Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 18, 2008, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Atlanta Thrashers 10–1 on Friday, January 18, 2008 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	1	34-40-8
at Buffalo Sabres	10	39-31-12

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	0	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	4	3	3	10

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	6	5	13	24
Buffalo Sabres	16	16	17	49

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:54	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (9)	Ales Kotalik (12), Paul Gaustad (16)	Even strength	ATL 0, BUF 1
1st	05:14	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (9)	Jason Pominville (26), Brian Campbell (27)	Power play	ATL 0, BUF 2
1st	05:37	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (14)	Drew Stafford (10), Thomas Vanek (14)	Even strength	ATL 0, BUF 3
1st	09:07	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (15)	Drew Stafford (11), Thomas Vanek (15)	Even strength	ATL 0, BUF 4
1st	10:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart (3)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	ATL 1, BUF 4
2nd	05:30	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (15)	Jason Pominville (27), Henrik Tallinder (6)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 5
2nd	14:41	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (16)	Daniel Paille (12), Dmitri Kalinin (2)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 6
2nd	19:15	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (13)	Dmitri Kalinin (3), Jochen Hecht (12)	Power play	ATL 1, BUF 7
3rd	07:53	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (10)	Michael Ryan (4), Dmitri Kalinin (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 8
3rd	11:38	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (11)	Toni Lydman (11), Derek Roy (18)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 9
3rd	17:42	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (14)	Brian Campbell (28), Jochen Hecht (13)	Power play	ATL 1, BUF 10

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	-3	0	0	1	1	40%	18:37
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	100%	14:01
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	25%	18:29
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	36.4%	12:06
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		09:33
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	33.3%	14:10
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	-4	0	7	1	0	100%	19:13
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	-3	0	5	0	0		17:40
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	-1	17	1	0	0		06:56
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	-1	29	0	3	0		09:45
Number 45 K. Doell	C	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	31.3%	13:51
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	100%	13:46
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	-3	16	0	3	0		15:56
Number 7 M. Popovic	D	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		20:36
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	-4	2	2	1	1		18:04
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	+1	0	3	0	4		13:38
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		20:06
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	-4	0	0	2	1		23:37

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	28	21	7	.750	32:41	Loss
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	21	18	3	.857	27:19

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	3	1	4	+4	2	9	0	0	0	44.4%	17:57
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	1	0	1	100%	13:37
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	2	0	0	100%	14:02
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	3	2	5	+3	2	6	0	0	1		14:19
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	53.3%	15:24
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	2	3	+3	2	4	0	0	1		16:01
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	82.6%	18:09
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	0	2	5	0	0	0	100%	19:11
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		11:28
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		13:12
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		10:50
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	2	3	+1	4	2	0	0	0	61.5%	15:00
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	+2	5	0	1	0	0		10:31
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	4	2	0		17:33
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	3	0		18:27
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:51
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	3	3	+4	0	4	0	1	0		24:25
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	2	2	+2	2	4	0	1	0		22:07

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Hooking	2
1st	06:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
1st	06:13	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
1st	06:35	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Interference	2
1st	09:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Dupuis	Hooking	2
1st	16:07	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	07:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
2nd	07:31	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	10:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Instigator	2
2nd	10:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	10:46	Buffalo Sabres	Nolan Pratt	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Ken Klee	Holding	2
3rd	01:18	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Tripping	2
3rd	01:35	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Slashing	2
3rd	05:44	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Elbowing	2
3rd	12:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Cross checking	2
3rd	12:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Instigator	2
3rd	12:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	12:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	12:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:49	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
3rd	17:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart	High sticking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Andy McElman
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brad Larsen, Joel Kwiatkowski, Steve McCarthy, Darren Haydar, Jim Slater, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 11, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 6, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 10	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Feb 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Friday, January 18, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 7	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Fri, Jan 18, 2008