The Buffalo Sabres couldn't pull it off against the Atlanta Thrashers, 5 to 4, in overtime on November 7, 2008.
Final
1st period
ATL
BUF
Jason Williams (EV) assisted by Ilya Kovalchuk and Erik Christensen
1
0
Clarke MacArthur (EV) assisted by Henrik Tallinder
1
1
Ales Kotalik (PP) assisted by Derek Roy and Tim Connolly
1
2
2nd period
ATL
BUF
Bryan Little (EV) assisted by Vyacheslav Kozlov and Toby Enstrom
2
2
Maxim Afinogenov (EV) assisted by Teppo Numminen
2
3
Bryan Little (EV) assisted by Vyacheslav Kozlov and Niclas Havelid
3
3
Thomas Vanek (PP) assisted by Tim Connolly and Derek Roy
3
4
3rd period
ATL
BUF
Todd White (PP) assisted by Bryan Little and Vyacheslav Kozlov
4
4
OT
ATL
BUF
Jason Williams (PP) assisted by Ilya Kovalchuk and Ron Hainsey
5
4
Thrashers
Sabres
Goals
5
4
Shots
26
32
Penalty Minutes
8
8
Power-Play Goals
2
2
Power-Play Opportunities
3
3
Faceoff Wins
29
30
Hits
16
16
Giveaways
8
11
Takeaways
0
6
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hedberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | .875 | 4 | 3.95 | 0 | 61 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | ||
E. Boulton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | ||
E. Christensen | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:30 |
T. Enstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:40 | ||
G. Exelby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:55 | ||
R. Hainsey | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28:10 | |
N. Havelid | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 | |
I. Kovalchuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:55 | |
V. Kozlov | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | |
B. Little | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 |
N. Oystrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:54 | ||
E. Perrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | |
M. Reasoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 |
J. Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 |
C. Thorburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | ||
B. Valabik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | |
T. White | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 |
J. Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | .808 | 5 | 4.94 | 0 | 61 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Afinogenov | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:29 | |
T. Connolly | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:33 |
P. Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 |
J. Hecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:08 |
P. Kaleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | ||
A. Kotalik | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 |
T. Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:50 | |
C. MacArthur | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 |
A. Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 |
T. Numminen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:32 | |
D. Paille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:41 | ||
J. Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 | |
C. Rivet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | |
D. Roy | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:10 |
A. Sekera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | ||
J. Spacek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:54 | |
H. Tallinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:13 | |
T. Vanek | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:44 |
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3.47
27th
PP%
14.1
30th
PK%
76.8
24th
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