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12/12/2008
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Montreal Canadiens 4 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 41 - 18
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:51/54=92 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/78=71 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 970049 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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17:23 1-0
Mike Komisarek [5] (Jason Pominville, Keith Tkachuk)PP
17:41 2-0
Ryane Clowe [5] (Petr Prucha, Robert Lang)
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26:16 3-0
Chris Higgins [14] (Roman Hamrlik, Rob Blake)
27:24 3-1
Ales Kotalik [11] (Maxim Afinogenov, Adam Foote)
32:12 4-1
Alex Kovalev [11] (Marian Gaborik)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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11:43
Henrik Tallinder (2 min for tripping)
13:11
Adam Foote (2 min for high-sticking)
16:12
Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
18:04
Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
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45:36
Kris Draper (2 min for high-sticking)
48:19
Kris Draper (2 min for tripping)
49:52
Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
59:32
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
59:32
Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryane Clowe 1 0 3 2 0 2 5 1 8.00 8
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
R Jason Pominville 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 19.10 8
C Chris Higgins 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
L Garth Murray 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
L Petr Prucha 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14.00 6
D Rob Blake 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 27.00 10
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
D Mike Komisarek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 14.00 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 14.00 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 1 1 1 7 -1 17.00 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.40 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 12.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 14.30 7
L Matt D'Agostini 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 9.40 5
R Darren Helm 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 20.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 -2 26.40 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23.40 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 5 0 1 2 -2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 37 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryane Clowe
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Chris Higgins
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Robert Lang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryane Clowe finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jochen Hecht had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe beat Adam Mair in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 39) , Portland Pirates 3( 16)
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1-0 HAM Mathieu Dandenault (Mike Glumac)
1-1 POR Tim Kennedy (Patrick Kaleta, Marc-André Gragnani)
1-2 POR Benjamin Breault (Patrick Kaleta, Marc-André Gragnani)
1-3 POR Clarke MacArthur (Mark Mancari, Nathan Gerbe)
2-3 HAM Ryan White (David Fischer)
Goalies: Cédrick Desjardins - Adam Dennis
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12/12/2008
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Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 0
Shots: 24 - 22
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:49/54=89 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:40/42=93 %
Attendance: 19523 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 874630 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:29 1-0
Joffrey Lupul [14] (James Van Riemsdyk)
17:13 2-0
James Van Riemsdyk [2] (Stefan Ruzicka, Braydon Coburn)
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31:36 3-0
James Van Riemsdyk [3] (Joffrey Lupul, Anze Kopitar)
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51:28 4-0
Joffrey Lupul [15] (James Van Riemsdyk)
58:01 5-0
Anze Kopitar [13] (Shea Weber, James Wisniewski)
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Penalty summary:
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07:14
Claude Giroux (2 min for hooking)
11:36
Glen Metropolit (2 min for slashing)
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42:26
Glen Metropolit (2 min for high-sticking)
45:18
Mathieu Schneider (2 min for slashing)
52:13
Slava Kozlov (2 min for holding the stick)
54:22
Brett Sterling (2 min for boarding)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Palmieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
R Jeff Carter 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 17.40 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 7.50 7
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
C Joffrey Lupul 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 4 18.00 9
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 9
L Boyd Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 12.50 10
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 15.00 7
D James Wisniewski 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 5
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 14.30 7
D Shea Weber 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 27.50 10
D Drew Doughty 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 19.00 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 22 0 0 60.00 10
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Erik Christensen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -2 15.50 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 21.00 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 17.40 7
C Todd White 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 8
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 7
L Brett Sterling 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -2 11.00 7
L Peter Mueller 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 -2 19.00 8
R Kyle Turris 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Paul Postma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 4
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -3 20.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 22.00 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 28.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 5 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Brodeur
2nd star: James Van Riemsdyk
3rd star: Joffrey Lupul
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Joffrey Lupul scored his 15th goal of the season.
-James Wisniewski ended his 9 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 19) , Chicago Wolves 3( 18)
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1-0 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Jared Ross, Patrick Maroon)
1-1 CHW Robbie Schremp (Junior Lessard)
1-2 CHW Colin Stuart
1-3 CHW Igor Musatov (Colin Stuart, Chad Denny)
Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Danny Turple