 Dany Heatley (2 min for tripping)
02:49 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for high-sticking)
07:13 Michal Handzus (2 min for hooking)
11:12 Eric Belanger (2 min for cross-checking)
15:52 Patrick Kane (2 min for cross-checking)
19:46 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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22:01 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for diving)
25:02 Hans-Jurgen Brotchen (2 min for hooking)
27:49 Patrick Kane (2 min for tripping)
30:54 Johan Franzen (2 min for high-sticking)
39:49 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
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56:25 Alexei Chernov (2 min for tripping)
59:16 Brenden Morrow (2 min for cross-checking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 8.40 7
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4.20 6
R Jussi Jokinen 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 6
C Bryan Smolinski 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 8.40 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 5.30 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 25.00 8
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.10 6
L Alexei Chernov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 16.50 6
L Dany Heatley 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 23.40 10
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 10.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 30.30 8
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 5.40 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 22.20 8
D James Wisniewski 0 1 2 5 2 4 0 2 31.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yoshi Wanakanata 0 1 2 5 2 5 0 0 13.00 8
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5.10 5
R Joe Kensett 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.20 5
R Johan Franzen 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -2 18.20 7
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 17.10 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 21.00 6
L George Parros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 4.50 6
L Drew Miller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 1 19.30 7
L Patrick Kane 1 0 4 2 0 0 4 -1 21.00 7
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.20 5
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 24.10 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 29.30 6
D Kristian Kudroc 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 29.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 25 0 0 58.00 6
G Visa Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Olli Jokinen
3rd star: Sergei Gonchar

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

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12/5/2008
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Florida Panthers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:76/83=91 %, Challenges:19/35=52 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:65/85=76 %, Challenges:28/39=70 %
Attendance: 17694 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 798000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:24 0-1 Joe Kensett [7] (Erik Johnson, Sami Salo)
09:38 0-2 Patrick Kane [5] (Drew Miller, Dennis Seidenberg)
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20:48 0-3 Kyle Chipchura [1] (Dennis Seidenberg, Mike Weaver)
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42:43 1-3 Derek Roy [3] (Alexei Chernov, Richard Zednik)
48:42 2-3 Derek Roy [4] (Kristopher Letang, Sergei Gonchar)
51:51 3-3 Alexei Chernov [6] (Jussi Jokinen, Kristopher Letang)
56:35 4-3 Jussi Jokinen [10] (Alexei Chernov)
58:52 5-3 Olli Jokinen [8] (Nathan Horton, Sergei Gonchar) EN
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Penalty summary:
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14:56 Lee Stempniak (2 min for holding the stick)
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27:58 Dany Heatley (2 min for hooking)
30:05 Johan Franzen (2 min for slashing)
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43:05 Patrick Kane (2 min for elbowing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.30 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
R Jussi Jokinen 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
R Nathan Horton 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 20.20 8
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.10 4
C Derek Roy 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 9
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Richard Zednik 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 12.10 8
L Alexei Chernov 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
L Dany Heatley 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 20.10 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.30 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 24.00 9
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 20.30 6
D James Wisniewski 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yoshi Wanakanata 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.00 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 13.10 5
R Joe Kensett 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 -2 14.50 6
R Johan Franzen 0 0 3 5 1 4 2 0 16.40 8
C Kyle Chipchura 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.00 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 13.10 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Drew Miller 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.30 7
L Espen Knutsen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 13.10 4
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
L Patrick Kane 1 0 2 4 1 1 2 0 17.40 8
D Mike Weaver 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Sami Salo 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 -2 19.30 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.30 7
D Kristian Kudroc 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -2 16.10 6
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 21 0 0 59.00 4
G Visa Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Derek Roy
2nd star: Alexei Chernov
3rd star: Jussi Jokinen

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jussi Jokinen scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Dany Heatley had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Yoshi Wanakanata had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Kyle Chipchura ended his 5 game point drought.
-Drew Miller ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes: