Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, October 28, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, October 28, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Atlanta Thrashers	5	43-28-11
at Buffalo Sabres	4	53-22-7

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	1	1	0	0	5
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	2	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	10	11	12	3	0	36
Buffalo Sabres	10	14	11	1	0	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik (3)	Jim Slater (5), Marian Hossa (7)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 0
1st	09:45	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (3)	Jochen Hecht (6), Jason Pominville (3)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 1
1st	10:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby (6)	Bobby Holik (2)	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 1
2nd	14:03	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (7)	Derek Roy (6), Maxim Afinogenov (11)	Power play	ATL 2, BUF 2
2nd	15:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Niko Kapanen (1)	Andy Sutton (4)	Even strength	ATL 3, BUF 2
3rd	02:23	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (7)	Daniel Brière (12), Teppo Numminen (6)	Even strength	ATL 3, BUF 3
3rd	03:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (8)	Scott Mellanby (5), Shane Hnidy (1)	Even strength	ATL 4, BUF 3
3rd	18:16	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (2)	Jason Pominville (4), Brian Campbell (7)	Even strength	ATL 4, BUF 4

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	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Goal
2	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Saved
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Saved

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	60%	05:25
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:51
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	33.3%	21:32
Number 14 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		14:54
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	1	2	+2	0	7	2	0	50%	18:30
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	100%	22:09
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	0		22:49
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	0	50%	15:56
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	52.6%	20:50
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0		09:55
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		09:44
Number 39 N. Kapanen	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	2	46.2%	14:54
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		11:39
Number 3 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2		20:15
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	10		21:27
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	7		28:42
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4		31:43
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0		12:18

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	36	32	4	.889	64:58	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	-1	2	6	0	0	0	50%	21:26
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	4	1	0		15:37
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	18:26
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		06:00
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	55.6%	18:05
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	0	1		18:33
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	33.3%	10:17
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	2	3	+2	0	2	1	0	0		17:17
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	1	1	0	61.1%	19:39
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		20:04
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		19:53
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:18
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		21:10
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		24:10
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		25:07
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:55
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:50
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	2	0		21:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	36	32	4	.889	64:57	OT loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Shane Hnidy	Hooking	2
1st	06:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Niko Kapanen	Tripping	2
1st	10:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Glen Metropolit	Hooking	2
1st	17:51	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	13:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Vitaly Vishnevski	Hooking	2
3rd	04:14	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
3rd	11:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	High sticking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Tim Peel, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Mark Pare
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Eric Boulton, Steve McCarthy, Kyle Wanvig, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Henrik Tallinder, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Daniel Paille, Clarke MacArthur, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 30, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Feb 6, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Mar 18, 2007

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 28, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Washington Capitals 0 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
New York Rangers 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 28, 2006