St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 4–3 on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at home.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
St. Louis Blues	3	41-31-10
at Buffalo Sabres	4	41-32-9

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	1	1	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	3	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	14	8	11	33
Buffalo Sabres	13	11	8	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:46	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair (3)	Paul Gaustad (1), Toni Lydman (5)	Even strength	STL 0, BUF 1
1st	04:55	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (2)	Jochen Hecht (1), Henrik Tallinder (4)	Even strength	STL 0, BUF 2
1st	05:18	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (5)	Tim Connolly (4), Jochen Hecht (2)	Even strength	STL 0, BUF 3
1st	14:07	St. Louis Blues	David Perron (1)	Patrik Berglund (5), Lee Stempniak (6)	Even strength	STL 1, BUF 3
2nd	03:27	St. Louis Blues	Patrik Berglund (5)	Keith Tkachuk (3), David Perron (9)	Even strength	STL 2, BUF 3
3rd	03:34	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder (1)	Daniel Paille (5), Adam Mair (1)	Even strength	STL 2, BUF 4
3rd	08:08	St. Louis Blues	Lee Stempniak (2)	David Perron (10)	Even strength	STL 3, BUF 4

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

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0	100%	19:59
Number 10 A. McDonald	C	0	0	0	-3	2	2	1	1	55.6%	20:43
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	3	0		19:39
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		12:51
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	40%	14:17
Number 21 P. Berglund	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	2	0	13.3%	16:58
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	0	45.5%	20:19
Number 25 Y. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	100%	09:00
Number 33 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	-1	7	1	3	0		03:44
Number 42 D. Backes	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2		16:40
Number 55 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	-2	5	0	3	0		06:21
Number 57 D. Perron	L	1	2	3	+3	0	2	1	0		14:39
Number 4 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	3		27:06
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		20:19
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		19:22
Number 46 R. Polak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0		22:05
Number 49 S. Wagner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:00
Number 77 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		14:06

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Legace	7	4	3	.571	05:18
Number 50 C. Mason	25	24	1	.960	53:38	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	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	20:00
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	5	0	50%	19:51
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	0	61.1%	14:17
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	0		17:15
Number 22 A. Mair	C	1	1	2	+1	2	1	2	0	50%	15:11
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2		17:14
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	76.5%	14:28
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		20:02
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	13:29
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	1		18:31
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		06:07
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0		01:26
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	4		19:34
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		19:59
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0		17:49
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		21:25
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		17:05
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		22:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	33	30	3	.909	59:54	Win

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:24	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:24	St. Louis Blues	David Koci	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:25	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:25	St. Louis Blues	Cam Janssen	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:52	St. Louis Blues	Alex Pietrangelo	Hooking	2
2nd	11:06	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:06	St. Louis Blues	David Koci	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	05:09	St. Louis Blues	Andy McDonald	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	09:55	St. Louis Blues	Barret Jackman	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	11:56	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Interference	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Andy Murray
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Andy McElman
St. Louis Blues scratches: Paul Kariya, Mike Weaver, Brad Winchester, Jeff Woywitka, Cam Paddock, DJ King, Tyson Strachan, Chris Holt, Chris Porter, Marek Schwarz, Steve Regier, T.J. Oshie, Ben Bishop, Jonas Junland
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Drew Stafford, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber

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