The Sabres Host the Ducks - Game thread

[SkateZilla]

(Last Updated 9:15 PM EST)
My Notes:
BUF:
Dumont - Out, Abdominal Injury, Sports Hernia, Surgery Required
Peters - Dressed
Kalinin - Dressed
Fitzpatrick - Scratched
Miller - Practicing But Out, Thumb
Briere - Out, Abdominal Injury
Pyatt - Out, Fractured Wrist


Useful Links:
Video : ESPN News Hockey Night Coverage
NHL.com RECAP

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NHL.com Official Score Sheet
NHL.com Official Super Stats
WGR-550 AM Stream

FINAL/OT

Anaheim
Mighty Ducks - 2
(GP-28, 12-12-4, 28 pts, Win % .428) (GF-74, GA-75)(Div:4th, Con: 10th, Lg:19th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 15.7% (27 For 172, 21st), Penalty Killing 85.1% (165 For 194, 6th)

Buffalo
Sabres - 3
(GP-28, 17-10-1, 35 pts, Win % .607) (GF-92,GA-91)(Div:2nd, Con:5th, Lg:9th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 21.6% (36 For 167, 4th), Penalty Killing 82.8% (120 For 145, 12th)

Goalies:
ANA-Giguere (6-3-4, 0 SO, 2.63 GAA), Bryzgalov (6-9-0, 0 SO, 2.51 GAA)
BUF-Biron (10-4-1, 0 SO, 3.20 GAA), Noronen (1-1-0, 0 SO, 3.06 GAA)


1st Period Scoring:
07:06-ANA-C. KUNITZ (3), Assists : J. DIPENTA (3), J. LUPUL (10) - Ev - 5 On 5

2nd Period Scoring:

3rd Period Scoring:
08:06-BUF-T. VANEK (5) : Penalty Shot - Ev - 1 On 1
10:24-ANA-J. LUPUL (12), S. NIEDERMAYER (15) - Ev - 5 On 5
16:33-BUF-A. KOTALIK (14), B. CAMPBELL (10), J. POMINVILLE (4) - Ev - 5 On 5

OT Scoring:
02:11-BUF-M. AFINOGENOV (5), Assists : J. POMINVILLE (5), T. NUMMINEN (19) - PP - 4 On 3

Shots On Goal (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
ANA: 08+06+15+01 - Total : 30
BUF: 06+15+08+02 - Total : 31

ANA-Giguere: 0/06, 0/15, 2/08, 1/02 - 3/31
BUF-Biron: 1/08, 0/06, 1/15, 0/01 - 2/30

Power Plays (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
ANA: 0 For 2, 0 For 1, 0 For 1, 0 For 0 - Total : 0 For 04 ( 00%)
BUF: 0 For 1, 0 For 0, 0 For 0, 1 For 1 - Total : 1 For 02 ( 50%)

Penalties In Minutes (by Period)
ANA: 1 For 02, 0 For 00, 0 For 00, 1 For 2 - Total : 02 For 04
BUF: 2 For 04, 1 For 02, 1 For 02, 0 For 0 - Total : 04 For 08

Penalty Summary:
ANA:
1st-10:45-T. MOEN-2:00-Hooking
OT-01:05-T. MARCHANT-2:00-Hooking

BUF:
1st-03:51-T. LYDMAN-2:00-Tripping
1st-12:21-A. KOTALIK-2:00-Holding
2nd-01:42-M. AFINOGENOV-2:00-Hooking
3rd-02:36-P. GAUSTAD-2:00-Boarding

3 Stars:
1. A. Kotalik (BUF)
2. M. Afinogenov (BUF)
3. T. Vanek (BUF)

Officials:
Referee: Gord Dwyer
Referee: Bill McCreary
Linesman: Pierre Champoux
Linesman: Michel Cormier

[redeye5]

Re: The Sabres Host the Ducks - Game thread

what a win

[SkateZilla]

Re: The Sabres Host the Ducks - Game thread

Video Uploaded (640x480 This Time, Instead of 320x240)

[hammerbillsfan]

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thanks for the video.

[chubluv]

Re: The Sabres Host the Ducks - Game thread

Wow what a finish!! How the heck do the Ducks let Max just walk in on the goalie like that?

And what a pretty goal on the penalty shot by Vanek!!!

[pyrrhonist]

Re: The Sabres Host the Ducks - Game thread

I was right....to a point....it was a "pitfall" game. The Ducks had the Sabres for much of this game. It was perseverance & hard work that once again got the Sabres back into the game, and enabled a 'W' to be pulled off.

Hats off to Max for the patience on that GWG, because he was doing some of his bullcrap one-man show stuff a few times tonight. It was pissing me off. Great job by Vanek on the PS, and great job by the linesman to call it, since I thought for sure he would let it slide.

Overall, great game, and another 2 points. Now, let's get Danny back!