Minnesota at Buffalo

Shots
123OTT
Minnesota 10 6 7 1 24
Buffalo 8 10 6 0 24
Goals
123OTT
Minnesota 3 0 0 1 4
Buffalo 1 1 1 0 3


Scoring Summary


Period 1
1. MINNESOTA, YUSHKEVICH 1 (MALHOTRA) (PP), 01:47
2. MINNESOTA, RUUTU 1 (MALHOTRA, KHABIBULIN) (PP), 02:01
3. MINNESOTA, COMRIE 1 (KABERLE, RENBERG), 03:47
4. BUFFALO, ZIGOMANIS 1 (MCDONALD), 13:49

PENALTIES: S. BRYLIN BUF (BOARDING, Double Minor) 00:20, S. ROBIDAS MIN (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 05:05, K. WANVIG MIN (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 16:25, P. EAVES BUF (ROUGHING, Minor) 16:55, B. MCLEAN MIN (HOOKING, Minor, Misconduct) 17:22

Period 2
5. BUFFALO, CHUBAROV 1 (GIULIANO, KOTALIK), 02:58

PENALTIES: D. MCCARTY BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 09:27, R. LOW MIN (ROUGHING, Minor) 12:58, T. NASH MIN (FIGHTING) 17:55, L. ODELEIN BUF (FIGHTING) 17:55

Period 3
6. BUFFALO, MCDONALD 1 (BRYLIN, COMMODORE) (PP), 12:22

PENALTIES: T. NASH MIN (GOALIE INTERERENCE, Minor) 04:06, L. ODELEIN BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 04:06, R. LOW MIN (ROUGHING, Minor) 06:40, A. KOTALIK BUF (HOOKING, Minor) 06:40, K. KOLTSOV MIN (ROUGHING, Minor) 07:15, M. WEAVER BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 07:15, J. RUUTU MIN (BOARDING, Double Minor) 11:49

Overtime
7. MINNESOTA, RUUTU 2 (STAJAN, JILLSON), 00:46



Goalie Statistics

Nikolai Khabibulin (MIN), 21 saves out of 24 shots, W, 1-0-0
Ryan Miller (BUF), 8 saves out of 11 shots
Martin Biron (BUF), 12 saves out of 13 shots, L, 0-1-0

Power Play Conversions

Minnesota 2 for 3
Buffalo 1 for 5

Game Stars

1 - Jarkko Ruutu (MIN)
2 - Andy McDonald (BUF)
3 - Mike Comrie (MIN)

Player Statistics

Minnesota

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Dimitri Yushkevich    1  0  1    -1   0  2   1 20
Matthew Stajan        0  1  1  Even   0  3   1 14
Kyle Wanvig           0  0  0    -1   2  2   0 15
Manny Malhotra        0  2  2    -1   0  1   2 22
Michael Rupp          0  0  0    -1   0  1   0  9
Mike Comrie           1  0  1    +1   0  4   2 25
Bryan Marchment       0  0  0    -1   0  2   3 18
Frantisek Kaberle     0  1  1    +1   0  2   4 27
Jarkko Ruutu          2  0  2  Even   4  4   1 26
Mikael Renberg        0  1  1    +1   0  2   0 19
Jeff Jillson          0  1  1  Even   0  0   1 14
Brett McLean          0  0  0  Even  12  1   1  5
Kurt Sauer            0  0  0  Even   0  0   3 11
Tyson Nash            0  0  0  Even   7  0   2 12
Konstantin Koltsov    0  0  0    +1   2  0   0 26
Stephane Robidas      0  0  0    +1   2  0   2 21
Reed Low              0  0  0  Even   4  0   1  5
Dale Purinton         0  0  0  Even   0  0   2  5
   
Buffalo

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Todd Fedoruk          0  0  0    -1   0  1   1 11
Phil Kessel           0  0  0    -1   0  4   1 15
Jeff Giuliano         0  1  1    +1   0  1   0 19
Duncan Keith          0  0  0    -1   0  0   2 25
Ales Kotalik          0  1  1    +1   2  0   1 20
Michael Zigomanis     1  0  1    +1   0  1   1  8
Patrick Eaves         0  0  0    -1   2  2   0 16
Mike Weaver           0  0  0    -1   2  0   1 19
Michal Rozsival       0  0  0    +2   0  1   0 22
Sergei Brylin         0  1  1    -1   4  2   1 17
Artem Chubarov        1  0  1    +1   0  3   1 21
Andy McDonald         1  1  2  Even   0  3   1 21
Lyle Odelein          0  0  0    +1   7  2   1 19
Jeff Tambellini       0  0  0    +1   0  0   1  7
Mike Commodore        0  1  1  Even   0  4   4 23
Scott Thornton        0  0  0    -1   0  0   2 16
Darren McCarty        0  0  0  Even   2  0   0  8
Mathieu Biron         0  0  0    -1   0  0   1 14
   

Financial

Attendance: 9216
Net Profit: $928,973.00

Game Notes

Martin Biron enters game at 05:23 of 2nd period
Ryan Miller injured at 05:23 of the 2nd Period
Michael Rupp injured at 14:36 of the 2nd Period
Tyson Nash and Lyle Odelein fight to a draw

Minor League Box Score

Houston        5
Rochester      2
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Paul Gaustad 1 (Mikhail Yakubov, unknown)
Paul Gaustad 2 (Jim Vandermeer, Daniel Cleary)
Mikhail Yakubov 1 (unknown, Richard Petiot)
Paul Gaustad 3 (unknown, unknown)
unknown (unknown, unknown)

unknown (Cody McCormick, Eric Healey)
unknown (Norm Milley, unknown)

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Goalies
Houston: Brian Finley
Rochester: Hannu Toivonen
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