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Boston 1, Buffalo 6

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BOS(53-19-10)	0	0	1	1
BUF(41-32-9)	4	1	1	6

Final

4:00 PM ET, April 11, 2009

HSBC Arena

Buffalo, New York

THREE STARS

C. Butler
Sabres (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

M. Ellis
Sabres (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

T. Numminen
Sabres (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: Kerry Fraser, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18,690 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Boston

Buffalo

Total Shots
	35
	34

PIM
	8
	10

Hits
	14
	6

Giveaways
	5
	21

Takeaways
	2
	9

Faceoffs Won
	41
	21

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:34		Tim Connolly (18) Assists: Thomas Vanek, Andrej Sekera	Buffalo 1-0
11:29		Chris Butler (2) Assists: Craig Rivet, Adam Mair	Buffalo 2-0
15:43		Thomas Vanek (39) Assists: Jason Pominville	Buffalo 3-0
17:08		Daniel Paille (12) Assists: Matt Ellis, Teppo Numminen	Buffalo 4-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
11:29		Mark Stuart: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dominic Moore
11:29		Dominic Moore: 2 Minutes for Roughing Mark Stuart
19:06		Steve Montador: 2 Minutes for Interference of Derek Roy

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:36		Matt Ellis (7) Assists: Andrej Sekera	Buffalo 5-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:12		Jaroslav Spacek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Shawn Thornton
19:30		Milan Lucic: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Mikael Tellqvist

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
13:55		Mark Recchi (23) (Power Play) Assists: Matt Hunwick, Michael Ryder	Buffalo 5-1
19:44		Thomas Vanek (40) (Power Play) Assists: Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek	Buffalo 6-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:22		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Hooking Vladimir Sobotka
13:30		Dominic Moore: 2 Minutes for Tripping Steve Montador
15:46		Thomas Vanek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Blake Wheeler
18:41		Stephane Yelle: 2 Minutes for Interference of Drew Stafford

Player Summary

Boston Bruins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
B. Bitz RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:12	0:00	0:59	11:13	2	0	100.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:31	2:01	1:58	16:32	0	0	00.0
M. Hunwick D	0	1	-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:28	4:05	1:11	12:12	0	0	00.0
C. Kobasew RW	0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	13:42	2:53	0:00	10:49	0	1	00.0
D. Krejci C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	21:02	2:53	2:46	15:23	11	2	84.6
M. Lehtonen RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	16:14	1:43	0:08	14:23	0	0	00.0
M. Lucic LW	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	18	17:34	1:10	0:00	16:24	0	0	00.0
S. Montador D	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	26	22:29	2:20	1:59	18:10	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	1	0	-3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:22	3:32	0:05	10:45	0	0	00.0
M. Ryder RW	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:55	3:32	0:00	10:23	0	0	00.0
M. Savard C	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:35	3:32	2:24	10:39	8	10	44.4
V. Sobotka C	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	11:44	0:00	0:17	11:27	7	5	58.3
M. Stuart D	0	0	-2	4	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	26	21:49	0:00	2:47	19:02	0	0	00.0
S. Thornton LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:40	0:00	0:00	10:40	0	0	00.0
A. Ward D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	20:40	0:52	1:54	17:54	0	0	00.0
B. Wheeler RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:05	0:00	1:56	10:09	1	0	100.0
D. Wideman D	0	0	-1	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:18	3:32	0:17	13:29	0	0	00.0
S. Yelle C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	12:37	0:00	1:31	11:06	12	3	80.0
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Ference									Undisclosed
Z Chara									Scratched
P Axelsson									Undisclosed
P Bergeron									Foot Injury
P Kessel									Scratched

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	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	25	17:49	1:23	2:52	13:34	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:42	1:05	3:07	10:30	0	1	00.0
M. Ellis LW	1	1	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:06	0:45	0:00	11:21	7	5	58.3
P. Gaustad C	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	20	14:40	0:54	0:50	12:56	5	9	35.7
J. Hecht C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	17:54	1:38	2:36	13:40	0	1	00.0
A. Mair C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:59	0:00	0:00	11:59	0	2	00.0
D. Moore C	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	22	16:49	0:51	2:13	13:45	1	2	33.3
T. Numminen D	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	26	22:30	1:54	1:17	19:19	0	0	00.0
N. Paetsch D	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	11:44	0:45	0:00	10:59	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	12:08	0:45	1:00	10:23	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:45	1:59	1:13	9:33	3	7	30.0
C. Rivet D	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	28	20:19	2:27	2:56	14:56	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	22	18:13	3:13	1:20	13:40	5	13	27.8
A. Sekera D	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	25	17:56	1:19	2:12	14:25	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	27	18:55	2:09	1:26	15:20	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	16:44	2:22	0:07	14:15	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	21:55	0:00	2:07	19:48	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	2	1	2	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	21	12:27	1:46	0:24	10:17	0	1	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Afinogenov									Flu
P Lalime									Hip Injury
T Lydman									Scratched
A Peters									Scratched
C Macarthur									Undisclosed
P Kaleta									Neck Injury

Goaltending Summary

Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fernandez	34	6	28	.824	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Tellqvist	35	1	34	.971	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Boston	9	15	11	35
Buffalo	18	9	7	34

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Boston	1 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

Saturday, April 11th

Carolina	2	Final
New Jersey	3

Philadelphia	3	Final
NY Islanders	2

Chicago	4	Final
Detroit	2

Vancouver	1	Final
Colorado	0	OT

Boston	1	Final
Buffalo	6

San Jose	3	Final
Los Angeles	4

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Montreal	1

Ottawa	2	Final
Toronto	5

Washington	4	Final
Florida	7

Tampa Bay	2	Final
Atlanta	6

Minnesota	6	Final
Columbus	3

Anaheim	4	Final
Phoenix	5	SO

Edmonton	1	Final
Calgary	4

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Boston 1, Buffalo 6

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, April 11th