(4) Buffalo vs (5) Ottawa

9-4-2002 Playoff series preview
Buffalo Sabres will start at home against the Ottawa Senators in the first round clash. On paper, both the Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators seem pretty equal and should play a tight series.

Buffalo Sabres injuries: Jean-Pierre Dumont remains sidelined with thigh injury.

Ottawa Senators injuries: Daniel Alfredsson remains sidelined with ankle injury.

Prediction: Buffalo Sabres wins the series 4-1.

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11/4/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 20 - 38
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:34/47=72 %, Challenges:23/35=63 %
PP: 1 of 8 (25 shots), Passing:93/113=82 %, Challenges:43/56=75 %
Attendance: 17037 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 867184 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:39 0-1 Marian Hossa [1] (Radek Bonk, Todd White)
02:45 0-2 Shawn McEachern [1] (Pavel Kubina)
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28:54 0-3 Todd White [1] (Marian Hossa, Wade Redden)PP
30:29 1-3 Taylor Pyatt [1] (Chris Gratton, Jay McKee)
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55:37 2-3 Slava Kozlov [1] (Miroslav Satan, Tim Connolly)
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Penalty summary:
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04:14 Miroslav Satan (2 min for tripping)
09:12 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for elbowing)
10:29 Derek Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
14:15 Miroslav Satan (2 min for roughing)
19:38 Sheldon Souray (2 min for slashing)
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25:08 Martin Havlat (2 min for elbowing)
27:11 Stu Barnes (2 min for boarding)
33:01 Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
36:04 Marian Hossa (2 min for tripping)
39:41 Martin Havlat (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:57 Sheldon Souray (2 min for slashing)
47:23 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
50:16 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for roughing)
50:16 Chris Herperger (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Taylor Pyatt 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 6.00 5
R Vaclav Varada 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7.30 6
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 11.20 5
R Slava Kozlov 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Chris Gratton 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20.20 6
C Stu Barnes 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 15.50 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 17.10 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 21.00 7
D Jason Woolley 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 20.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 12.40 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 1 27.10 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 18.50 5
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 11.10 8
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 35 0 0 60.00 9
G Jamie Storr 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Herperger 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -1 8.40 4
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Shawn McEachern 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
R Marian Hossa 1 1 6 2 1 1 2 1 20.30 8
C Bill Muckalt 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 8.40 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
C Jason Spezza 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 16.40 7
C Radek Bonk 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.30 7
L Andre Roy 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 8.40 6
L Magnus Arvedson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 8
L Martin Havlat 0 0 5 1 2 0 6 0 21.30 7
L Todd White 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 8
D Curtis Leschyshyn 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 29.50 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 12.10 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 24.20 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 1 31.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Todd White
3rd star: Shawn McEachern

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Taylor Pyatt finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Other notes:

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13/4/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 21 - 32
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:35/52=66 %
Attendance: 17037 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 867184 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:55 1-0 Jay McKee [1] (Stu Barnes)
14:51 1-1 Marian Hossa [2] (Wade Redden)PP
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21:59 1-2 Chris Herperger [1] (Bill Muckalt, Andre Roy)
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43:33 1-3 Shawn McEachern [2] (Marian Hossa, Todd White)
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Penalty summary:
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06:42 Shawn McEachern (2 min for tripping)
14:12 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for high-sticking)
15:35 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
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35:22 Shawn McEachern (2 min for boarding)
37:35 Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
37:35 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
39:24 Todd White (2 min for hooking)
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54:44 Tim Connolly (2 min for holding the stick)
55:54 Jason Woolley (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 10.50 6
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 18.10 6
C Chris Gratton 0 0 3 4 4 4 0 0 11.30 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.00 6
C Stu Barnes 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 15.10 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 13.30 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 5
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
D Jason Woolley 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17.00 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 25.10 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 20.00 8
D Jay McKee 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 -1 24.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jamie Storr 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 7
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Herperger 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 6.40 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 7 0 7 2 0 15.10 9
R Shawn McEachern 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 10.20 8
R Marian Hossa 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Bill Muckalt 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.40 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 -1 22.40 7
L Andre Roy 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 6.40 7
L Magnus Arvedson 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 18.10 8
L Martin Havlat 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
L Todd White 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 -1 22.00 8
D Curtis Leschyshyn 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11.20 5
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30.00 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Patrick Lalime
3rd star: Chris Herperger

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jay McKee ended his 7 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Radek Bonk had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Todd White had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

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15/4/2002
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Ottawa Senators 2 , Buffalo Sabres 6
Shots: 29 - 24
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:86/100=86 %, Challenges:27/35=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 863950 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:02 0-1 Derek Armstrong [1] (Stu Barnes, Mathieu Schneider)
05:25 0-2 Fredrik Modin [1] (Stu Barnes, Mathieu Schneider)
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26:02 0-3 Stu Barnes [1] (Derek Armstrong, Slava Kozlov)
29:41 1-3 Wade Redden [1] (Martin Havlat, Todd White)PP
31:42 2-3 Radek Bonk [1] (Marian Hossa, Wade Redden)
35:59 2-4 Jochen Hecht [1] (Rhett Warrener, Jason Woolley)
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42:16 2-5 Derek Armstrong [2] (Stu Barnes, Fredrik Modin)
45:18 2-6 Fredrik Modin [2] (Stu Barnes, Jay McKee)
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Penalty summary:
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07:15 Bill Muckalt (2 min for roughing)
14:57 Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
19:07 Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
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29:25 Slava Kozlov (2 min for boarding)
32:33 Pavel Kubina (2 min for holding the stick)
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51:24 Jason Spezza (2 min for holding the stick)
56:52 Fredrik Modin (2 min for slashing)
59:27 Sheldon Souray (2 min for slashing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Herperger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 12.50 7
R Shawn McEachern 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 21.10 6
R Marian Hossa 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
C Bill Muckalt 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 6.10 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -4 19.00 7
C Radek Bonk 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Andre Roy 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Magnus Arvedson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 16.10 7
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -4 17.40 6
L Todd White 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Curtis Leschyshyn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 11.00 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -4 25.00 7
D Wade Redden 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 18.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -4 19.50 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 0 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vaclav Varada 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
R Derek Armstrong 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 16.10 9
R Slava Kozlov 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 20.10 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 21.00 6
C Stu Barnes 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 5 13.10 10
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 -1 18.50 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 16.50 7
L Fredrik Modin 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 5 17.40 8
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Jason Woolley 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 17.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 14.00 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 28.50 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 17.20 7
D Jay McKee 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10.00 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Jamie Storr 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Stu Barnes
2nd star: Derek Armstrong
3rd star: Fredrik Modin

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Shawn McEachern had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Shawn McEachern had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Marian Hossa had his 6 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Armstrong ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Stu Barnes ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jochen Hecht finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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17/4/2002
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Ottawa Senators 6 , Buffalo Sabres 0
Shots: 34 - 21
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:96/108=88 %, Challenges:37/59=61 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:51/66=77 %, Challenges:24/38=61 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 863950 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:08 1-0 Radek Bonk [2] (Todd White)
05:21 2-0 Jason Spezza [1] (Martin Havlat)
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21:59 3-0 Todd White [2] (Marian Hossa, Wade Redden)
27:24 4-0 Jason Spezza [2] (Shawn McEachern)
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40:58 5-0 Jason Spezza [3] (Shawn McEachern, Martin Havlat)
43:04 6-0 Radek Bonk [3] (Todd White, Marian Hossa)
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Penalty summary:
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13:14 Marian Hossa (2 min for tripping)
17:43 Marian Hossa (2 min for hooking)
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28:17 Stu Barnes (2 min for tripping)
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55:43 Fredrik Modin (2 min for slashing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Herperger 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.00 4
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
R Shawn McEachern 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 18.00 8
R Marian Hossa 0 2 5 1 4 0 4 3 18.30 8
C Bill Muckalt 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 7.00 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15.30 5
C Jason Spezza 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 18.00 10
C Radek Bonk 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 3 19.40 8
L Andre Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Magnus Arvedson 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 14.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 17.50 9
L Todd White 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 3 18.30 9
D Curtis Leschyshyn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 24.40 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 22.50 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 18.40 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 4 5 4 0 3 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vaclav Varada 0 0 0 6 2 6 0 0 9.00 8
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 5 1 7 0 -1 12.50 7
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 19.40 4
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 18.40 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 14.10 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -5 20.10 6
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 12.00 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 -1 14.40 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 12.30 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -5 19.50 7
D Jason Woolley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 -5 30.40 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 16.30 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 6 1 2 0 -5 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 6 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Jamie Storr 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Lalime
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Radek Bonk

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

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19/4/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 25 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/70=77 %, Challenges:29/42=67 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:85/101=84 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
Attendance: 17037 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 867184 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:48 1-0 Jay McKee [2] (Stu Barnes, Tim Connolly)
12:46 2-0 Tim Connolly [1] (Slava Kozlov, Alexei Zhitnik)
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20:28 2-1 Jason Spezza [4] (Bryan Berard, Todd White)
23:22 3-1 Stu Barnes [2] (Mathieu Schneider, Sheldon Souray)
32:04 3-2 Shawn McEachern [3] (Pavel Kubina, Jason Spezza)
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49:28 3-3 Martin Havlat [1] (Sami Salo, Wade Redden)
54:44 4-3 Miroslav Satan [1] (Slava Kozlov, Sheldon Souray)
59:02 5-3 Derek Armstrong [3] (Mathieu Schneider, Sheldon Souray) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:35 Derek Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
18:04 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for hooking)
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32:38 Derek Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vaclav Varada 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 7.30 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
R Derek Armstrong 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 15.00 8
R Slava Kozlov 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 17.00 6
C Stu Barnes 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 8
C Tim Connolly 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 18.10 9
L Eric Boulton 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Miroslav Satan 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
D Jason Woolley 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 13.50 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 0 27.20 10
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 19.50 7
D Jay McKee 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 14.40 9
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Jamie Storr 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Herperger 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 7.20 5
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12.20 6
R Shawn McEachern 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 19.10 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -2 19.40 7
C Bill Muckalt 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 12.20 7
C Jason Spezza 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
C Radek Bonk 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 19.50 6
L Andre Roy 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 6
L Magnus Arvedson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 13.30 7
L Martin Havlat 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Todd White 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 21.30 6
D Curtis Leschyshyn 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -2 13.00 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 26.10 7
D Bryan Berard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 18.30 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -2 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 5 0 20 0 0 58.50 4
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sheldon Souray
2nd star: Stu Barnes
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Marian Hossa had his 12 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Havlat ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 18 game point drought.

Other notes:

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21/4/2002
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Ottawa Senators 6 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 29 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:98/115=85 %, Challenges:44/55=78 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:49/66=74 %, Challenges:18/35=50 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 863950 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:08 1-0 Jason Spezza [5] (Martin Havlat, Todd White)
05:39 2-0 Chris Herperger [2] (Wade Redden, Pavel Kubina)
10:45 2-1 Miroslav Satan [2] (Tim Connolly)
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26:09 3-1 Shawn McEachern [4] (Sami Salo, Jason Spezza)
28:59 4-1 Shawn McEachern [5] (Martin Havlat)
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42:39 5-1 Mike Sillinger [1] (Curtis Leschyshyn)
46:35 6-1 Marian Hossa [3] (Todd White)
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Penalty summary:
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02:54 Bryan Berard (2 min for slashing)
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28:19 Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
28:19 Slava Kozlov (2 min for roughing)
33:59 Bryan Berard (2 min for roughing)
33:59 Derek Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
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43:15 Jason Spezza (2 min for high-sticking)
47:54 Eric Boulton (2 min for roughing)
47:54 Sami Salo (2 min for roughing)
56:18 Jason Spezza (2 min for elbowing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Herperger 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 11.10 7
R Shawn McEachern 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 16.00 8
R Marian Hossa 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 22.40 7
C Bill Muckalt 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6.00 6
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 11.20 8
C Jason Spezza 1 1 2 3 0 0 4 3 17.20 9
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 25.20 8
L Andre Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
L Magnus Arvedson 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 1 13.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 16.00 8
L Todd White 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.40 9
D Curtis Leschyshyn 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11.00 7
D Sami Salo 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 17.50 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 29.40 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 9.00 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 22.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 6 1 6 2 1 29.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 12.30 4
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -2 16.50 6
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -2 21.10 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 14.20 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 18.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -2 21.30 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 7.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 15.50 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
L Miroslav Satan 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 20.50 7
D Jason Woolley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 5 4 3 2 0 -3 30.20 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 14.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Jamie Storr 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn McEachern
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Martin Havlat

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Curtis Leschyshyn ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes: