Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	41-33-8
at Buffalo Sabres	2	52-24-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	11	7	7	25
Buffalo Sabres	9	15	12	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (19)	Jaroslav Modry (27), Marc Savard (49)	Power play	ATL 1, BUF 0
2nd	01:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid (4)	Marc Savard (50), Ilya Kovalchuk (36)	Power play	ATL 2, BUF 0
2nd	04:22	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (18)	J-P Dumont (11), Daniel Brière (10)	Power play	ATL 2, BUF 1
3rd	02:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Larsen (4)	Serge Aubin (13)	Even strength	ATL 3, BUF 1
3rd	19:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Larsen (5)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Empty net	ATL 4, BUF 1
3rd	19:38	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (15)	Derek Roy (22), Thomas Vanek (19)	Power play	ATL 4, BUF 2

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

Atlanta Thrashers 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 M. Savard	C	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	50%	19:33
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+1	4	0	1	0	0	12.5%	12:13
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:17
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	50%	12:54
Number 14 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		06:11
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	14:49
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0		18:09
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		20:39
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		15:41
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	42.9%	09:47
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		12:28
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	2	0	33.3%	12:01
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		18:01
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0	0		21:34
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		24:23
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	4	1		25:49
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		10:30
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		17:37

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	36	34	2	.944	60:00	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	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	63.6%	18:49
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		15:14
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0		16:22
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	0	1	54.5%	17:33
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		07:59
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		12:59
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	4	5	0	0	0		17:07
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:18
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		11:58
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	53.8%	18:40
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	14:27
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	0	1		18:14
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0		17:57
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		20:01
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:00
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:12
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		19:29
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	6	0		17:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	21	3	.875	59:22	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Interference	2
1st	04:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Tripping	2
1st	06:32	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Holding	2
1st	10:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby	Hooking	2
1st	11:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Tripping	2
1st	15:05	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
1st	16:14	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	High sticking	2
2nd	01:05	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	High sticking	2
2nd	03:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
2nd	07:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Tripping	2
2nd	14:28	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference	2
2nd	14:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry	Holding	2
3rd	12:12	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2
3rd	16:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Shane Hnidy	Holding	2
3rd	16:45	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2
3rd	18:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	High sticking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Craig Spada, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Angelo D'Amico
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Shields, Eric Boulton, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Patrik Stefan, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Braydon Coburn
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mika Noronen, Adam Mair, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 30, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 20, 2006

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