Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	45-27-10
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	35-34-13

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	14	9	32
Atlanta Thrashers	13	6	7	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Nik Antropov (1)	Maxim Afinogenov (1), Niclas Bergfors (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, ATL 1
1st	04:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (1)	Rich Peverley (1), Clarke MacArthur (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, ATL 2
1st	04:56	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Derek Roy (1), Tim Connolly (1)	Power play	BUF 1, ATL 2
1st	05:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Maxim Afinogenov (1)	Nik Antropov (1), Niclas Bergfors (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 3
2nd	04:38	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis (1)	Tim Kennedy (1), Tyler Myers (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, ATL 3
3rd	07:02	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Kennedy (1)	Steve Montador (1), Toni Lydman (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, ATL 3
3rd	13:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (1)	Niclas Bergfors (3), Toby Enstrom (1)	Even strength	BUF 3, ATL 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal	32	26
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	14	12
Hits	8	13
Blocked shots	9	15
Giveaways	2	5
Takeaways	14	15
Faceoffs won	29/59 (49.2%)	30/59 (50.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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	0	0	0	0	0	36.4%	20:43
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		11:11
Number 17 R. Torres	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		13:45
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	61.5%	17:36
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	100%	08:35
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:01
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0		15:52
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	50%	12:30
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		19:17
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		09:40
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0	57.1%	09:20
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		17:38
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0		14:18
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	-1	0	6	1	1	0		19:19
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		21:32
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		19:40
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	1	0		17:29
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	0		25:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	5	2	3	.400	05:40
Number 40 P. Lalime	21	20	1	.952	53:26	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers

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 10 B. Little	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	1	0		12:42
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	12:45
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		08:35
Number 18 N. Bergfors	R	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	18:21
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	54.5%	11:03
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		13:16
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	3	0	0	50%	16:58
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		13:58
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	38.5%	15:21
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:45
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		06:57
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	2	0	55%	19:17
Number 3 M. Popovic	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0		13:41
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	0	0		18:30
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	0		23:33
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		20:13
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0		23:31
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2	0		21:20

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Evgeny Artyukhin	Slashing	2
1st	07:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Interference	2
1st	14:37	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
1st	14:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Johnny Oduya	Roughing	2
2nd	06:00	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Interference	2
2nd	09:26	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Montador	Interference	2
2nd	09:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Pavel Kubina	Holding	2
2nd	12:56	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference	2
2nd	12:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little	Holding	2
3rd	04:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Ron Hainsey	Slashing	2
3rd	09:10	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Interference	2
3rd	14:29	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
3rd	18:11	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Drew Stafford, Chris Butler
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Chris Chelios, Eric Boulton, Chris Thorburn, Christoph Schubert, Evander Kane

2009-2010 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 1, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Mar 16, 2010

Other NHL games on Mar 16

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Washington Capitals 7 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Colorado Avalanche 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
San Jose Sharks 2 at Dallas Stars 8	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
New York Islanders 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 16, 2010

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