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1/3/2009
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 17 - 30
PP: 2 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:39/56=68 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:94/108=87 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
Attendance: 17594 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 865625 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:08 1-0
Ales Kotalik [20] (Henrik Tallinder, Jaroslav Spacek)
12:24 1-1
Ryane Clowe [17] (Kyle McLaren, Todd Marchant)
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23:39 2-1
Jochen Hecht [19] (Jason Pominville, Craig Rivet)PP
32:19 2-2
Jordan Staal [16] (Matt Stajan, Patrick Sharp)
33:58 3-2
Jason Pominville [13] (Tim Connolly, Thomas Vanek)PP
35:33 3-3
Patrick Kane [20] (Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:24
Richard Park (2 min for hooking)
05:36
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
14:58
Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
14:58
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
16:31
Ed Purcell (2 min for hooking)
18:54
Tim Connolly (2 min for slashing)
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21:23
Ryane Clowe (2 min for roughing)
21:23
Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
22:25
Patrick Sharp (2 min for cross-checking)
33:28
Todd Marchant (2 min for hooking)
38:01
Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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50:25
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
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62:53
Nathan Paetsch (2 min for cross-checking)
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5.00 6
R Jason Pominville 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 13.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 17.30 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 9.20 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 6 1 8 0 -1 20.40 9
C Tim Connolly 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 17.40 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 4
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.00 4
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 14.20 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 24.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 13.10 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 -1 29.00 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 -1 17.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 21.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 29.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Adam Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ed Purcell 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 7
R Ryane Clowe 1 0 3 6 1 6 7 1 18.10 10
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
R Patrick Kane 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Todd Marchant 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 16.40 8
C Jordan Staal 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 19.30 6
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 13.20 7
R Richard Park 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 15.30 6
C Matt Stajan 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 2 3 3 1 0 2 1 20.10 8
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 1 24.20 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 17.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 14 0 0 65.00 5
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryane Clowe
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Ales Kotalik
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jason Pominville finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Ryane Clowe has marked a new career high in goals with 17 tallies.
-Duncan Keith has marked a new career high in points with 33 points.
-Patrick Kane scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ryane Clowe ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe beat Adam Mair in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 36) , Cleveland Barons 2( 21)
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1-0 ROC Benoît Mondou (Chris Butler, Tomás Rod)
1-1 CLE Marc-André Cliche (Steven Zalewski, Ben Shutron)
2-1 ROC Nathan Gerbe
2-2 CLE Jody Shelley (Riley Armstrong, Patrik Nilson)
Goalies: Jhonas Enroth - Thomas Greiss
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1/3/2009
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Chicago Blackhawks 1 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 22 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:52/59=88 %, Challenges:34/49=68 %
PP: 1 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:82/100=82 %, Challenges:25/37=65 %
Attendance: 17191 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 766718 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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27:49 0-1
Wojtek Wolski [12] (Marek Svatos, Paul Stastny)PP
30:14 0-2
Dainius Zubrus [8] (Scott Hannan, Ruslan Salei)
35:17 1-2
Jonathan Toews [22] (Brent Sopel, Bryan Berard)
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48:57 1-3
Paul Stastny [22] (Dainius Zubrus)SH
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Penalty summary:
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02:24
Chris Stewart (5 min for fighting)
02:24
Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
03:22
Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for high-sticking)
05:14
James Wisniewski (2 min for hooking)
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24:14
Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
26:21
Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for hooking)
38:03
Martin Havlat (5 min for high-sticking)
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47:36
Mikael Backlund (2 min for hooking)
50:44
Wojtek Wolski (2 min for boarding)
53:39
Martin Havlat (2 min for elbowing)
55:44
Craig Adams (2 min for roughing)
55:44
Wojtek Wolski (2 min for roughing)
58:35
Matt Halischuk (5 min for fighting)
58:35
Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.00 5
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 10.50 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 5 0 1 0 9 -2 18.00 6
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6.00 5
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 20.40 6
L Ben Eager 0 0 2 1 0 1 10 0 15.50 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 17.40 4
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.30 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D James Wisniewski 0 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 19.10 8
D Brent Sopel 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 18.20 7
D Bryan Berard 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 22.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.50 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 29.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Stewart 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 5.20 6
R David Jones 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 14.20 7
R Marek Svatos 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
C Ben Guite 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20.20 5
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 5
C Paul Stastny 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 21.00 8
L Cody McLeod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
L Matt Halischuk 0 0 3 0 2 1 5 0 19.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 17.20 9
L Wojtek Wolski 1 0 3 1 1 1 4 -1 17.20 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 18.00 7
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15.00 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 24.00 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 22.00 5
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 5
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 -1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dainius Zubrus
2nd star: Paul Stastny
3rd star: Andrew Raycroft
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Brent Sopel notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ruslan Salei notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dainius Zubrus notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dainius Zubrus ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Scott Hannan ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Chris Stewart in a fight.
-Ben Eager beat Matt Halischuk in a fight.
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 4( 32) , Hershey Bears 2( 7)
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1-0 NOR Troy Brouwer (Dan Bertram)
1-1 HER Stephen Dixon (Jerome Flaake, Michael Vernace)
2-1 NOR Adam Berti (Adam Burish, Colin Fraser)
2-2 HER Scott Parker (Marty Sertich, Philippe Dupuis)
3-2 NOR Dan Bertram (Jake Dowell)
4-2 NOR Petri Kontiola (Carter Camper, Adam Hobson)
Goalies: Ray Emery - Jason Bacashihua