Sabres at Blackhawks

Shots
123OTT
Sabres 13 8 5 0 26
Blackhawks 11 12 7 0 30
Goals
123OTT
Sabres 4 1 1 0 6
Blackhawks 2 1 0 0 3


Scoring Summary


Period 1
1. SABRES, JOHNSON 9 (KURRI, KESLER), 02:44
2. BLACKHAWKS, SMITHSON 11 (NOLAN, SKOULA), 03:52
3. BLACKHAWKS, DEADMARSH 17 (JACKMAN, SAVARD), 05:33
4. SABRES, SEIDENBERG 14 (LADD, KURRI), 07:00
5. SABRES, BEGIN 13 (MANLOW, YANDLE), 07:23
6. SABRES, BEGIN 14 (KURRI) (PP), 09:00

PENALTIES: J. SMITHSON CHI (ELBOWING, Minor) 08:47, O. NOLAN CHI (ELBOWING, Major, Game Misconduct) 12:15 (Served by Jason Chimera), S. HARTNELL CHI (HOOKING, Minor) 18:46

Period 2
7. SABRES, LADD 18 (KURRI, JOHNSON) (PP), 00:46
8. BLACKHAWKS, CHIMERA 15 (OLVESTAD, SMITHSON), 01:18

PENALTIES: A. LADD BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 02:03, A. LADD BUF (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 09:47, D. BYFUGLIEN BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 11:03, K. FOSTER CHI (ELBOWING, Minor) 11:03, J. KURRI BUF (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 11:57, D. BYFUGLIEN BUF (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 17:42, K. YANDLE BUF (HOOKING, Minor) 19:16

Period 3
9. SABRES, PURCELL 7 (BACKES), 12:18

PENALTIES: B. JACKMAN CHI (CHARGING, Minor) 04:17, J. RUUTU CHI (ELBOWING, Minor, Game Misconduct) 13:03 (Served by Chad Kilger), K. YANDLE BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 15:47

Goalie Statistics

Jimmy Howard (BUF), 27 saves out of 30 shots, W, 21-25-4
Mika Noronen (CHI), 10 saves out of 11 shots
Robert Esche (CHI), 10 saves out of 15 shots, L, 17-35-5

Power Play Conversions

Sabres 2 for 5
Blackhawks 0 for 6

Game Stars

1 - Jari Kurri (BUF)
2 - Andrew Ladd (BUF)
3 - Jack Johnson (BUF)

Player Statistics

Sabres

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Nicklas Backstrom     0  0  0  Even   0  3   1 16
Dennis Seidenberg     1  0  1    +2   0  2   1 24
David Backes          0  1  1  Even   0  0   1  8
Andrew Ladd           1  1  2    +1   4  4   2 18
Steve Begin           2  0  2  Even   0  2   2 12
James Neal            0  0  0  Even   0  1   0 18
Keith Yandle          0  1  1  Even   4  1   1 24
Jack Johnson          1  1  2    +1   0  3   3 23
Jari Kurri            0  4  4    +1   2  2   2 17
Dustin Byfuglien      0  0  0    -1   4  0   1 15
Tyler Kennedy         0  0  0  Even   0  1   0 13
Teddy Purcell         1  0  1  Even   0  1   2 11
Alec Martinez         0  0  0  Even   0  0   0 14
Glenn Anderson        0  0  0  Even   0  1   0 12
Eric Manlow           0  1  1  Even   0  0   1  6
Patrick Kane          0  0  0  Even   0  3   0 20
Drew Doughty          0  0  0  Even   0  2   3 21
Ryan Kesler           0  1  1    +1   0  0   2 16
   
Blackhawks

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Jerred Smithson       1  1  2  Even   2  3   4 19
David Steckel         0  0  0  Even   0  1   1  6
Kurtis Foster         0  0  0    -2   2  0   1 18
Jason Chimera         1  0  1  Even   0  4   3 22
Martin Skoula         0  1  1  Even   0  1   3 23
Barret Jackman        0  1  1    +1   2  2   2 26
Denis Savard          0  1  1    +1   0  1   1 18
Hal Gill              0  0  0  Even   0  1   0 11
Owen Nolan            0  1  1  Even  15  0   0  4
Scott Hartnell        0  0  0    +1   2  4   4 25
Jimmie Olvestad       0  1  1    -2   0  3   2 14
Brooks Orpik          0  0  0  Even   0  0   4 14
Andy Sutton           0  0  0    -2   0  1   5 14
Chad Kilger           0  0  0    -2   0  1   0 13
Jarko Ruutu           0  0  0  Even  12  1   3  8
Adam Deadmarsh        1  0  1    +1   0  3   1 18
Andy Hillbert         0  0  0    -2   0  0   3 15
PK Subban             0  0  0    +1   0  4   0 16
   

Financial

Attendance: 9810
Net Profit: $582 714,00

Game Notes

Owen Nolan ejected at 12:15 of the 1st Period
Mika Noronen enters game at 00:46 of 2nd period
Jari Kurri injured at 13:03 of the 3rd Period
Jarko Ruutu ejected at 13:03 of the 3rd Period

Minor League Box Score

Rochester      2
Rockford       7
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Doug Wickenheiser 11 (Brett Lebda, Ronald Petrovicky)
Bill Gardner 16 (Patrick Dwyer, Lee goren)

Brian Boyle 22 (Pavel Rosa, Tyler Myers)
Stephane Veilleux 17 (Brian McGrattan, Krys Barch)
Marcus Nilson 14 (Ethan Moreau, Zdenek Kutlak)
Jaroslav Svejkovsky 19 (Bob Wren, Mikhail Kuleshov)
Pavel Rosa 12 (John Scott, Wyatt Smith)
Wyatt Smith 17 (Yuri Butsayev, Andrew Hutchinson)
Stephane Veilleux 18 (Mattias Timander, Landon Wilson)

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Goalies
Rochester: Chris Mason
Rockford: Johan Holmqvist
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