Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Atlanta Thrashers 8–2 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-36-12
at Buffalo Sabres	8	43-29-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	2
Buffalo Sabres	3	2	3	8

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	10	12	9	31
Buffalo Sabres	11	8	9	28

Three stars

M. Mancari, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
T. Myers, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:24	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Tim Connolly (1), Tyler Myers (1)	Even strength	ATL 0, BUF 1
1st	08:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 1
1st	11:56	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Mancari (1)	Tyler Myers (2), Nathan Gerbe (1)	Power play	ATL 1, BUF 2
1st	15:09	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Niedermayer (1)	Chris Butler (1), Mike Weber (1)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 3
2nd	04:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexander Burmistrov (1)	Anthony Stewart (1), Ron Hainsey (1)	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 3
2nd	11:11	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe (1)	Mark Mancari (1), Mike Weber (2)	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 4
2nd	13:01	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 5
3rd	03:27	Buffalo Sabres	Brad Boyes (1)	Mark Mancari (2), Andrej Sekera (1)	Power play	ATL 2, BUF 6
3rd	16:52	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Niedermayer (2)	Tyler Myers (3), Mike Grier (1)	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 7
3rd	17:20	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (1)	Jason Pominville (1), Thomas Vanek (1)	Power play	ATL 2, BUF 8

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

Team stats

Team stats, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Atlanta Thrashers	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	31	28
Power play	0 of 4	3 of 7
Penalty minutes	30	14
Hits	19	14
Blocked shots	7	10
Giveaways	13	12
Takeaways	2	8
Faceoffs won	24/59 (40.7%)	35/59 (59.3%)

Box score

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 8 A. Burmistrov	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	10:40
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	0	6	5	2	0	0		14:47
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0	0	50%	17:01
Number 13 R. Schremp	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	42.9%	14:25
Number 14 T. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	13:31
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	-3	4	2	0	0	0		18:16
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	50%	14:50
Number 22 A. Stewart	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		10:38
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	-3	2	2	1	1	0		16:09
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	20%	13:41
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:34
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	50%	14:28
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	1	0		23:23
Number 5 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:19
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:35
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		21:33
Number 33 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	0	10	2	3	1	0		23:15
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	0		20:51

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 O. Pavelec	11	8	3	.727	20:00	Loss
Number 50 C. Mason	17	12	5	.706	40:00

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0	41.7%	10:41
Number 12 M. Mancari	R	1	2	3	+1	2	2	1	0	1		13:22
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	41.7%	15:12
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	2	0	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	13:33
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	17:05
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1	1	69.2%	17:25
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		13:26
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	0	0		16:37
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	76.5%	16:00
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:35
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	1	0		12:42
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	0	1	+1	4	1	1	1	0		11:02
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		21:34
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		14:19
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	4	0	0		19:10
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		18:19
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0	0		20:17
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	3	3	+3	0	0	1	1	0		23:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	29	2	.936	59:46	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:02	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold	Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
1st	08:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Anthony Stewart	Holding	2
1st	09:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Andrew Ladd	High sticking double minor	4
1st	18:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian	Tripping	2
1st	19:34	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
2nd	19:46	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Mancari	Hooking	2
3rd	01:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Radek Dvorak	Tripping	2
3rd	05:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Evander Kane	Roughing	2
3rd	05:24	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Slashing	2
3rd	07:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Blake Wheeler	Hooking	2
3rd	07:26	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
3rd	16:35	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Roughing	2
3rd	16:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Evander Kane	Roughing	2
3rd	16:35	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Slashing	2
3rd	16:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Evander Kane	Roughing	2
3rd	16:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Rob Schremp	Roughing	2
3rd	16:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Dustin Byfuglien	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:40	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Montador	Hooking	2

Game information

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Craig Ramsay
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Stephane Auger, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Mark Shewchyk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Ben Maxwell, Patrice Cormier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Patrick Lalime, Jochen Hecht, Shaone Morrisonn, Patrick Kaleta

2010-2011 season series

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Oct 20, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Oct 29, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 23, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 19, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 19

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 19, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
New York Islanders 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 19, 2011
St. Louis Blues 3 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 19, 2011

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