Buffalo Sabres vs Atlanta Thrashers
Regular season · Sunday, March 18, 2007 · Philips Arena
MSG
Game summary
The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Philips Arena. The Sabres outshot the Thrashers 38-31.
Goals came from Ilya Kovalchuk, Drew Stafford, Eric Belanger, Thomas Vanek, Alexei Zhitnik, Derek Roy and Keith Tkachuk.
Kari Lehtonen made 35 saves on 38 shots for the win; Ryan Miller stopped 27 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Ilya Kovalchuk (38)Alexei Zhitnik (28), Marian Hossa (52)0–103:50 ATL · PPG
Drew Stafford (9)Derek Roy (37), Thomas Vanek (34)1–106:11 BUF
Eric Belanger (16)Andy Sutton (12)1–215:36 ATL
2nd period
Thomas Vanek (35)Teppo Numminen (24), Dmitri Kalinin (17)2–216:07 BUF
3rd period
Alexei Zhitnik (7)Niclas Havelid (18), Keith Tkachuk (26)2–307:45 ATL · PPG
Derek Roy (15)Henrik Tallinder (9), Brian Campbell (40)3–312:25 BUF
OT period
Keith Tkachuk (26)Vyacheslav Kozlov (50), Alexei Zhitnik (29)3–404:22 ATL · PPG
Team stats
BUFATL
38Shots on goal31
47%Faceoff %53%
0/5Power play3/5
12Penalty minutes12
12Hits20
7Blocked shots10
6Giveaways10
8Takeaways16
Penalties
- 1st 02:35
Adam Mair · interference2 min - 1st 03:18Chris Drury · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 1st 11:17
Bobby Holik · roughing2 min - 1st 19:15Ilya Kovalchuk · cross checking2 min
- 1st 19:15Ilya Kovalchuk · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 06:30Andrew Peters · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 10:13Ilya Kovalchuk · holding2 min
- 2nd 15:48Niclas Havelid · diving2 min
- 2nd 15:48Jochen Hecht · hooking2 min
- 3rd 07:22Adam Mair · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 20:00Keith Tkachuk · slashing2 min
- OT 03:46Jaroslav Spacek · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Derek RoyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 17:30 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 15:55 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 13:49 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:09 |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:03 |
| 45Dmitri KalininD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 23:00 |
| 51Brian CampbellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 24:02 |
| 15Dainius ZubrusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:22 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:46 |
| 23Chris DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:03 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:33 |
| 37Michael RyanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:57 |
| 41Clarke MacArthurL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:59 |
| 48Daniel BrièreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:47 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:53 |
| 76Andrew PetersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 03:37 |
| 6Jaroslav SpacekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 |
| 38Nathan PaetschD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:02 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | O | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 64:20 |
| 35Ty ConklinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Atlanta Thrashers
| 77Alexei ZhitnikD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27:48 |
| 8Keith TkachukL | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 19:34 |
| 13Vyacheslav KozlovL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:18 |
| 17Ilya KovalchukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:05 |
| 18Marian HossaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 20:13 |
| 22Eric BelangerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:55 |
| 25Andy SuttonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:01 |
| 28Niclas HavelidD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 25:57 |
| 9Pascal DupuisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 |
| 11Jean-Pierre VigierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:44 |
| 14Jon SimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 |
| 16Bobby HolikC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:10 |
| 19Scott MellanbyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 05:30 |
| 29Brad LarsenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:32 |
| 36Eric BoultonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:05 |
| 2Garnet ExelbyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 20:14 |
| 7Greg De VriesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:23 |
| 34Shane HnidyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 20:27 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johan HedbergG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 32Kari LehtonenG | W | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 64:22 |