ATL VS BUF-Round 1

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11/4/2002
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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 25 - 29
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:20/39=50 %
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
Attendance: 16371 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 787446 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:04 1-0 Scott Mellanby [1] (Pascal Dupuis)
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21:57 2-0 Todd Marchant [1] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Andy McDonald)PP
24:47 2-1 Jason Pominville [1] (Dan Paillé, Derek Roy)
35:05 2-2 Dan Paillé [1] (Jason Pominville, Toni Lydman)
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43:49 3-2 Scott Mellanby [2] (Bobby Holik, Steve McCarthy)
46:23 4-2 Andy McDonald [1] (Andy Sutton)
51:38 4-3 Andrew Peters [1] (Teppo Numminen, Jaroslav Spacek)
56:19 5-3 Steve Rucchin [1] (Keith Tkachuk, Marian Hossa)
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Penalty summary:
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02:35 Teppo Numminen (2 min for elbowing)
05:02 Andrew Peters (2 min for tripping)
09:38 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
12:22 Jason Pominville (2 min for hooking)
18:51 Scott Mellanby (2 min for tripping)
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21:06 Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
27:57 Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
37:06 Jim Slater (2 min for hooking)
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47:07 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
56:54 Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Mellanby
2nd star: Andy McDonald
3rd star: Jason Pominville

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13/4/2002
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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Buffalo Sabres 7
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:55/65=84 %, Challenges:36/52=67 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:85/97=87 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
Attendance: 16371 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 787446 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:14 1-0 Marian Hossa [1] (Keith Tkachuk, Todd Marchant)
03:05 1-1 Ales Kotalik [1] (Derek Roy, Jaroslav Spacek)
05:04 1-2 Daniel Brière [1] (Jochen Hecht, Rob Blake)
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21:24 1-3 Dainius Zubrus [1] (Fredrik Modin, Chris Drury)
34:14 1-4 Chris Drury [1] (Daniel Brière, Rob Blake)
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40:17 2-4 Andy McDonald [2] (Vyacheslav Kozlov)
41:22 3-4 Marian Hossa [2])PP
44:16 3-5 Thomas Vanek [1] (Ales Kotalik, Dainius Zubrus)
45:43 3-6 Jason Pominville [2] (Dan Paillé, Derek Roy)
58:27 3-7 Daniel Brière [2] (Teppo Numminen)
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Penalty summary:
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07:58 Jason Pominville (2 min for holding the stick)
15:46 Andrew Peters (2 min for roughing)
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27:56 Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
30:23 Jim Slater (2 min for cross-checking)
35:08 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:04 Jochen Hecht (2 min for slashing)
54:22 Jochen Hecht (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Brière
2nd star: Ales Kotalik
3rd star: Dainius Zubrus

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15/4/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 25 - 23
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:79/92=85 %, Challenges:28/46=59 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/89=71 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 803304 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:41 1-0 Maxim Afinogenov [1] (Jochen Hecht, Daniel Brière)
05:44 1-1 Todd Marchant [2] (Keith Tkachuk, Niclas Hävelid)
10:38 2-1 Chris Drury [2] (Jochen Hecht, Teppo Numminen)
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23:15 3-1 Derek Roy [1] (Chris Drury, Teppo Numminen)
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42:21 3-2 Bobby Holik [1] (Keith Tkachuk, Niclas Hävelid)PP
48:38 3-3 Keith Tkachuk [1] (Marian Hossa, Jean-Pierre Vigier)
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60:17 4-3 Jochen Hecht [1] (Rob Blake, Daniel Brière)
Penalty summary:
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08:32 Jon Sim (2 min for holding the stick)
14:56 Garnet Exelby (2 min for elbowing)
18:16 Ales Kotalik (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:55 Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for tripping)
36:38 Greg de Vries (2 min for tripping)
39:06 Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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41:27 Teppo Numminen (2 min for high-sticking)
43:57 Jon Sim (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jochen Hecht
2nd star: Chris Drury
3rd star: Keith Tkachuk

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17/4/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 32 - 20
PP: 0 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:44/47=91 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:66/94=70 %, Challenges:29/39=72 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 803304 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:58 1-0 Jochen Hecht [2] (Henrik Tallinder)
08:09 1-1 Pascal Dupuis [1] (Alexei Zhitnik, Andy Sutton)
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21:38 2-1 Dainius Zubrus [2])
23:04 3-1 Ales Kotalik [2] (Jeff Jillson, Toni Lydman)
25:23 3-2 Andy McDonald [3] (Garnet Exelby, Niclas Hävelid)
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47:19 3-3 Jean-Pierre Vigier [1] (Greg de Vries, Jim Slater)
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61:38 4-3 Toni Lydman [1] (Fredrik Modin, Chris Drury)
Penalty summary:
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01:48 Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for cross-checking)
05:36 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for high-sticking)
08:38 Dan Paillé (2 min for tripping)
13:49 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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26:33 Scott Mellanby (2 min for roughing)
33:08 Bobby Holik (2 min for elbowing)
35:59 Jim Slater (2 min for roughing)
35:59 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
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44:49 Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
49:59 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
49:59 Marian Hossa (2 min for roughing)
51:39 Steve Rucchin (2 min for tripping)
54:57 Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
59:14 Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jochen Hecht
2nd star: Toni Lydman
3rd star: Ales Kotalik

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19/4/2002
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Atlanta Thrashers 6 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 0 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:21/40=51 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:56/76=73 %, Challenges:36/44=80 %
Attendance: 16371 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 787446 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:26 1-0 Pascal Dupuis [2] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Andy McDonald)
06:06 1-1 Jason Pominville [3] (Dan Paillé, Andrew Peters)
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21:42 1-2 Chris Drury [3] (Daniel Brière, Ryan Miller)
33:21 2-2 Steve Rucchin [2] (Keith Tkachuk, Niclas Hävelid)
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40:46 3-2 Marian Hossa [3] (Todd Marchant)
42:33 4-2 Steve Rucchin [3] (Vyacheslav Kozlov)
48:26 5-2 Jim Slater [1] (Bobby Holik, Pascal Dupuis)
57:29 6-2 Garnet Exelby [1] (Bobby Holik, Andy Sutton)
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Penalty summary:
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03:15 Derek Roy (2 min for holding the stick)
14:41 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
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23:19 Garnet Exelby (2 min for tripping)
27:32 Jon Sim (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:59 Andy McDonald (2 min for slashing)
51:24 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
58:21 Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bobby Holik
2nd star: Steve Rucchin
3rd star: Marian Hossa

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21/4/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 38 - 16
PP: 0 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:40/49=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:23/39=57 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 803304 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:54 1-0 Fredrik Modin [1] (Chris Drury, Daniel Brière)
08:53 2-0 Derek Roy [2] (Jeff Jillson, Rob Blake)
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25:13 3-0 Thomas Vanek [2] (Derek Roy)
27:17 3-1 Andy McDonald [4] (Marian Hossa, Kari Lehtonen)
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42:05 4-1 Chris Drury [4] (Teppo Numminen, Rob Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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06:38 Toni Lydman (2 min for high-sticking)
10:25 Jim Slater (2 min for hooking)
13:42 Scott Mellanby (2 min for elbowing)
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23:01 Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
32:31 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
36:27 Garnet Exelby (2 min for slashing)
37:21 Andy Sutton (2 min for roughing)
37:21 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
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53:34 Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for slashing)
56:02 Jason Pominville (2 min for high-sticking)
58:25 Jean-Pierre Vigier (2 min for holding the stick)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Derek Roy
2nd star: Chris Drury
3rd star: Rob Blake