Buffalo 4, Minnesota 3

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123OTT
BUF(41-32-9)10214
MIN(40-33-9)02103

Final

OT
8:00 PM ET, October 23, 2008
Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
THREE STARS
R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 30
Save Pct.: .909
B. Burns
Wild  (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
A. Miettinen
Wild  (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota		Referees: Rob Martell, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Buffalo   Minnesota
Total Shots
  24
 33
PIM
 6
  4
Hits
  13
 26
Giveaways
  2
 6
Takeaways
 10
  9
Faceoffs Won
  27
 28
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
14:43Drew Stafford (2)
Assists: Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek		Buffalo 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
9:57Benoit Pouliot (2)
Assists: Derek Boogaard, Craig Weller		Game tied 1-1
14:50Stephane Veilleux (1)
Assists: Eric Belanger, Pierre-Marc Bouchard		Minnesota 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
5:26Marek Zidlicky: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Patrick Kaleta
19:00Jaroslav Spacek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Pierre-Marc Bouchard
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:29Brent Burns (1) (Power Play)
Unassisted		Minnesota 3-1
16:00Adam Mair (2)
Assists: Nathan Paetsch, Maxim Afinogenov		Minnesota 3-2
16:46Thomas Vanek (8)
Assists: Andrej Sekera, Drew Stafford		Game tied 3-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:20Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Antti Miettinen
7:51Marc-Andre Bergeron: 2 Minutes for Hooking Maxim Afinogenov
10:30Clarke MacArthur: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Mikko Koivu
OT Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:44Derek Roy (1)
Assists: Henrik Tallinder, Toni Lydman		Buffalo 4-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary
Buffalo SabresTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
M. Afinogenov RW011320000102116:301:060:0015:240000.0
M. Ellis LW00030000000105:100:000:434:275183.3
P. Kaleta RW0001000010095:060:000:005:060000.0
A. Kotalik RW001200002002116:501:410:0715:020000.0
T. Lydman D 012013123002819:190:001:0618:130000.0
C. MacArthur LW00-1200121002416:321:090:4314:406940.0
A. Mair C 101110003102116:190:000:1916:009660.0
T. Numminen D 00-1000000002216:201:061:5113:230000.0
N. Paetsch D 010021002102014:241:410:0412:390000.0
D. Paille LW00-1200000102415:460:001:2814:180000.0
A. Peters LW00-10000000094:440:000:004:440000.0
J. Pominville RW00-1203001002520:282:542:5914:350000.0
D. Roy C 112310000302923:412:513:5516:5571236.8
A. Sekera D 011101000203524:492:193:1619:140000.0
J. Spacek D 000201120003324:552:542:0020:010000.0
D. Stafford RW111100000002216:130:000:0016:130000.0
H. Tallinder D 012001000003021:530:002:4119:120000.0
T. Vanek LW113121000112518:292:190:4415:260000.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYERREASON
T ConnollyBack Injury
J HechtKnee Injury
C RivetFinger Injury
Minnesota WildTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
E. Belanger C 01-1210000202820:592:011:0517:5311473.3
M. Bergeron D 000002120002415:572:310:1613:100000.0
D. Boogaard LW01100000200105:260:000:005:260000.0
P. Bouchard C 010100000212719:282:530:0016:350000.0
A. Brunette LW00-2101003002618:183:370:0014:410000.0
B. Burns D 10-2511003103023:122:172:4518:100000.0
C. Clutterbuck RW000200007002214:260:000:0014:261150.0
C. Gillies C 000000002001811:400:000:0011:400000.0
K. Johnsson D 00-1212000013220:522:080:5917:450000.0
M. Koivu C 00-1410000102920:383:282:5514:159660.0
A. Miettinen RW00-3500002002920:493:172:5014:420200.0
B. Pouliot LW10020000000208:291:580:006:311516.7
N. Schultz D 00-1000001012621:190:002:4518:340000.0
J. Sheppard C 000200000002113:310:000:0013:316842.9
M. Skoula D 000101001012319:230:121:1517:560000.0
S. Veilleux LW100210002202519:360:141:1018:120000.0
C. Weller D 01101100100104:590:000:004:590100.0
M. Zidlicky D 000400122103219:542:490:0017:050000.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M GaborikLwr Body Injury
E ReitzHealthy
T MojzisHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
R. Miller33330.90960:430
Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
N. Backstrom24420.83360:440

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
Buffalo995124
Minnesota10158033

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Buffalo0 of 0
Minnesota1 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

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