Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, January 12, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, January 12, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	38-39-5
at Buffalo Sabres	1	52-24-6

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	1	0	0	2
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	0	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	9	11	14	6	0	40
Buffalo Sabres	7	13	5	6	0	31

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:06	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (5)	Chris Drury (17), Brian Campbell (18)	Power play	PHX 0, BUF 1
3rd	01:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Saprykin (7)	Geoff Sanderson (10), Denis Gauthier (8)	Even strength	PHX 1, BUF 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Saved
1	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Saved
2	Phoenix Coyotes	Geoff Sanderson	Goal
2	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Saved
3	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Comrie	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Saved

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	50%	14:20
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4	60%	19:43
Number 14 S. Gainey	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		10:05
Number 15 B. Devereaux	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:39
Number 16 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	75%	13:24
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	25%	25:05
Number 18 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		10:39
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1	100%	21:43
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1		10:33
Number 40 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	52.2%	16:08
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50%	17:52
Number 91 O. Saprykin	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0		16:12
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6		26:53
Number 3 D. Gauthier	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	1		19:49
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		28:03
Number 6 M. Spiller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		12:11
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3		23:49
Number 55 M. Jones	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		13:39

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	31	30	1	.968	64:28	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	18:26
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	1	0		17:55
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	27.3%	10:33
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	22:29
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:59
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		02:18
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	50%	19:09
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:42
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	2	0		14:33
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		14:45
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		20:57
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	6	0	0	0		19:44
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	4	0		23:40
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	3	0		23:05
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		23:57
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:37
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:46
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	6	0		18:52

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	40	39	1	.975	64:46	OT loss

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:06	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Tripping	2
1st	09:28	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2
1st	11:23	Phoenix Coyotes	Steve Gainey	Holding the stick	2
1st	12:31	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Interference	2
1st	17:07	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
1st	19:42	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Saprykin	Hooking	2
2nd	02:31	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
2nd	04:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Geoff Sanderson	Hooking	2
2nd	05:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Fredrik Sjostrom	Hooking	2
2nd	09:31	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
2nd	16:22	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	13:22	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Tripping	2
3rd	19:47	Phoenix Coyotes	Denis Gauthier	Delaying game puck over glass	2
OT	01:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Tripping	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Wayne Gretzky
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Mike Leggo, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Brett Hull, Petr Nedved, Sean O'Donnell, Steve Passmore, Pascal Rheaume, Dave Scatchard, Mike Leclerc, Derek Morris, Pavel Brendl, Yanick Lehoux, Tim Jackman, David Leneveu
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Mika Noronen, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Paul Gaustad, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch

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