Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks

Thursday, January 19, 2006, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	52-24-6
at Vancouver Canucks	4	42-32-8

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	1
Vancouver Canucks	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	6	9	25
Vancouver Canucks	7	13	7	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	11:29	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows (2)	Ryan Kesler (5), Sami Salo (22)	Shorthanded	BUF 0, VAN 1
2nd	15:56	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (9)	Tim Connolly (29), Chris Drury (22)	Power play	BUF 1, VAN 1
3rd	04:07	Vancouver Canucks	Nolan Baumgartner (4)	Henrik Sedin (31), Daniel Sedin (26)	Power play	BUF 1, VAN 2
3rd	12:53	Vancouver Canucks	Brendan Morrison (11)	Steve McCarthy (3), Markus Naslund (29)	Even strength	BUF 1, VAN 3
3rd	19:11	Vancouver Canucks	Jarkko Ruutu (9)	Alex Auld (1)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 1, VAN 4

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

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	4	1	1	0	0	33.3%	14:59
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:02
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	36.4%	21:18
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:08
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	0	52%	20:45
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:07
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		16:50
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	0	0	33.3%	11:07
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	1	1		16:04
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		20:25
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	0		17:07
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:26
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		21:40
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		21:16
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		19:34
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0		12:23
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		17:20
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		15:18

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	23	3	.885	58:42	Loss

Vancouver Canucks 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 7 B. Morrison	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0	75%	19:36
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		09:19
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	63.6%	11:49
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		17:57
Number 20 R. Kesler	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	0	0	46.2%	15:20
Number 21 T. Bouck	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		07:34
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		16:08
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	38.5%	15:00
Number 36 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	10:44
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		16:55
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0	0	60%	18:09
Number 77 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		11:50
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	3	0		25:10
Number 4 N. Baumgartner	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		16:54
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		20:58
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0		26:11
Number 25 K. Bieksa	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		15:07
Number 26 S. McCarthy	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0		11:22

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 A. Auld	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:52	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
1st	08:25	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Roughing	2
1st	10:53	Vancouver Canucks	Henrik Sedin	Holding	2
1st	16:40	Vancouver Canucks	Tyler Bouck	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	18:55	Vancouver Canucks	Mattias Ohlund	Interference	2
2nd	01:09	Vancouver Canucks	Steve McCarthy	Tripping	2
2nd	04:28	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
2nd	08:43	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Interference	2
2nd	10:33	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin	Tripping	2
2nd	13:59	Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi	Hooking	2
2nd	19:03	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Interference	2
3rd	03:52	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Tripping	2
3rd	14:15	Vancouver Canucks	Anson Carter	Boarding	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Referees: Marc Joannette, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Brad Lazarowich
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Mika Noronen, Adam Mair, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Ed Jovanovski, Dan Cloutier, Richard Park, Sven Butenschon, Matt Cooke, Lee Goren, Nathan Smith, Jozef Balej, Wade Brookbank, Robert McVicar, Prestin Ryan, Rick Rypien

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