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Atlanta 4, Buffalo 2

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	1	2	3	T
ATL(10-7-3)	2	1	1	4
BUF(12-6-2)	0	1	1	2

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 17, 2009

HSBC Arena

Buffalo, New York

THREE STARS

I. Kovalchuk
Thrashers (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

J. Hedberg
Thrashers (G )

Saves: 40
Save Pct.: .952

R. Peverley
Thrashers (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: Stephane Auger, Paul Devorski Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18,690 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Atlanta

Buffalo

Total Shots
	27
	42

PIM
	12
	8

Hits
	19
	27

Giveaways
	17
	14

Takeaways
	6
	2

Faceoffs Won
	31
	31

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:47		Ilya Kovalchuk (6) (Power Play) Assists: Nik Antropov, Rich Peverley	Atlanta 1-0
9:48		Ilya Kovalchuk (7) Assists: Bryan Little, Nik Antropov	Atlanta 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:25		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Tim Kennedy)
12:17		Zach Bogosian: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mike Grier
17:14		Henrik Tallinder: 2 Minutes for Interference of Marty Reasoner

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:56		Clarke MacArthur (4) Assists: Tim Connolly, Jason Pominville	Atlanta 2-1
7:53		Todd White (1) (Power Play) Assists: Tobias Enstrom, Slava Kozlov	Atlanta 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:41		Steve Montador: 2 Minutes for Holding Colby Armstrong
7:04		Derek Roy: 2 Minutes for Hooking Rich Peverley
11:18		Zach Bogosian: 2 Minutes for Hooking Daniel Paille
11:18		Ron Hainsey: 2 Minutes for Roughing Patrick Kaleta

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
16:26		Drew Stafford (2) (Power Play) Assists: Tim Connolly, Chris Butler	Atlanta 3-2
16:43		Maxim Afinogenov (1) Assists: Slava Kozlov, Johan Hedberg	Atlanta 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:50		Christoph Schubert: 2 Minutes for Boarding Patrick Kaleta
15:33		Nik Antropov: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Chris Butler
18:01		Tim Connolly: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Christoph Schubert
19:24		Zach Bogosian: 2 Minutes for Tripping Jason Pominville

Player Summary

Atlanta Thrashers												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	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	13:59	3:19	0:00	10:40	0	0	00.0
N. Antropov C	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	19	15:51	3:09	0:00	12:42	4	9	30.8
C. Armstrong RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	13:31	0:00	1:43	11:48	0	2	00.0
Z. Bogosian D	0	0	0	3	3	0	3	6	1	0	2	27	20:05	2:09	1:08	16:48	0	0	00.0
E. Boulton LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	7:14	0:00	0:00	7:14	0	0	00.0
T. Enstrom D	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:04	5:25	0:07	14:32	0	0	00.0
R. Hainsey D	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	28	21:28	0:10	3:26	17:52	0	0	00.0
E. Kane C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:04	0:00	1:08	12:56	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	2	0	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	21:48	6:48	0:15	14:45	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	13:51	4:15	0:00	9:36	0	1	00.0
P. Kubina D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	28	23:33	1:59	4:41	16:53	0	0	00.0
B. Little C	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	19	18:42	4:25	0:00	14:17	2	2	50.0
R. Peverley C	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	19:29	2:09	2:27	14:53	13	2	86.7
M. Popovic D	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:02	0:00	1:46	12:16	0	0	00.0
M. Reasoner C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	11:56	0:00	3:33	8:23	7	7	50.0
C. Schubert D	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	24	16:16	0:00	2:38	13:38	0	0	00.0
C. Thorburn RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	9:01	0:00	1:47	7:14	0	1	00.0
T. White C	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	19	15:37	4:02	0:53	10:42	5	7	41.7
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Slater									Healthy
A Salmela									Healthy

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	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	26	21:43	3:19	4:15	14:09	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	2	0	6	6	0	1	2	2	0	3	24	19:46	4:16	1:13	14:17	8	5	61.5
P. Gaustad C	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	3	1	1	20	15:42	3:30	1:47	10:25	11	5	68.8
M. Grier RW	0	0	-1	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	15:07	0:00	4:31	10:36	0	1	00.0
J. Hecht C	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:08	2:21	4:16	12:31	1	2	33.3
P. Kaleta RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	11	8:39	0:00	0:00	8:39	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy LW	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	9:39	0:29	0:00	9:10	2	2	50.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	19:30	0:00	1:33	17:57	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	17:34	3:34	0:00	14:00	0	2	00.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	9:13	0:00	0:00	9:13	2	3	40.0
S. Montador D	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	25	20:27	0:24	1:33	18:30	0	0	00.0
T. Myers D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	17:04	1:39	1:46	13:39	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:45	0:00	0:00	8:45	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	21:05	4:21	2:20	14:24	0	1	00.0
C. Rivet D	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	27	20:21	2:37	4:15	13:29	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	0	-1	3	3	1	1	2	0	1	2	21	17:35	3:34	1:01	13:00	7	10	41.2
D. Stafford RW	1	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:31	4:21	0:00	11:10	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:40	0:00	1:46	13:54	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
N Paetsch									Healthy
M Ellis									Healthy
T Vanek									Upper Body

Goaltending Summary

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Hedberg	42	2	40	.952	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Lalime	27	4	23	.852	59:21	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Atlanta	16	7	4	27
Buffalo	13	9	20	42

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Atlanta	2 of 5
Buffalo	1 of 5

* - 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, October 17th

Atlanta	4	Final
Buffalo	2

Colorado	4	Final
Detroit	3	SO

Ottawa	3	Final
Montreal	1

Carolina	0	Final
New Jersey	2

San Jose	4	Final
NY Islanders	1

NY Rangers	4	Final
Toronto	1

Nashville	2	Final
Washington	3	SO

Los Angeles	1	Final
Columbus	4

Tampa Bay	1	Final
Pittsburgh	4

Dallas	4	Final
Chicago	3

Boston	1	Final
Phoenix	4

Minnesota	1	Final
Vancouver	2

St. Louis	5	Final
Anaheim	0

ESPN NHL

Atlanta 4, Buffalo 2

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, October 17th