8/4/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 33 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (15 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:63/67=94 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
Attendance: 11730 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 585327 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:06 0-1
Alex Kovalev [40] (Robert Lang, Kenny Jönsson)PP
11:03 1-1
Jaroslav Spacek [7] (Saku Koivu, Ryan Miller)PP
14:47 1-2
Andrei Kostitsyn [14] (Sergei Fedorov, Patrice Brisebois)
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26:53 2-2
Cory Stillman [21] (Tim Connolly, Saku Koivu)
39:28 2-3
Milan Lucic [12] (Phil Kessel, Alex Tanguay)
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59:53 2-4
Christian Bäckman [5]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:52
Michael Peca (2 min for elbowing)
05:14
Toni Lydman (2 min for tripping)
09:34
Jarret Stoll (2 min for tripping)
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22:13
Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for tripping)
25:19
Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
25:19
Craig Rivet (5 min for fighting)
27:39
Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
31:06
Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
31:06
Nathan Paetsch (5 min for fighting)
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43:48
Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
43:48
Nathan Horton (5 min for fighting)
43:48
Milan Lucic (10 min game misconduct)
44:53
Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
47:23
Michael Peca (2 min for cross-checking)
51:43
Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
57:55
Ruslan Salei (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.20 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 5 4 0 3 2 -1 21.20 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 -1 19.10 7
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 6.20 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 11.00 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Saku Koivu 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 -3 19.40 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 6
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
L Cory Stillman 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 9
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Mike Funk 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 10.50 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 25.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 4 0 1 5 -1 24.20 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 13.20 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -3 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 1 25 0 0 58.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.20 5
R Milan Lucic 1 0 1 1 1 0 25 1 11.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 5
C Robert Lang 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 14.00 8
C Phil Kessel 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 2 21.10 8
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 10.10 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 16.50 7
D Christian Bäckman 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 29.50 8
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 19.30 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Carey Price
2nd star: Milan Lucic
3rd star: Alex Kovalev
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Milan Lucic ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Andrei Kostitsyn finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Andrei Kostitsyn finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Christian Bäckman finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Craig Rivet in a fight.
-Milan Lucic beat Nathan Paetsch in a fight.
-Milan Lucic fought Nathan Horton in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 12)
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1-0 ROC Jeff Hamilton (Mike Card)
2-0 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Erik Caladi, Jeff Hamilton)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Loïc LaCasse
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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 18 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:29/53=53 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
Attendance: 10877 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 498167 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:53 1-0
Ian Laperriere [25] (Paul Stastny, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
15:26 1-1
David Legwand [29] (Martin Erat)
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36:34 1-2
Alexander Radulov [22] (Steve Sullivan, Greg de Vries)
37:16 2-2
Martin Straka [17] (Daniel Tjärnqvist, Paul Stastny)
38:05 2-3
Martin Erat [25] (Alexander Radulov)
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51:11 3-3
Joe Sakic [33] (Pavol Demitra, Marek Svatos)
59:48 4-3
Ben Guite [1] (John-Michael Liles, Brett Clark)
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Penalty summary:
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02:01
Shea Weber (5 min for fighting)
02:01
Scott Hannan (5 min for fighting)
15:33
Brett Clark (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:59
Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
20:59
Greg Zanon (5 min for fighting)
27:51
Matt Ellison (2 min for hooking)
31:41
Chuck Kobasew (2 min for hooking)
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41:31
Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
41:31
Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
47:46
Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
54:43
Scott Hannan (5 min for fighting)
54:43
Greg Zanon (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 6
R David Vyborny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
R Ian Laperriere 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 19.40 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Ben Guite 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6.50 6
C Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 12.30 5
C Paul Stastny 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Joe Sakic 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Martin Straka 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 19.50 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 8 2 8 0 0 13.10 8
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 20.10 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 2 4 0 3 10 -1 23.30 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 18.50 8
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 6.50 5
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -1 17.50 8
R Alexander Radulov 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 15.50 9
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 17.50 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 18.50 6
C David Legwand 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 14.10 8
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 20.00 8
L Matt Ellison 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 7.10 5
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 15.50 7
L Martin Erat 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 17.30 6
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 12.40 4
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 3 1 3 5 0 21.20 8
D Greg de Vries 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 27.00 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 4 0 14 0 0 60.00 4
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Tjärnqvist
2nd star: Ian Laperriere
3rd star: Alexander Radulov
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ian Laperriere scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Paul Stastny notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Steve Sullivan notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Martin Erat scored his 25th goal of the season.
-David Legwand ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jason Arnott had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Jason Arnott had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Shea Weber fought Scott Hannan in a fight.
-Darcy Tucker beat Greg Zanon in a fight.
-Jordin Tootoo fought Darcy Tucker in a fight.
-Scott Hannan beat Greg Zanon in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 5( 31) , Milwaukee Admirals 2(
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0-1 MIL Cody Franson (Joel Ward, Antti Pihlstrom)
0-2 MIL Niklas Eckerblom (Teemu Laakso)
1-2 HER Nathan Smith (T.J. Galiardi)
2-2 HER Per Ledin (T.J. Galiardi, Nathan Smith)
3-2 HER T.J. Galiardi (T.J. Kemp)
4-2 HER T.J. Trevelyan (Aaron MacKenzie)
5-2 HER Philippe Dupuis