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Buffalo 5, Atlanta 2

	1	2	3	T
BUF(52-24-6)	1	2	2	5
ATL(41-33-8)	2	0	0	2

Final

7:00 PM ET, January 31, 2006

Philips Arena

Atlanta, Georgia

THREE STARS

A. Kotalik
Sabres (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

J. Pominville
Sabres (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 35
Save Pct.: .946

Game Information
Arena: Philips Arena Location: Atlanta, Georgia	Referees: BobLangdon, DennisLaRue Linesmen: BradKovachik, JeanMorin
Attendance: 14,021 (75.6% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

Atlanta

Total Shots
	35
	37

PIM
	19
	13

Hits
	14
	17

Giveaways
	12
	25

Takeaways
	2
	15

Faceoffs Won
	28
	28

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:01		Ales Kotalik (20) Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Henrik Tallinder	Buffalo 1-0
11:52		Marian Hossa (27) Assists: Andy Sutton, Patrik Stefan	Game tied 1-1
19:38		Ronald Petrovicky (7) Assists: Peter Bondra, Serge Aubin	Atlanta 2-1
19:40		Ronald Petrovicky (7) Assists: Peter Bondra, Serge Aubin	Atlanta 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:40		Eric Boulton: 5 Minutes for Fighting Andrew Peters
5:40		Andrew Peters: 5 Minutes for Fighting Eric Boulton
6:45		Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for Tripping
8:55		Henrik Tallinder: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Ronald Petrovicky

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:01		Thomas Vanek (16) Assists: Chris Drury	Atlanta 3-2
9:08		Jason Pominville (10) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	Game tied 3-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:34		Henrik Tallinder: 2 Minutes for Interference of Peter Bondra
7:45		Maxim Afinogenov: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Brad Larsen
7:45		Maxim Afinogenov: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Brad Larsen

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
11:01		Paul Gaustad (6) Assists: Ales Kotalik	Buffalo 4-3
17:20		J.P. Dumont (6) Assists: Teppo Numminen, Derek Roy	Buffalo 5-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:26		Slava Kozlov: 2 Minutes for Interference of J.P. Dumont
4:37		Niclas Havelid: 2 Minutes for Holding Maxim Afinogenov
13:12		Eric Boulton: 2 Minutes for Holding Thomas Vanek
13:12		Thomas Vanek: 2 Minutes for Holding Eric Boulton
15:08		Jay McKee: 2 Minutes for Hooking Slava Kozlov
15:08		Ilya Kovalchuk: 2 Minutes for Having an Illegal Stick

Player Summary

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Afinogenov RW	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	23	14:42	2:09	0:03	12:30	0	0	00.0
B. Campbell D	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	17:08	1:34	0:00	15:34	0	0	00.0
C. Drury C	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	25	19:04	2:24	3:11	13:29	10	6	62.5
J. Dumont RW	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	11:50	2:20	0:00	9:30	0	0	00.0
P. Gaustad C	1	0	0	5	1	3	0	0	3	0	1	17	11:39	0:00	3:41	7:58	3	8	27.3
M. Grier RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	15:51	0:01	3:32	12:18	0	0	00.0
J. Hecht C	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:17	1:40	2:11	14:26	8	7	53.3
D. Kalinin D	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:14	0:00	4:32	10:42	0	0	00.0
A. Kotalik RW	1	1	2	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:14	2:20	0:00	13:54	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	1	1	0	4	1	2	1	0	1	24	21:27	0:11	3:44	17:32	0	0	00.0
J. McKee D	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	23	20:21	0:00	5:31	14:50	0	0	00.0
T. Numminen D	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	29	21:14	2:48	3:17	15:09	0	0	00.0
A. Peters LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	4:33	0:00	0:00	4:33	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:19	1:29	1:30	13:20	0	0	00.0
T. Pyatt LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:43	0:00	3:26	8:17	0	1	00.0
D. Roy C	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:29	2:20	1:52	11:17	7	6	53.8
H. Tallinder D	0	1	4	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	26	21:16	0:00	3:09	18:07	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	1	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	3	1	1	22	15:26	1:28	0:00	13:58	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R Fitzpatrick									Healthy
M Noronen									Healthy
D Paille									Healthy

Atlanta Thrashers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Aubin C	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	11:55	0:00	1:54	10:01	3	4	42.9
P. Bondra RW	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:45	3:59	0:00	10:46	0	0	00.0
E. Boulton LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3	1	0	10	5:30	0:00	0:00	5:30	0	0	00.0
G. de Vries D	0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	31	23:47	4:24	1:01	18:22	0	0	00.0
G. Exelby D	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	14:43	0:00	1:51	12:52	0	0	00.0
N. Havelid D	0	0	-2	3	0	4	1	2	1	0	0	28	20:55	3:21	1:34	16:00	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:03	0:00	0:00	12:03	0	0	00.0
M. Hossa RW	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	24	23:34	6:01	1:59	15:34	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	0	0	-2	7	1	0	1	2	1	3	7	24	22:17	6:53	0:00	15:24	1	1	50.0
S. Kozlov LW	0	0	-3	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	25	16:52	3:38	0:00	13:14	2	3	40.0
B. Larsen LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	8:36	0:00	1:15	7:21	3	3	50.0
S. Mellanby RW	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	22	16:16	4:20	0:20	11:36	0	0	00.0
J. Modry D	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	27	21:06	5:15	0:20	15:31	0	0	00.0
R. Petrovicky RW	1	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	19	13:24	4:36	0:00	8:48	0	0	00.0
M. Savard C	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	25	22:27	6:22	0:00	16:05	14	10	58.3
P. Stefan C	0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	19	13:20	0:10	1:18	11:52	4	6	40.0
A. Sutton D	0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	30	21:06	1:01	3:14	16:51	0	0	00.0
J. Vigier RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	11:30	0:00	1:14	10:16	1	1	50.0
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R Fata									Healthy
J Slater									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	37	2	35	.946	59:05	0

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
K. Lehtonen	35	5	30	.857	59:51	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	10	15	10	35
Atlanta	13	12	12	37

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	0 of 0
Atlanta	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Tuesday, January 31st

Washington	3	Final
NY Islanders	5

Buffalo	5	Final
Atlanta	2

Carolina	8	Final
Montreal	2

Toronto	2	Final
Tampa Bay	3	SO

Minnesota	2	Final
Colorado	3

Vancouver	7	Final
Phoenix	4

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 5, Atlanta 2

Final

NHL Scores

Tuesday, January 31st