Edmonton Oilers 9 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 25 - 32
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:65/73=89 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:48/52=90 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 442866 Match televised: Yes
BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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00:32 1-0
Steve Staios [3] (Dick Tärnström, Shawn Horcoff)
09:26 2-0
Robbie Schremp [3] (Steven Stamkos, Paul Ranger)
11:33 2-1
Drew Stafford [4] (Jason Pominville, Craig Rivet)
12:58 2-2
Jochen Hecht [8] (Craig Rivet, Toni Lydman)PP
19:49 3-2
Nikolai Zherdev [7] (Dick Tärnström, Steve Staios)PP
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33:14 4-2
Nikolai Zherdev [8] (Ethan Moreau, Shawn Horcoff)
38:39 4-3
Derek Roy [7] (Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov)
39:16 5-3
Darius Kasparaitis [3] (Fernando Pisani)
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44:12 6-3
Paul Ranger [3] (Geoff Sanderson, Gilbert Brulé)
45:35 7-3
Nikolai Zherdev [9] (Ethan Moreau, Shawn Horcoff)
47:24 8-3
Darius Kasparaitis [4] (Geoff Sanderson, Josef Vasicek)
57:16 9-3
Gilbert Brulé [5] (Fernando Pisani, Geoff Sanderson)
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Penalty summary:
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11:57
Denis Grebeshkov (2 min for tripping)
14:28
Adam Mair (2 min for roughing)
17:07
Dick Tärnström (2 min for tripping)
19:04
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
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42:03
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
54:52
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 19.20 9
R Nikolai Zherdev 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 9
C Steven Stamkos 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 7
C Gilbert Brulé 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 17.40 8
C Josef Vasicek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 14.10 7
L Robbie Schremp 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 12.10 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Geoff Sanderson 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 3 19.20 9
L Ethan Moreau 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.20 9
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Darius Kasparaitis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Steve Staios 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 3 25.00 9
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 17.10 7
D Paul Ranger 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 21.20 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Devan Dubnyk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Drew Stafford 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.50 8
R Jason Pominville 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 11.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 -3 16.50 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 -2 14.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 12.20 7
C Derek Roy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 15.50 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 15.50 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 1 15.10 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 12.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -3 15.50 7
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Craig Rivet 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 -4 20.40 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -3 23.20 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -4 19.50 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 10 0 0 33.20 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 5 0 6 0 0 26.40 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Geoff Sanderson
3rd star: Darius Kasparaitis
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Paul Ranger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dick Tärnström notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fernando Pisani notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Geoff Sanderson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Robbie Schremp finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Toni Lydman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 6( 41) , Rochester Americans 0( 21)
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1-0 SPR Robert Nilsson (Tom Gilbert)
2-0 SPR Stéphane Goulet (Alexei Mikhnov, Ryan Potulny)
3-0 SPR Jean-François Jacques (Claude Giroux)
4-0 SPR Alexei Mikhnov (Stéphane Goulet, Allan Rourke)
5-0 SPR Jean-François Jacques (Robert Nilsson)
6-0 SPR Alexei Mikhnov (Stéphane Goulet, Ryan Potulny)
Goalies: Mathieu Garon - Patrick Lalime