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9/3/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 30 - 21

PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:59/74=78 %

PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:33/50=64 %
Attendance: 11527 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 541769 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:26 1-0

Paul Gaustad [6] (Jeremy Williams, Clarke MacArthur)
19:08 2-0

Vaclav Prospal [12] (Jaroslav Spacek, Tomas Kaberle)
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30:43 2-1

Pierre-Marc Bouchard [13] (Robbie Schremp, Devin Setoguchi)PP
37:11 3-1

Nik Antropov [14] (Milan Hejduk, Dmitri Kalinin)
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47:12 3-2

Sam Gagner [6] (Sheldon Souray, Henrik Sedin)PP
49:31 3-3

Sheldon Souray [4] (Ales Hemsky, Daniel Sedin)
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Penalty summary:
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03:34

Matt Greene (2 min for boarding)
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28:45

Paul Gaustad (2 min for holding the stick)
30:04

Dmitri Kalinin (2 min for holding the stick)
33:08

Sam Gagner (2 min for holding the stick)
39:24

Dick Tärnström (2 min for slashing)
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40:37

Daniel Sedin (2 min for tripping)
45:43

Marek Zidlicky (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 6.30 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 22.20 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 21.50 8
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 7.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 13.20 4
C Nik Antropov 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 20.10 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 22.20 6
R Jeremy Williams 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.30 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 23.20 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.10 7
D Danny Syvret 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 15.20 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 24.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 24.20 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 13.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 22.50 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 18 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)
C Jason Bonsignore 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Ryan O'Marra 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 -1 22.50 9
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 8.30 6
C Devin Setoguchi 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.40 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 20.50 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 5
R Patrick Thoresen 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 17.40 8
R Sam Gagner 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 -2 21.00 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 3 6 2 1 2 0 22.30 8
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 17.10 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 15.40 7
D Sheldon Souray 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 29.50 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14.10 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 21.20 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sheldon Souray
2nd star: Ales Hemsky
3rd star: Nik Antropov
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Clarke MacArthur has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Milan Hejduk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 24 game point drought.
-Jeremy Williams finally ended his 18 game point drought.
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Robbie Schremp notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sam Gagner finally ended his 35 game goal drought.
-Sheldon Souray ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 28) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 16)
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1-0 ROC Peter Sejna (Steve Staios)
1-1 HAM Cam Janssen (Jean-François Jacques, Tom Gilbert)
2-1 ROC John Vigilante (Andrej Sekera, Konstantin Zakharov)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Mathieu Garon
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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 28 - 18

PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:31/48=63 %

PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:26/50=51 %
Attendance: 6983 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 330295 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:34 1-0

Ilya Kovalchuk [25] (Shea Weber)
14:25 2-0

Vernon Fiddler [5])
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28:41 2-1

Marcel Hossa [10] (Chuck Kobasew, Nigel Dawes)
39:22 2-2

Scott Gomez [21] (Jaromir Jagr, Fedor Tyutin)
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46:27 3-2

Ilya Kovalchuk [26] (Jonathan Toews)
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Penalty summary:
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17:58

Chuck Kobasew (2 min for high-sticking)
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31:28

Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
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44:29

Jaromir Jagr (2 min for tripping)
59:46

Jaroslav Prospal (2 min for high-sticking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tony Salmelainen 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 9.40 4
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14.40 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 5
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.40 7
C Vernon Fiddler 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 6.30 8
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 16.10 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 20.50 9
L Eric Boulton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 6
L Travis Fuller 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.40 5
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -2 18.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 5 3 1 3 0 2 20.40 10
D Scott Jackson 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 15.30 7
D Mark Popovic 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 17.30 7
D Shea Weber 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 3 28.30 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 15.20 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 14.20 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 3 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Holmqvist 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Danny Turple 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.10 4
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 17.20 4
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 15.00 5
R Jaroslav Prospal 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 16.30 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Marcel Hossa 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 6
C Scott Gomez 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 7.10 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 15.10 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 -1 19.00 5
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 16.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 22.00 5
D Ivan Baranka 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15.40 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 -1 28.20 8
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.10 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 22.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 25 0 0 58.30 7
G Stephen Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Vernon Fiddler
3rd star: Jonathan Toews
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Shea Weber has marked a new career high in points with 37 points.
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Jonathan Toews notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Vernon Fiddler finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Marcel Hossa scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marcel Hossa finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Marcel Hossa finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Chuck Kobasew finally ended his 35 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 24) , Hartford Wolfpack 2( 5)
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0-1 HFD Ryan Hollweg (Andrew Hutchinson, Ryan Callahan)
0-2 HFD Tom Pyatt (Pierre-Luc Leblond-Létourneau, Hannu Pikkarainen)
1-2 CHW Jens Karlsson (Scott Lehman)
2-2 CHW Nick Tarnasky (Louis-Philippe Martin, Nathan Oystrick)
3-2 CHW Brett Sterling (Jimmy Sharrow)
Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Chris Holt
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