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Buffalo 3, Boston 0

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BUF(39-31-12)	0	2	1	3
BOS(41-29-12)	0	0	0	0

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 5, 2008

TD Banknorth Garden

Boston, Massachusetts

Game Information
Arena: TD Banknorth Garden Location: Boston, Massachusetts	Referees: DaveJackson, WesMcCauley Linesmen: ScottCherrey, AnthonySericolo
Attendance: 17,565 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

Boston

Total Shots
	28
	17

PIM
	4
	6

Hits
	18
	16

Giveaways
	3
	3

Takeaways
	3
	5

Faceoffs Won
	21
	25

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:10		Thomas Vanek: 2 Minutes for Holding Milan Lucic
19:12		Shane Hnidy: 2 Minutes for Roughing Michael Ryan

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:01		Thomas Vanek (34) (Power Play) Assists: Jochen Hecht, Derek Roy	Buffalo 1-0
11:38		Thomas Vanek (35) (Power Play) Assists: Jason Pominville, Andrej Sekera	Buffalo 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:33		Glen Murray: 2 Minutes for Hooking Michael Ryan
11:19		Aaron Ward: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Jason Pominville

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
19:17		Thomas Vanek (36) (Empty net) Assists: Derek Roy	Buffalo 3-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:11		Mike Weber: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass

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	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	14:27	2:18	0:00	12:09	0	0	00.0
S. Bernier RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	15:25	1:14	0:00	14:11	0	0	00.0
P. Gaustad C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:42	1:14	1:15	14:13	11	5	68.8
J. Hecht C	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	16:18	1:58	1:27	12:53	1	7	12.5
A. Kotalik RW	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	14:39	0:54	0:00	13:45	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	26	21:19	0:00	2:10	19:09	0	0	00.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:59	0:08	0:22	10:29	2	4	33.3
T. Numminen D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:03	0:00	0:21	15:42	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:40	0:00	1:02	14:38	0	0	00.0
A. Peters LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:16	0:08	0:00	10:08	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:23	3:14	1:29	12:40	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:06	2:38	1:23	14:05	7	9	43.8
M. Ryan C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:22	0:00	1:02	12:20	0	0	00.0
A. Sekera D	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	21:15	2:41	1:29	17:05	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	19:52	1:27	1:29	16:56	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	17:35	0:00	1:41	15:54	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	3	0	1	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	16:50	2:46	0:00	14:04	0	0	00.0
M. Weber D	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	25	19:49	0:00	0:50	18:59	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Connolly									Hip Injury
N Pratt									Groin
N Paetsch									Healthy
D Kalinin									Shoulder
P Kaleta									Healthy
D Stafford									Healthy

Boston Bruins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
A. Alberts D	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	19:47	0:04	0:20	19:23	0	0	00.0
P. Axelsson LW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:41	0:50	3:09	13:42	1	0	100.0
Z. Chara D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	22:48	1:58	3:09	17:41	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	20	16:35	0:00	0:08	16:27	0	0	00.0
P. Kessel RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:14	1:55	0:00	13:19	0	1	00.0
D. Krejci C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	14:35	1:58	0:59	11:38	10	0	100.0
M. Lucic LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	15:06	1:05	0:00	14:01	0	1	00.0
G. Metropolit C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:29	0:00	2:22	12:07	6	6	50.0
G. Murray RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	18	15:17	1:58	0:00	13:19	1	0	100.0
P. Nokelainen C	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:35	2:02	0:00	12:33	4	6	40.0
J. Reich LW	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:09	0:00	0:48	12:21	1	0	100.0
P. Schaefer LW	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	14:21	0:07	0:00	14:14	0	0	00.0
V. Sobotka C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	14:54	0:00	0:19	14:35	2	7	22.2
M. Stuart D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:25	1:58	0:39	14:48	0	0	00.0
M. Sturm LW	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:47	1:58	0:39	11:10	0	0	00.0
S. Thornton LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	13:01	0:07	0:00	12:54	0	0	00.0
A. Ward D	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	21	20:59	1:58	2:22	16:39	0	0	00.0
D. Wideman D	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:26	2:02	1:38	18:46	0	0	00.0
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Ference									Leg Injury
M Savard									Back Injury
C Kobasew									Leg Injury

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Thibault	17	0	17	1	60:00	0

Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
T. Thomas	27	2	25	.926	59:43	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	11	11	6	28
Boston	9	3	5	17

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	2 of 0
Boston	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

Saturday, April 5th

Anaheim	4	Final
Los Angeles	3

Columbus	0	Final
St. Louis	3

Buffalo	3	Final
Boston	0

Toronto	1	Final
Montreal	3

Florida	1	Final
Washington	3

Tampa Bay	1	Final
Atlanta	4

Calgary	7	Final
Vancouver	1

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 3, Boston 0

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, April 5th