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12/1/2009
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San Jose Sharks 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:60/76=78 %, Challenges:45/59=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
Attendance: 14756 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 653691 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:17 0-1
Jochen Hecht [13] (Paul Gaustad, Maxim Afinogenov)
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27:39 1-1
Joe Thornton [21] (Anson Carter, Ryane Clowe)
37:36 2-1
Joe Thornton [22] (Anson Carter, Paul Ranger)
38:53 3-1
Patrick Marleau [15] (Milan Michalek, Brooks Orpik)
39:25 3-2
Craig Rivet [3] (Thomas Vanek, Henrik Tallinder)
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44:31 4-2
Mike Grier [4] (Vaclav Varada, Torrey Mitchell)
50:01 4-3
Paul Gaustad [7] (Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek)
59:39 5-3
Patrick Marleau [16] (Brooks Orpik, Paul Ranger) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:23
Milan Michalek (2 min for hooking)
05:59
Jochen Hecht (2 min for slashing)
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28:56
Mathieu Darche (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:06
Vaclav Varada (2 min for cross-checking)
52:14
Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
54:54
Devin Setoguchi (2 min for slashing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 6
R Mike Grier 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.00 7
R Milan Michalek 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 19.10 8
R Anson Carter 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 8
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Torrey Mitchell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 20.00 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.50 7
L Vaclav Varada 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 -1 15.00 6
L Patrick Marleau 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 15.30 7
L Joe Thornton 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 21.40 9
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 10.30 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 21.20 8
D Paul Ranger 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 2 29.40 10
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 5
D Doug Murray 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 14.50 8
R Jason Pominville 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 5 2 5 2 0 10.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 -1 13.50 4
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 -1 17.40 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 17.30 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 14.30 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 27.50 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 4
D Craig Rivet 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 23 0 0 58.30 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Paul Ranger
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton scored the 800th point of his career.
-Patrick Marleau scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brooks Orpik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Ranger notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Torrey Mitchell finally ended his 23 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Gaustad ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Craig Rivet finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 0( 15) , Rochester Americans 4( 15)
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0-1 ROC Tim Kennedy (Felix Schütz, Patrick Kaleta)
0-2 ROC Dario Bürgler (Phillip Gogulla, Ivan Dornic)
0-3 ROC Mike Funk (Tim Kennedy, Patrick Kaleta)
0-4 ROC Marc-André Gragnani (Phillip Gogulla, Michael Kostka)
Goalies: Brian Boucher - Adam Dennis