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Ottawa 2, Buffalo 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
OTT(36-35-11)	0	2	0	2
BUF(41-32-9)	2	1	1	4

Final

7:00 PM ET, January 6, 2009

HSBC Arena

Buffalo, New York

THREE STARS

D. Roy
Sabres (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

J. Spezza
Senators (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 31
Save Pct.: .939

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Frederick L'Ecuyer Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 18,443 (98.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Ottawa

Buffalo

Total Shots
	33
	26

PIM
	12
	12

Hits
	15
	24

Giveaways
	8
	18

Takeaways
	3
	3

Faceoffs Won
	32
	32

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:15		Matt Ellis (4) Assists: Paul Gaustad, Jaroslav Spacek	Buffalo 1-0
16:01		Drew Stafford (9) Assists: Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek	Buffalo 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:40		Antoine Vermette: 2 Minutes for Tripping Ales Kotalik
3:10		Henrik Tallinder: 2 Minutes for Tripping Daniel Alfredsson
3:53		Dany Heatley: 2 Minutes for Slashing Andrej Sekera
13:13		Andrew Peters: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Jarkko Ruutu
16:55		Adam Mair: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Dany Heatley

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:29		Derek Roy (14) Unassisted	Buffalo 3-0
7:02		Jason Spezza (16) Assists: Daniel Alfredsson	Buffalo 3-1
7:34		Jason Spezza (17) Assists: Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson	Buffalo 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:34		Mike Fisher: 2 Minutes for Interference of Teppo Numminen
8:58		Matt Ellis: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mike Fisher
9:05		Jason Spezza: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Ryan Miller

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
19:33		Thomas Vanek (27) (Power Play) (Empty net) Assists: Drew Stafford, Derek Roy	Buffalo 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:53		Ales Kotalik: 2 Minutes for Hooking Nick Foligno
13:33		Chris Phillips: 2 Minutes for Roughing Craig Rivet
13:33		Craig Rivet: 2 Minutes for Roughing Chris Phillips
18:18		Alexandre Picard: 2 Minutes for Tripping Thomas Vanek

Player Summary

Ottawa Senators												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
D. Alfredsson RW	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	21:14	4:31	2:14	14:29	0	0	00.0
B. Bell D	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	13:58	4:06	0:35	9:17	0	0	00.0
S. Donovan RW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5:59	0:00	0:00	5:59	0	0	00.0
M. Fisher C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	17:27	3:59	1:41	11:47	5	5	50.0
N. Foligno LW	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:53	2:00	0:00	10:53	0	0	00.0
D. Heatley LW	0	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	24	21:38	4:31	1:00	16:07	0	0	00.0
C. Kelly C	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	19	16:00	0:19	2:07	13:34	0	2	00.0
B. Lee D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	32	23:27	0:44	1:58	20:45	0	0	00.0
D. McAmmond LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:14	0:00	2:04	7:10	4	5	44.4
C. Neil RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:46	2:00	0:00	10:46	0	0	00.0
C. Phillips D	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	29	20:32	0:00	1:59	18:33	0	0	00.0
A. Picard D	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	18:10	2:45	0:07	15:18	0	0	00.0
J. Ruutu LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	9:52	0:01	1:17	8:34	0	0	00.0
C. Schubert D	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	31	24:20	2:06	4:07	18:07	0	0	00.0
J. Smith D	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	15:36	0:00	3:24	12:12	0	0	00.0
J. Spezza C	2	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	23	18:47	3:57	0:42	14:08	13	13	50.0
A. Vermette C	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	20	14:44	2:52	1:40	10:12	9	7	56.3
J. Winchester C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:51	0:19	0:00	12:32	1	0	100.0
Ottawa Senators Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Volchenkov									Shoulder

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Butler D	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:00	0:07	0:13	12:40	0	0	00.0
M. Ellis LW	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	9:45	0:07	0:00	9:38	1	1	50.0
P. Gaustad C	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	28	18:58	2:16	2:50	13:52	15	9	62.5
J. Hecht C	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	27	18:45	0:00	3:35	15:10	2	2	50.0
A. Kotalik RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	20	12:44	2:29	0:00	10:15	1	0	100.0
C. MacArthur LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10:07	2:16	0:00	7:51	1	2	33.3
A. Mair C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	22	13:28	0:00	0:00	13:28	5	7	41.7
T. Numminen D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	16:50	2:12	0:13	14:25	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	8:26	0:00	0:00	8:26	0	0	00.0
A. Peters LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	6	4:40	0:00	0:00	4:40	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	29	18:16	2:45	3:18	12:13	0	0	00.0
C. Rivet D	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	28	19:34	0:51	2:44	15:59	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	1	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	25	22:15	3:49	3:37	14:49	7	11	38.9
A. Sekera D	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	29	24:01	2:28	3:53	17:40	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	30	23:52	3:40	3:53	16:19	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	15:07	3:21	0:00	11:46	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	28	20:08	0:15	2:44	17:09	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	21	18:04	3:49	0:20	13:55	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Afinogenov									Groin
T Lydman									Healthy
N Paetsch									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Ottawa Senators Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
A. Auld	25	3	22	.88	59:17	0

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	33	2	31	.939	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Ottawa	9	13	11	33
Buffalo	11	11	4	26

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Ottawa	0 of 0
Buffalo	1 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 6th

Minnesota	1	Final
Boston	0

Ottawa	2	Final
Buffalo	4

New Jersey	2	Final
Carolina	3

Philadelphia	1	Final
Washington	2	SO

Columbus	0	Final
Detroit	3

Atlanta	1	Final
Pittsburgh	3

Florida	4	Final
Toronto	2

Colorado	2	Final
Nashville	1

Chicago	6	Final
Phoenix	0

San Jose	2	Final
Calgary	5

Los Angeles	1	Final
Anaheim	3

ESPN NHL

Ottawa 2, Buffalo 4

Final

NHL Scores

Tuesday, January 6th