Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 19, 2007, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in a shootout on Friday, January 19, 2007 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Vancouver Canucks	3	49-26-7
at Buffalo Sabres	4	53-22-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Vancouver Canucks	6	12	8	2	0	28
Buffalo Sabres	13	5	17	1	0	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:31	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (21)	Daniel Brière (39), Thomas Vanek (24)	Even strength	VAN 0, BUF 1
2nd	04:28	Vancouver Canucks	Taylor Pyatt (13)	Lukas Krajicek (7), Sami Salo (14)	Power play	VAN 1, BUF 1
2nd	16:08	Vancouver Canucks	Jan Bulis (9)	Josh Green (5), Rory Fitzpatrick (2)	Shorthanded	VAN 2, BUF 1
3rd	01:54	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (8)	Maxim Afinogenov (29), Dmitri Kalinin (13)	Even strength	VAN 2, BUF 2
3rd	07:58	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund (15)	Kevin Bieksa (20), Brendan Morrison (14)	Power play	VAN 3, BUF 2
3rd	19:20	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (24)	Jason Pominville (16), Brian Campbell (24)	Even strength	VAN 3, BUF 3

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Saved
1	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Goal
2	Vancouver Canucks	Brendan Morrison	Goal
3	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Saved
3	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	Saved
4	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Goal
4	Vancouver Canucks	Josh Green	Saved

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	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	60%	17:58
Number 9 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1		14:32
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		11:24
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	28.6%	19:02
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		18:09
Number 20 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		06:44
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		19:08
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	4	0	0		13:31
Number 25 J. Green	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	50%	14:06
Number 32 M. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64.7%	09:28
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	38.5%	19:10
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0	25%	12:38
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0		30:26
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	1	1	0	4	2	1	2	0		29:05
Number 5 L. Krajicek	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	2	0		23:42
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	1	1	-2	0	5	0	0	0		25:49
Number 18 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0		17:04
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		04:59

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Sabourin	36	33	3	.917	64:56	OT loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	46.2%	20:39
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		11:15
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:41
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		16:35
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		06:45
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		04:47
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	2	69.6%	18:28
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		20:24
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	3	37.5%	13:29
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		20:11
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	52.6%	22:17
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+2	2	6	1	0	100%	18:38
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		26:52
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1		19:55
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	3		22:52
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:56
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1		19:57
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		26:07

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	28	25	3	.893	64:37	Win

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:29	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
1st	08:29	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Slashing	2
1st	08:29	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler	Slashing	2
1st	15:05	Vancouver Canucks	Lukas Krajicek	Hooking	2
1st	19:15	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Roughing	2
1st	19:15	Vancouver Canucks	Josh Green	Tripping	2
2nd	03:00	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Hooking	2
2nd	05:03	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Interference	2
2nd	07:29	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	09:28	Vancouver Canucks	Mattias Ohlund	Holding	2
2nd	15:12	Vancouver Canucks	Jeff Cowan	High sticking	2
2nd	19:27	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	Tripping	2
3rd	07:51	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Tripping	2
3rd	15:23	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	Boarding	2
OT	02:33	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Tripping	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Brad Watson, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Scott Driscoll
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Trevor Linden, Wade Flaherty, Yannick Tremblay, Willie Mitchell, Lee Goren, Brad Moran, Tyler Bouck, Tommi Santala, Brandon Reid, Nathan Smith, Jesse Schultz, Nathan McIver, Patrick Coulombe, Rick Rypien, Luc Bourdon
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis

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