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31/12/2007
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Toronto Maple Leafs 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 37 - 13
PP: 2 of 10 (21 shots), Passing:70/80=87 %, Challenges:26/47=54 %
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:62/86=72 %, Challenges:22/37=57 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 863792 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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16:31 1-0
Carlo Colaiacovo [4] (Kyle Wellwood, Darcy Tucker)
18:48 2-0
Mats Sundin [17] (Tomas Kaberle)PP
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29:37 2-1
Tim Connolly [13] (Jaroslav Spacek, Evgeny Malkin)PP
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49:52 3-1
Alexei Ponikarovsky [12] (Darcy Tucker)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:47
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
02:51
Johnny Pohl (2 min for tripping)
07:29
Tim Connolly (2 min for boarding)
11:04
Evgeny Malkin (2 min for hooking)
17:22
Jochen Hecht (2 min for boarding)
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23:46
Mark Bell (2 min for high-sticking)
28:13
Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
37:44
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for boarding)
39:47
Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
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44:25
Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
48:17
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
53:59
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
59:19
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 10.10 5
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 19.10 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 13.30 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 8.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Mats Sundin 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Matt Stajan 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 13.40 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Ian White 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 26.40 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 11.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 26.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 6 5 2 5 0 0 30.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 7.20 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 8.50 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 7.30 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 17.40 5
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 0 17.20 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 4
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 19.50 5
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 8.50 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 3 0 1 4 -1 20.40 9
L Evgeny Malkin 0 1 3 3 0 2 2 0 22.40 9
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16.30 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 -1 28.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.20 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 9
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
2nd star: Mats Sundin
3rd star: Darcy Tucker
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Darcy Tucker notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Blake had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 4( 37) , Rochester Americans 2( 17)
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1-0 TOM Alex Foster (Simon Gamache, Chris Harrington)
1-1 ROC Jonathan Lehun (Mike Funk)
1-2 ROC Shaun Landolt (Marek Zagrapan)
2-2 TOM Ben Ondrus (Kris Newbury)
3-2 TOM Erik Westrum (Alex Foster)
4-2 TOM Chris Harrington (Erik Westrum)
Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Danny Battochio
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31/12/2007
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St. Louis Blues 2 , Washington Capitals 1
Shots: 22 - 28
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 8391 of 19260 (Savvis Center)
Ticket income: 358296 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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10:53 0-1
Viktor Kozlov [14] (Brian Pothier, Alexander Ovechkin)
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30:03 1-1
Lee Stempniak [11] (Doug Weight, Christian Bäckman)
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no scoring
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63:17 2-1
Brad Boyes [6] (Keith Tkachuk, Jamal Mayers)
Penalty summary:
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05:31
Eric Brewer (2 min for slashing)
13:47
Valeri Bure (2 min for hooking)
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25:21
Lee Stempniak (2 min for elbowing)
27:35
Matt Pettinger (2 min for tripping)
30:35
Valeri Bure (2 min for boarding)
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41:29
Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
41:29
Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
46:39
D.J. King (5 min for fighting)
46:39
Matt Pettinger (5 min for fighting)
49:33
Micki Dupont (2 min for slashing)
53:29
Petr Cajanek (2 min for high-sticking)
56:38
Valeri Bure (2 min for tripping)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
R Lee Stempniak 1 0 5 2 0 1 2 1 21.40 8
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 7.40 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 15.40 7
C Brad Boyes 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Doug Weight 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 1 21.00 7
L D.J. King 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.20 6
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.20 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
D Micki Dupont 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 22.20 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 16.30 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 26.10 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 22.00 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 1 0 27 0 0 63.20 10
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 4
R Valeri Bure 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 -1 17.10 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 0 14.10 7
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.10 9
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 16.10 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 5
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Joe Motzko 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 19.50 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 4 4 1 1 7 0 20.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 23.30 10
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 17.00 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 23.00 4
D Brian Pothier 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 17.50 7
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 18.50 4
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 20.50 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 29.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 2 0 20 0 0 63.20 8
G Josh Godfrey 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Legace
2nd star: Jamal Mayers
3rd star: Lee Stempniak
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Christian Bäckman has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Christian Bäckman has marked a new career high in points with 19 points.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brian Pothier notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Chris Clark beat Bryce Salvador in a fight.
-D.J. King beat Matt Pettinger in a fight.
Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 3( 22) , Hershey Bears 6( 19)
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0-1 HER Petr Taticek (Eric Fehr)
0-2 HER Eric Fehr (Petr Taticek)
0-3 HER Eric Fehr (Petr Taticek)
1-3 PEO Joël Perrault (Nikita Alexeev, Konstantin Zakharov)
1-4 HER Jame Pollock (Sean Collins)
2-4 PEO Cam Keith (Konstantin Zakharov, Trent Whitfield)
2-5 HER Ivan Tkachenko (Petr Taticek)
3-5 PEO Stephen Wood (Ryan Johnson, Jason Bacashihua)
3-6 HER Eric Fehr (Petr Taticek)
Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Brent Johnson