The Buffalo Sabres squeaked out a win over the Atlanta Thrashers, 4 to 3, in overtime on January 1, 2010.
Final
2nd period
ATL
BUF
Ilya Kovalchuk (EV) assisted by Nik Antropov and Zach Bogosian
1
0
Evander Kane (EV) assisted by Anssi Salmela and Rich Peverley
2
0
Bryan Little (PP) assisted by Todd White and Toby Enstrom
3
0
Jochen Hecht (EV) assisted by Toni Lydman and Steve Montador
3
1
3rd period
ATL
BUF
Tim Connolly (EV) assisted by Jochen Hecht and Adam Mair
3
2
Jochen Hecht (EV) assisted by Adam Mair and Tim Connolly
3
3
OT
ATL
BUF
Derek Roy (EV) assisted by Tyler Myers and Chris Butler
3
4
Thrashers
Sabres
Goals
3
4
Shots
35
23
Penalty Minutes
8
14
Power-Play Goals
1
0
Power-Play Opportunities
6
3
Faceoff Wins
28
30
Hits
15
15
Giveaways
16
12
Takeaways
1
3
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | .826 | 4 | 3.75 | 0 | 64 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Afinogenov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 | |
N. Antropov | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 |
C. Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | ||
Z. Bogosian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:03 | |
T. Enstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:46 | |
R. Hainsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23:12 | |
E. Kane | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | |
I. Kovalchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:25 |
V. Kozlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:26 | |
P. Kubina | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:58 | |
B. Little | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 |
R. Peverley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 |
M. Reasoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | |
A. Salmela | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | ||
C. Schubert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | |
J. Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:20 | |
C. Thorburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:55 | |
T. White | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | .914 | 3 | 2.81 | 0 | 64 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Butler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:27 | ||
T. Connolly | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:25 |
M. Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 |
P. Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 |
M. Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:48 | |
J. Hecht | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 |
T. Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | |
T. Lydman | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:54 | ||
C. MacArthur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:34 | |
A. Mair | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | |
S. Montador | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:28 | |
T. Myers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:08 | |
J. Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:38 | |
C. Rivet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:02 | ||
D. Roy | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 |
D. Stafford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:00 |
H. Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | ||
T. Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:10 |
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12th
GA/GP
3.31
24th
PP%
16.3
23rd
PK%
76.4
23rd
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