Ottawa 5, Buffalo 2

123T
OTT(36-35-11)1315
BUF(41-32-9)0022

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 27, 2008
HSBC Arena
Buffalo, New York
THREE STARS
J. Spezza
Senators (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1
D. Heatley
Senators (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
A. Vermette
Senators (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena
Location: Buffalo, New York
Referees: Chris Lee, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Ryan Galloway
Attendance: 18,690 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Ottawa   Buffalo
Total Shots
 28
  27
PIM
 50
  44
Hits
  10
 11
Giveaways
  5
 11
Takeaways
  1
 3
Faceoffs Won
 37
  21
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
18:06Christoph Schubert (1) (Power Play)
Unassisted
Ottawa 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:15Jason Spezza: 2 Minutes for Hooking Andrej Sekera
4:05Nathan Paetsch: 2 Minutes for Holding Chris Neil
8:18Jaroslav Spacek: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Dany Heatley
11:07Filip Kuba: 2 Minutes for Tripping Thomas Vanek
16:31Adam Mair: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Shean Donovan
18:54Maxim Afinogenov: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:19Dany Heatley (5) (Power Play)
Assists: Jason Spezza, Daniel Alfredsson
Ottawa 2-0
4:48Jason Spezza (4)
Assists: Antoine Vermette
Ottawa 3-0
18:18Jason Spezza (5)
Assists: Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson
Ottawa 4-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:342-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Jason Spezza)
6:20Nick Foligno: 2 Minutes for Holding Matt Ellis
9:54Antoine Vermette: 2 Minutes for Holding Andrej Sekera
16:02Mike Weber: 5 Minutes for Fighting Mike Fisher
16:02Mike Fisher: 5 Minutes for Fighting Mike Weber
16:02Mike Weber: 2 Minutes for Tripping Mike Fisher (Served by Patrick Kaleta)
18:43Anton Volchenkov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Maxim Afinogenov
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
5:50Shean Donovan (3)
Assists: Jesse Winchester, Dean McAmmond
Ottawa 5-0
14:37Clarke MacArthur (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Andrej Sekera
Ottawa 5-1
19:28Teppo Numminen (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Nathan Paetsch, Maxim Afinogenov
Ottawa 5-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:31Chris Kelly: 2 Minutes for Hooking Derek Roy
2:49Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for Hooking Dean McAmmond
8:07Andrew Peters: 5 Minutes for Fighting Chris Neil
8:07Chris Neil: 5 Minutes for Fighting Andrew Peters
8:07Andrew Peters: 10 Minutes for Misconduct Chris Neil
8:07Jason Smith: 10 Minutes for Misconduct
12:57Dany Heatley: 2 Minutes for Tripping Jaroslav Spacek
13:02Anton Volchenkov: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
18:12Jarkko Ruutu: 2 Minutes for Roughing Patrick Kaleta
18:12Jarkko Ruutu: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Andrew Peters (Served by Nick Foligno)
18:12Patrick Kaleta: 2 Minutes for Roughing Jarkko Ruutu
18:12Chris Neil: 10 Minutes for Misconduct
18:12Adam Mair: 10 Minutes for Misconduct

Player Summary
Ottawa SenatorsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
D. Alfredsson RW021023000002219:366:284:398:290200.0
S. Donovan RW1012000000174:460:000:004:460000.0
M. Fisher C 000002151002016:032:494:208:543350.0
N. Foligno LW000001120001412:274:120:008:150000.0
D. Heatley LW111700120101916:146:330:149:270000.0
C. Kelly C 000222120002215:320:156:179:009375.0
F. Kuba D 001203120003124:367:333:3013:330000.0
D. McAmmond LW011200002011811:270:056:095:134544.4
C. Neil RW000001215200118:021:420:006:200100.0
C. Phillips D 001003000012723:364:379:529:070000.0
A. Picard D 001003000002618:084:481:1512:050000.0
J. Ruutu LW001101240002114:050:154:459:050000.0
C. Schubert D 101211000002720:494:376:159:570000.0
J. Smith D 0011031101002016:080:006:319:370000.0
J. Spezza C 212720121011916:466:510:009:5512380.0
A. Vermette C 011100120002619:373:495:509:589469.2
A. Volchenkov D 001102242002417:140:257:129:370000.0
J. Winchester C 01100000100105:580:010:005:570000.0
Ottawa Senators Scratches
PLAYERREASON
L RichardsonHealthy
M GerberLeg Injury
Buffalo SabresTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
M. Afinogenov RW020110120012116:458:250:008:200000.0
M. Ellis LW00010000000158:550:001:177:382722.2
P. Kaleta RW00-1000124011510:500:000:3210:180000.0
A. Kotalik RW000510002001915:316:400:158:360100.0
T. Lydman D 00-2001121002717:290:254:2912:350000.0
C. MacArthur LW10-1300001222316:457:391:487:182820.0
A. Mair C 00-10112121021510:400:280:379:352625.0
T. Numminen D 100100000002819:147:282:558:510000.0
N. Paetsch D 010002120002216:045:110:5210:010000.0
D. Paille LW00-1200000002615:340:173:3811:390000.0
A. Peters LW00000021500074:070:000:004:070000.0
J. Pominville RW00-1122000002519:369:174:066:131150.0
D. Roy C 00-2401001002523:189:026:417:35131252.0
A. Sekera D 01-2201000003226:269:476:0510:340000.0
J. Spacek D 00-1313120033023:529:334:349:450000.0
D. Stafford RW00-101000000159:493:040:006:451233.3
T. Vanek LW00-1400000112018:578:273:067:240000.0
M. Weber D 00-1003271002215:080:023:0512:010000.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYERREASON
T ConnollyLeg Injury
H TallinderBack Injury

Goaltending Summary
Ottawa Senators Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
A. Auld27225.92660:000
Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
P. Lalime28523.82160:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Ottawa1114328
Buffalo871227

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Ottawa2 of 0
Buffalo2 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

Monday, October 27th
Ottawa 5 Final
Buffalo 2
NY Rangers 4 Final
NY Islanders 2
Anaheim 3 Final
Columbus 2
Chicago 2 Final
Minnesota 3
Boston 1 Final
Edmonton 0 OT
Detroit 4 Final
Los Angeles 3 SO