Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Saturday, December 22, 2007 · Wachovia Center
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Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 in a shootout on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Wachovia Center. The Flyers outshot the Sabres 36-28.
Jeff Carter scored twice and Mike Richards scored twice. Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik, Jason Pominville, Jaroslav Spacek, Kimmo Timonen and Thomas Vanek also scored.
Ryan Miller made 31 saves on 36 shots for the win; Martin Biron stopped 23 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Maxim Afinogenov (7)Jason Pominville (19), Nathan Paetsch (6)1–002:18 BUF · PPG
Jeff Carter (11)R.J. Umberger (17)1–116:40 PHI
2nd period
Ales Kotalik (11)Paul Gaustad (12), Maxim Afinogenov (11)2–103:00 BUF
Jason Pominville (9)Jochen Hecht (8), Daniel Paille (8)3–107:54 BUF- Jeff Carter (12)Daniel Brière (21), Derian Hatcher (3)3–212:08 PHI · SHG
Mike Richards (17)R.J. Umberger (18)3–313:03 PHI · SHG
Jaroslav Spacek (8)Ales Kotalik (9), Jason Pominville (20)4–315:26 BUF · PPG- Mike Richards (18)Kimmo Timonen (14), Joffrey Lupul (16)4–419:33 PHI · PPG
3rd period
Kimmo Timonen (4)Mike Richards (24), Joffrey Lupul (17)4–503:51 PHI · PPG
Thomas Vanek (11)Jochen Hecht (9), Jason Pominville (21)5–519:52 BUF
Team stats
BUFPHI
28Shots on goal36
46%Faceoff %54%
2/8Power play2/8
30Penalty minutes30
17Hits16
21Blocked shots14
14Giveaways13
9Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 01:37
Mike Richards · roughing2 min - 1st 09:38
Andrew Peters · fighting5 min - 1st 09:38Riley Cote · fighting5 min
- 1st 11:13Nathan Paetsch · fighting5 min
- 1st 11:13Mike Richards · fighting5 min
- 1st 16:01Maxim Afinogenov · interference2 min
- 1st 16:26Kimmo Timonen · hooking2 min
- 2nd 08:07Jochen Hecht · roughing2 min
- 2nd 08:07Braydon Coburn · roughing2 min
- 2nd 10:51Braydon Coburn · hooking2 min
- 2nd 12:46Jeff Carter · slashing2 min
- 2nd 14:22Derek Roy · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 14:22Derian Hatcher · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 14:22Jason Smith · roughing2 min
- 2nd 14:53Jim Vandermeer · roughing2 min
- 2nd 18:12Jaroslav Spacek · hooking2 min
- 2nd 18:36Paul Gaustad · holding2 min
- 3rd 03:47Michael Ryan · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 05:31Sami Kapanen · interference2 min
- 3rd 10:30Joffrey Lupul · interference2 min
- 3rd 14:35Adam Mair · interference2 min
- 3rd 14:35Adam Mair · roughing2 min
- OT 01:30Dmitri Kalinin · hooking2 min
- OT 04:05Jochen Hecht · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 24:35 |
| 12Ales KotalikR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 16:33 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:48 |
| 61Maxim AfinogenovR | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 17:35 |
| 20Daniel PailleL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:02 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 22:57 |
| 6Jaroslav SpacekD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 26:35 |
| 38Nathan PaetschD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:58 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 23:55 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:06 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:52 |
| 37Michael RyanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:48 |
| 76Andrew PetersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:33 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 23:21 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 21:08 |
| 45Dmitri KalininD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:09 |
| 51Brian CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 29:32 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | W | 36 | 31 | 5 | .861 | 64:18 |
| 35Jocelyn ThibaultG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 18Mike RichardsC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25:36 |
| 15Joffrey LupulL | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 21:14 |
| 17Jeff CarterC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 | 22:44 |
| 20R.J. UmbergerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 21:40 |
| 44Kimmo TimonenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 29:15 |
| 48Daniel BrièreC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:12 |
| 2Derian HatcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:44 |
| 9Scottie UpshallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:39 |
| 19Scott HartnellL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:32 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:58 |
| 24Sami KapanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:03 |
| 32Riley CoteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:01 |
| 34Jim DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:45 |
| 53Denis TolpekoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:17 |
| 5Braydon CoburnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:53 |
| 21Jason SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:48 |
| 26Jim VandermeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:40 |
| 45Alexandre PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Antero NiittymakiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 43Martin BironG | O | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 64:18 |