The Buffalo Sabres squeaked out a win over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 3 to 2, in overtime on December 8, 2005.
Final
1st period
ANA
BUF
Chris Kunitz (EV) assisted by Joffrey Lupul and Joe DiPenta
1
0
3rd period
ANA
BUF
Thomas Vanek (EV-PS) unassisted
1
1
Joffrey Lupul (EV) assisted by Scott Niedermayer
2
1
Ales Kotalik (EV) assisted by Brian Campbell and Jason Pominville
2
2
OT
ANA
BUF
Maxim Afinogenov (PP) assisted by Jason Pominville and Teppo Numminen
2
3
Mighty Ducks
Sabres
Goals
2
3
Shots
30
31
Penalty Minutes
4
8
Power-Play Goals
0
1
Power-Play Opportunities
4
2
Faceoff Wins
25
23
Hits
21
10
Giveaways
15
8
Takeaways
1
6
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Giguere | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 28 | .903 | 3 | 2.90 | 0 | 62 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Beauchemin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:05 | |
K. Carney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:37 | ||
J. DiPenta | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:32 | ||
T. Fedoruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | ||
J. Hedstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:43 |
Z. Konopka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:38 |
C. Kunitz | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 |
J. Lupul | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 | |
T. Marchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 |
A. McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 |
T. Moen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:57 | |
R. Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 |
S. Niedermayer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | ||
S. Pahlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 |
R. Salei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:56 | |
T. Selanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 |
V. Vishnevski | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:46 | |
T. Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:10 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Biron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 | .933 | 2 | 1.94 | 0 | 62 |
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
B. Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:48 | ||
T. Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:10 |
C. Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:11 |
P. Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:31 |
M. Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 |
J. Hecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:27 | |
D. Kalinin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:23 | |
A. Kotalik | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 |
T. Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:50 | |
A. Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:04 | |
J. McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20:44 | |
T. Numminen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | |
A. Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:41 | ||
J. Pominville | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | |
D. Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:49 |
H. Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | ||
T. Vanek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 |
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3.17
12th
GA/GP
3.41
29th
PP%
16.4
27th
PK%
76.7
21st
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