JOUR 18 [RONDE #2]

New Jersey Devils 5 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 26 - 25
NJ PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:80/98=81 %, Challenges:30/44=66 %
BUF PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:26/38=66 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 889168 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:44 1-0 NJ Patrik Elias [7] (Brian Gionta)
10:19 1-1 BUF Alexander Ovechkin [4] (Andrei Markov, Ossi Väänänen)
12:04 1-2 BUF Thomas Vanek [3] (Steve Eminger, Andrej Meszaros)
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25:51 1-3 BUF Maxim Afinogenov [2] (Scott Niedermayer)
31:58 2-3 NJ Brian Gionta [6] (Patrik Elias, Brian Rafalski)
38:43 2-4 BUF Alexander Ovechkin [5])
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43:13 3-4 NJ Brian Rafalski [2] (David Hale, Scott Gomez)
48:16 4-4 NJ Jamie Langenbrunner [3] (Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias)
50:08 5-4 NJ Sergei Brylin [4] (John Madden, Jamie Langenbrunner)
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Penalty summary:
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06:27 NJ Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
13:46 NJ Sergei Brylin (2 min for elbowing)
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34:19 NJ Paul Stastny (2 min for cross-checking)
36:24 NJ Scott Gomez (2 min for high-sticking)
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51:52 NJ Patrik Elias (2 min for cross-checking)
58:19 BUF Sean Bergenheim (2 min for high-sticking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 7.20 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.40 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Brian Gionta 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 21.40 9
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 7.20 5
C Zach Parisé 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 13.10 6
C John Madden 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 20.40 8
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 7.20 4
C Travis Zajac 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 5
L Sergei Brylin 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 14.10 9
L Patrik Elias 1 2 4 1 2 0 2 3 21.00 8
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 15.40 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 6
D David Hale 0 1 1 4 4 4 0 1 28.40 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 16.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 14.20 7
D Brian Rafalski 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Scott Clemmensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 4.40 5
L Logan MacMillan 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -2 14.40 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 21.10 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 4.40 4
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 5
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Joe Sakic 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 7
C Michael Ryan 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 4.40 6
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -2 14.40 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 19.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 6 7 3 6 0 2 19.50 9
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -3 16.00 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 25.10 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -2 15.10 6
D Steve Eminger 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Jamie Langenbrunner
Ottawa Senators 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 26 - 28
OTT PP: 0 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:71/79=89 %, Challenges:41/54=74 %
PIT PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:58/65=89 %, Challenges:34/47=70 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 908350 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:18 1-0 OTT Keith Tkachuk [3] (Tom Preissing, Zdeno Chara)
06:38 2-0 OTT Rick Nash [4] (Wade Redden, Pavel Kubina)
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23:11 3-0 OTT Keith Tkachuk [4] (Marian Hossa, Zdeno Chara)
31:26 3-1 PIT Scottie Upshall [1] (Ales Kotalik, Evgeny Malkin)PP
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41:13 3-2 PIT Jarome Iginla [7] (Scottie Upshall)
43:28 4-2 OTT Daniel Brière [4] (Jochen Hecht, Rick Nash)
44:45 4-3 PIT Marek Svatos [3] (Ed Jovanovski)
53:37 5-3 OTT Jason Spezza [2] (Marian Hossa, Wade Redden)
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Penalty summary:
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02:24 PIT Ales Kotalik (2 min for elbowing)
18:44 PIT Zbynek Michalek (2 min for hooking)
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28:18 PIT Marek Svatos (2 min for hooking)
30:15 OTT Zdeno Chara (2 min for hooking)
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48:35 PIT Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
55:51 PIT Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Arttu Luttinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 4 18.30 7
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 1 4 1 0 1 21.10 8
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.30 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -2 14.30 6
C Daniel Brière 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 19.00 8
C Jason Spezza 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 21.00 7
L Grant Potulny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 -2 14.30 7
L Keith Tkachuk 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 18.10 8
R Marian Hossa 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 21.00 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 13.30 6
D Tom Preissing 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 20.10 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 2 1 5 0 3 2 2 26.20 10
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -2 18.50 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 14.20 7
D Wade Redden 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Stephen Dixon 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 7.20 7
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -2 10.40 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 4 2 1 0 4 0 18.50 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 22.20 9
C Andrei Taratukhin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
L Yanic Perreault 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 14.10 5
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 17.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Olivier Latendresse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
L Michal Sivek 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 10.40 7
R Scottie Upshall 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 1 16.20 8
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 1 2 0 4 -1 19.20 8
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 12.30 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 17.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 29.50 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -2 11.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 22.10 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 -2 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Keith Tkachuk
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Zdeno Chara