Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Anaheim Ducks	2	43-27-12
at Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Anaheim Ducks	1	0	1	0	2
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Anaheim Ducks	8	6	15	1	30
Buffalo Sabres	6	15	8	2	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:06	Anaheim Ducks	Chris Kunitz (3)	Joffrey Lupul (10), Joe Dipenta (3)	Even strength	ANA 1, BUF 0
3rd	08:06	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (5)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	ANA 1, BUF 1
3rd	10:24	Anaheim Ducks	Joffrey Lupul (12)	Scott Niedermayer (15)	Even strength	ANA 2, BUF 1
3rd	16:33	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (14)	Brian Campbell (10), Jason Pominville (4)	Even strength	ANA 2, BUF 2
OT	02:11	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (5)	Jason Pominville (5), Teppo Numminen (19)	Power play	ANA 2, BUF 3

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

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 T. Selanne	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	18:08
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0		18:30
Number 17 J. Hedstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:43
Number 19 A. McDonald	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	62.5%	18:28
Number 22 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	77.8%	15:36
Number 25 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	20%	08:38
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	46.7%	15:52
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	09:10
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:56
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		13:57
Number 38 C. Kunitz	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	1	50%	10:58
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		17:21
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:37
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1		16:46
Number 23 F. Beauchemin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		22:05
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		25:56
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		20:36
Number 33 J. Dipenta	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2		15:32

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	31	28	3	.903	62:10	OT loss

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	-2	0	2	0	0	0	44.4%	18:49
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	2	6	0	0	0	100%	17:58
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0	54.5%	17:10
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		08:04
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	19:11
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:39
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0		15:33
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	45.5%	10:31
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:08
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:27
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	-1	2	5	0	0	1		15:34
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:41
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	2	0		24:50
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		18:54
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:39
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		18:23
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:48
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	0		20:44

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	30	28	2	.933	61:52	Win

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:51	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Tripping	2
1st	10:45	Anaheim Ducks	Travis Moen	Hooking	2
1st	12:21	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Holding	2
2nd	01:42	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
3rd	02:36	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Boarding	2
OT	01:05	Anaheim Ducks	Todd Marchant	Hooking	2

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Randy Carlyle
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Bill McCreary, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Jason Marshall, Sandis Ozolinsh, Aaron Gavey, Petr Sykora, Kip Brennan, Bruno St. Jacques, Trevor Gillies, Joel Perrault, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Dustin Penner, Michael Wall
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

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