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Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 41-32-9
at Atlanta Thrashers 3 35-41-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 0 0 2
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 0 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 13 9 2 0 30
Atlanta Thrashers 19 11 4 3 0 37

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:35 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk (2) Todd White (3) Even strength BUF 0, ATL 1
1st 17:12 Atlanta Thrashers Bryan Little (4) Todd White (4) Even strength BUF 0, ATL 2
2nd 17:00 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (7) Jason Pominville (4), Ales Kotalik (3) Power play BUF 1, ATL 2
3rd 16:52 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (2) Unassisted Even strength BUF 2, ATL 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Atlanta Thrashers Erik Christensen Saved
1 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Saved
2 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk Goal
2 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Goal
3 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov Goal
3 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Saved

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 30 37
Power play 1 of 6 0 of 6
Penalty minutes 19 19
Hits 10 10
Blocked shots 17 14
Giveaways 4 11
Takeaways 14 23
Faceoffs won 27/67 (40.3%) 40/67 (59.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 44.8% 26:36
12 A. Kotalik R 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 75% 14:50
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:40
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 13:48
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 38.5% 11:19
26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 -1 4 7 0 1 1 24:14
29 J. Pominville R 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 21:32
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 03:42
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 06:46
41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 40% 18:08
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:51
76 A. Peters L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 03:45
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 3 0 20:40
6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 26:34
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 15:11
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 23:58
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 26:43
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:43
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 P. Lalime 37 35 2 .946 65:00 OT loss

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
9 E. Christensen C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 90% 16:00
10 B. Little C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 16:57
11 E. Perrin C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 100% 14:27
12 T. White C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 63.6% 17:36
13 V. Kozlov L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:46
14 J. Williams C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 11:43
17 I. Kovalchuk L 1 0 1 +2 0 5 0 0 0 22:18
19 M. Reasoner C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 61.5% 15:55
20 C. Armstrong R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 18:28
23 J. Slater C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 41.7% 13:41
27 C. Thorburn R 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 06:39
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 0 0 07:34
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 15:17
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:27
6 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 25:31
18 M. Schneider D 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 3 0 26:07
28 N. Havelid D 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 24:04
39 T. Enstrom D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 25:49
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 30 28 2 .933 64:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:07 Atlanta Thrashers Colby Armstrong Slashing 2
1st 04:07 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Cross checking 2
1st 07:39 Atlanta Thrashers Chris Thorburn Fighting (major) 5
1st 07:39 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Boarding 2
1st 07:39 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:26 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur Roughing 2
1st 12:22 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Cross checking 2
2nd 04:02 Atlanta Thrashers Mathieu Schneider Roughing 2
2nd 06:56 Buffalo Sabres Teppo Numminen Hooking 2
2nd 10:18 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Boulton Tripping 2
2nd 15:15 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Boulton Interference 2
2nd 16:07 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Perrin Hooking 2
2nd 19:39 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Interference 2
3rd 09:10 Atlanta Thrashers Niclas Havelid High sticking double minor 4
3rd 12:34 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
John Anderson
Referees
Rob Shick, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Lyle Seitz, Pierre Racicot
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Nathan Paetsch, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Colin Stuart, Nathan Oystrick, Joey Crabb, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final/SO Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 18

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 0 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final/OT Game page

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