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Buffalo 2, Boston 4

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	1	2	3	T
BUF(12-6-2)	0	1	1	2
BOS(10-8-4)	2	2	0	4

Final

7:00 PM ET, November 7, 2009

TD Banknorth Garden

Boston, Massachusetts

THREE STARS

Z. Chara
Bruins (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

S. Begin
Bruins (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

S. Thornton
Bruins (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: TD Banknorth Garden Location: Boston, Massachusetts	Referees: Marc Joannette, Frederick L'Ecuyer Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Andy McElman
Attendance: 17,565 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

Boston

Total Shots
	30
	37

PIM
	41
	49

Hits
	15
	20

Giveaways
	3
	4

Takeaways
	0
	3

Faceoffs Won
	31
	36

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:17		Mark Recchi (3) (Power Play) Assists: Derek Morris, Zdeno Chara	Boston 1-0
16:31		Zdeno Chara (1) (Power Play) Assists: Blake Wheeler	Boston 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:44		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brad Marchand
5:24		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Michael Ryder)
10:24		Daniel Paille: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Jhonas Enroth
11:44		Dennis Wideman: 2 Minutes for Holding Drew Stafford
14:29		Shawn Thornton: 5 Minutes for Fighting Steve Montador
14:29		Steve Montador: 5 Minutes for Fighting Shawn Thornton
15:54		Mike Grier: 2 Minutes for Tripping Vladimir Sobotka

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:22		Byron Bitz (2) Assists: Steve Begin, Shawn Thornton	Boston 3-0
2:47		Derek Roy (3) Assists: Craig Rivet, Clarke MacArthur	Boston 3-1
18:31		Marco Sturm (3) Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Steve Begin	Boston 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:20		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Drew Stafford)
11:18		Marco Sturm: 2 Minutes for Boarding Craig Rivet

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
18:12		Jason Pominville (4) Assists: Tyler Myers, Tim Connolly	Boston 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:42		Brad Marchand: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Paul Gaustad
10:38		Brad Marchand: 2 Minutes for Holding Henrik Tallinder
14:00		Shawn Thornton: 2 Minutes for Roughing Paul Gaustad (Served by Michael Ryder)
14:00		Shawn Thornton: 5 Minutes for Fighting Paul Gaustad
14:00		Paul Gaustad: 5 Minutes for Fighting Shawn Thornton
17:10		Mark Stuart: 5 Minutes for Fighting Jochen Hecht
17:10		Brad Marchand: 10 Minutes for Misconduct
17:10		Tim Kennedy: 10 Minutes for Misconduct
17:10		Jochen Hecht: 5 Minutes for Fighting Mark Stuart
17:11		Zdeno Chara: 2 Minutes for Slashing Patrick Kaleta (Served by Trent Whitfield)
17:11		Patrick Kaleta: 2 Minutes for Slashing Zdeno Chara (Served by Clarke MacArthur)
17:11		Zdeno Chara: 10 Minutes for Misconduct
17:11		Patrick Kaleta: 10 Minutes for Misconduct

Player Summary

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	20:00	3:41	1:26	14:53	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:02	7:23	0:30	9:09	3	4	42.9
M. Ellis LW	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	10:23	0:00	0:00	10:23	1	1	50.0
P. Gaustad C	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	7	2	0	0	25	16:08	5:17	1:29	9:22	11	6	64.7
M. Grier RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	15:36	0:18	1:07	14:11	0	0	00.0
J. Hecht C	0	0	0	5	5	0	1	5	0	0	0	21	14:25	2:01	0:53	11:31	0	0	00.0
P. Kaleta RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	3	0	0	18	10:00	0:27	0:00	9:33	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	10	3	0	0	20	15:05	0:18	0:00	14:47	9	7	56.3
C. MacArthur LW	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	14:23	6:25	0:00	7:58	0	3	00.0
S. Montador D	0	0	-2	2	2	0	1	5	1	0	0	19	16:49	1:56	0:00	14:53	0	0	00.0
T. Myers D	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	22:02	5:06	1:44	15:12	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:14	7:13	1:33	8:28	2	2	50.0
C. Rivet D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:46	6:59	1:26	12:21	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	1	0	-1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:02	7:49	0:48	10:25	5	11	31.3
A. Sekera D	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:56	2:39	0:00	13:17	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:24	7:06	0:00	11:18	0	2	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:42	0:00	1:44	14:58	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:26	6:17	0:00	11:09	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Lalime									Groin

Boston Bruins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Begin LW	0	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	31	18:03	0:00	5:52	12:11	9	3	75.0
P. Bergeron C	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	29	20:28	2:15	5:25	12:48	14	13	51.9
B. Bitz RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:58	0:00	0:04	12:54	1	0	100.0
Z. Chara D	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	12	1	0	0	26	22:19	2:28	5:44	14:07	0	0	00.0
A. Ference D	0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	18:21	0:00	2:55	15:26	0	0	00.0
M. Hunwick D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:56	0:42	5:24	13:50	0	0	00.0
B. Marchand C	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	14	1	0	0	19	9:06	0:00	1:55	7:11	0	0	00.0
D. Morris D	0	1	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	22:34	2:28	5:31	14:35	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	29	14:18	0:00	5:05	9:13	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:18	2:15	0:50	11:13	1	0	100.0
M. Ryder RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:37	0:55	0:00	10:42	0	0	00.0
V. Sobotka C	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	14:14	0:55	2:52	10:27	6	8	42.9
M. Stuart D	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	5	2	0	2	23	16:01	0:00	2:15	13:46	0	0	00.0
M. Sturm LW	1	0	0	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	29	15:56	0:55	2:44	12:17	0	0	00.0
S. Thornton LW	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	12	3	0	0	18	9:35	0:00	0:09	9:26	0	0	00.0
B. Wheeler RW	0	1	-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:19	2:15	3:19	10:45	0	1	00.0
T. Whitfield C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	7:48	0:00	0:01	7:47	5	6	45.5
D. Wideman D	0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	30	21:47	0:42	6:07	14:58	0	0	00.0
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Boychuk									Scratched
D Krejci									Swine Flu

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Enroth	37	4	33	.892	58:18	0

Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
T. Rask	30	2	28	.933	59:53	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	7	10	13	30
Boston	11	17	9	37

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	0 of 7
Boston	2 of 4

* - 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, November 7th

Nashville	3	Final
Los Angeles	1

Buffalo	2	Final
Boston	4

Tampa Bay	3	Final
Montreal	1

Atlanta	3	Final
NY Islanders	6

New Jersey	3	Final
Ottawa	2

St. Louis	1	Final
Philadelphia	2	SO

Detroit	1	Final
Toronto	5

Florida	4	Final
Washington	7

Carolina	2	Final
Columbus	3

Dallas	2	Final
Minnesota	3

NY Rangers	1	Final
Calgary	3

Phoenix	3	Final
Anaheim	4

Pittsburgh	0	Final
San Jose	5

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 2, Boston 4

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, November 7th