Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, November 7, 2008, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Friday, November 7, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers	5	35-41-6
at Buffalo Sabres	4	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	7	12	4	3	26
Buffalo Sabres	12	12	8	0	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Jason Williams (4)	Ilya Kovalchuk (6), Erik Christensen (6)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 0
1st	08:15	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (6)	Henrik Tallinder (3)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 1
1st	18:40	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (5)	Derek Roy (5), Tim Connolly (2)	Power play	ATL 1, BUF 2
2nd	03:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (7)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (4), Toby Enstrom (5)	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 2
2nd	07:30	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (1)	Teppo Numminen (5)	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 3
2nd	15:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (8)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (5), Niclas Havelid (5)	Even strength	ATL 3, BUF 3
2nd	15:52	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (12)	Tim Connolly (3), Derek Roy (6)	Power play	ATL 3, BUF 4
3rd	08:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White (4)	Bryan Little (6), Vyacheslav Kozlov (6)	Power play	ATL 4, BUF 4
OT	00:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Jason Williams (5)	Ilya Kovalchuk (7), Ron Hainsey (6)	Power play	ATL 5, BUF 4

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

Atlanta Thrashers 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 E. Christensen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	17:30
Number 10 B. Little	C	2	1	3	+2	0	4	0	0	0	75%	15:14
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	12:59
Number 12 T. White	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	1	47.1%	14:28
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	3	3	+2	0	2	1	0	0		15:24
Number 14 J. Williams	C	2	0	2	+1	0	7	1	0	1	55.6%	18:11
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		19:55
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	43.8%	14:55
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0		13:33
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	16.7%	11:18
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		12:11
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		09:54
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		22:55
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	3	0		28:10
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		11:54
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	2	0		23:51
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	2	0		21:40
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:54

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	32	28	4	.875	60:48	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	2	2	-1	2	2	0	1	0	55.6%	20:10
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	1	0	1		16:32
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	15:33
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:41
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	11:12
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		18:44
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	53.8%	14:57
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	0		16:57
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		11:29
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0	100%	10:43
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:08
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	0		13:29
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		19:50
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		21:54
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		17:13
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:32
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:13
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		19:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	21	5	.808	60:46	OT loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	17:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Slashing	2
1st	18:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Hooking	2
2nd	13:06	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
2nd	14:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Toby Enstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	17:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Roughing	2
2nd	17:13	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	High sticking	2
3rd	06:38	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
OT	00:36	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Tripping	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Brian Mach
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Mathieu Schneider, Colin Stuart, Kari Lehtonen, Joey Crabb, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Drew Stafford, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 7, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Apr 1, 2009

Other NHL games on Friday, November 7, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 7, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 7, 2008
Dallas Stars 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 7, 2008