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Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 on the road.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 52-24-6
at Atlanta Thrashers 2 41-33-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 2 5
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 15 10 35
Atlanta Thrashers 13 12 12 37

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:01 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik (20) Dmitri Kalinin (11), Henrik Tallinder (7) Even strength BUF 1, ATL 0
1st 11:52 Atlanta Thrashers Marian Hossa (27) Andy Sutton (9), Patrik Stefan (11) Even strength BUF 1, ATL 1
1st 19:40 Atlanta Thrashers Ronald Petrovicky (7) Peter Bondra (16), Serge Aubin (12) Even strength BUF 1, ATL 2
2nd 04:01 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (16) Chris Drury (24) Even strength BUF 2, ATL 2
2nd 09:08 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (11) Unassisted Shorthanded BUF 3, ATL 2
3rd 11:01 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad (7) Ales Kotalik (19) Even strength BUF 4, ATL 2
3rd 17:20 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont (7) Teppo Numminen (27), Derek Roy (17) Even strength BUF 5, ATL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 35 37
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 19 13
Hits 14 17
Blocked shots 14 14
Giveaways 12 25
Takeaways 2 15
Faceoffs won 28/56 (50%) 28/56 (50%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 53.8% 15:29
12 A. Kotalik R 1 1 2 +2 0 7 1 0 16:14
17 J. Dumont R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 11:50
23 C. Drury C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 62.5% 19:04
24 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:43
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:51
26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 3 0 15:26
28 P. Gaustad C 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 3 27.3% 11:39
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 16:19
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 53.3% 18:17
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 14:42
76 A. Peters L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 04:33
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 4 21:27
10 H. Tallinder D 0 1 1 +4 4 1 0 0 21:16
27 T. Numminen D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 21:14
45 D. Kalinin D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 15:14
51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 17:08
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 2 20:21
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 37 35 2 .946 59:05 Win

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
9 M. Savard C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 58.3% 22:27
10 S. Aubin C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 42.9% 11:55
11 J. Vigier R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 50% 11:30
12 P. Bondra R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 14:45
13 V. Kozlov L 0 0 0 -3 2 4 1 0 40% 16:52
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 -2 2 7 1 0 50% 22:17
18 M. Hossa R 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 23:34
19 S. Mellanby R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 16:16
26 R. Petrovicky R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 0 13:24
27 P. Stefan C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 40% 13:20
29 B. Larsen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 08:36
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 05:30
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 14:43
7 G. De Vries D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 23:47
25 A. Sutton D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 21:06
28 N. Havelid D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 4 20:55
34 S. Hnidy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:03
44 J. Modry D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 21:06
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 35 30 5 .857 59:51 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:40 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Boulton Fighting (major) 5
1st 05:40 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Fighting (major) 5
1st 06:45 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Tripping 2
1st 08:55 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Cross checking 2
2nd 04:34 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Interference 2
2nd 07:45 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov High sticking 2
2nd 07:45 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov High sticking 2
3rd 02:26 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov Interference 2
3rd 04:37 Atlanta Thrashers Niclas Havelid Holding 2
3rd 13:12 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Boulton Holding 2
3rd 13:12 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Holding 2
3rd 15:08 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk Illegal stick 2
3rd 15:08 Buffalo Sabres Jay McKee Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Referees
Dennis LaRue, Bob Langdon
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Jean Morin
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Rory Fitzpatrick, Daniel Brière, Mika Noronen, Adam Mair, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Bobby Holik, Steve Shields, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Jim Slater, Braydon Coburn

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 31

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page

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