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9/3/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Edmonton Oilers 4 (SO)
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:43/57=74 %
PP: 2 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:44/61=71 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:29 1-0
Dan Paillé [6] (Paul Gaustad, Brian Campbell)
19:03 1-1
Dick Tärnström [5] (Ben Blood, Chris Drury)PP
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25:02 1-2
Robbie Schremp [22] (Jaromir Jagr, Vyacheslav Trukhno)
34:14 1-3
Tomas Holmström [19] (Milan Hejduk, Ben Blood)PP
36:14 2-3
Thomas Vanek [31] (Jason Pominville)PP
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45:43 2-4
Tomas Holmström [20] (Dick Tärnström, Steve Staios)
56:31 3-4
Thomas Vanek [32] (Maxim Afinogenov)
57:55 4-4
Tim Connolly [20] (Drew Stafford, Jussi Jokinen)
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Penalty summary:
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06:19
Ben Blood (2 min for boarding)
18:55
Andrej Sekera (2 min for hooking)
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32:42
Brian Campbell (2 min for tripping)
34:33
Fernando Pisani (2 min for roughing)
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Shootout
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Buffalo Sabres win 3-2
Buffalo Sabres - Thomas Vanek, goal; Jason Pominville, miss; Maxim Afinogenov, miss; Marek Zagrapan, goal; Drew Stafford, miss; Andrej Sekera, goal;
Edmonton Oilers - Jaromir Jagr, miss; Robbie Schremp, miss; Milan Hejduk, goal; Tomas Holmström, goal; Vyacheslav Trukhno, miss; Ryan Smyth, miss;
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
R Drew Stafford 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 16.20 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
R Jason Pominville 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
C Dan Paillé 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 5 3 0 2 0 1 20.10 10
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 20.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 24.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 20.00 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -1 20.50 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 2 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 24 0 0 65.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 6.40 5
R Dustin Penner 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 20.20 9
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 18.50 7
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 20.00 8
C Chris Drury 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Robbie Schremp 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Tomas Holmström 2 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 21.50 10
L Riley Nash 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Steve Staios 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Ben Blood 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 25.20 6
D Dick Tärnström 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 22.10 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 23.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Devan Dubnyk 4 0 21 0 0 65.00 5
G Marty Turco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Holmström
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Dick Tärnström
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly has marked a new career high in goals with 20 tallies.
-Tim Connolly scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tim Connolly scored the 300th point of his career.
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Tomas Holmström scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tomas Holmström ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 15) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 15)
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0-1
Tom Gilbert (Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Jean-François Jacques)
0-2
David Lundbohm (Patrick Thoresen, Allan Rourke)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Mathieu Garon