National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 7,
San Jose 1
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2007
Where: HP Pavillion at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees: Rob Shick, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 17496
Where: HP Pavillion at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees: Rob Shick, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 17496
Final Scoring Summary
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
|
14:01 -
Sharks Sandis Ozolinsh (EV) Assists:
Joe Pavelski
, Patrick Marleau
|
| Penalties |
|
3:12 -
Sharks Joe Pavelski
(2)
Hooking 14:53 - Sabres Jaroslav Spacek (2) Hooking |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
4:06 -
Sabres Ales Kotalik (EV) Assists:
Derek Roy
, Toni Lydman
7:33 - Sabres Tim Connolly (SH) Unassisted 12:26 - Sabres Michael Ryan (EV) Assists: Adam Mair , Toni Lydman 17:14 - Sabres Paul Gaustad (PP) Assists: Brian Campbell , Tim Connolly |
| Penalties |
|
2:00 -
Sabres Ales Kotalik
(2)
Holding the stick 6:37 - Sabres Toni Lydman (2) Hooking 14:22 - Sabres Paul Gaustad (2) Slashing 16:04 - Sharks Jeremy Roenick (2) Hooking |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
12:32 -
Sabres Derek Roy
(EV) Assists:
Drew Stafford
, Brian Campbell
16:03 - Sabres Paul Gaustad (EV) Assists: Maxim Afinogenov , Nolan Pratt 17:43 - Sabres Thomas Vanek (PP) Assists: Nathan Paetsch , Jason Pominville |
| Penalties |
|
4:25 -
Sabres Toni Lydman
(2)
Interference 6:40 - Sabres Ales Kotalik (2) Tripping 16:36 - Sharks Joe Thornton (2) Roughing 16:36 - Sharks Joe Thornton (2) Roughing 19:24 - Sabres Drew Stafford (2) Roughing 19:24 - Sharks Craig Rivet (2) Roughing |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Ryan Miller | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 42:19 | 5:59 | 11:42 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jocelyn Thibault | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Nolan Pratt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13:50 | 11:37 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toni Lydman | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 20:58 | 17:20 | 0:31 | 3:07 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaroslav Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 21:18 | 14:16 | 1:02 | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derek Roy | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24:39 | 15:32 | 3:26 | 5:41 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 71 |
| Ales Kotalik | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12:47 | 10:01 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Connolly | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | E | 0 | 2 | 29 | 19:33 | 12:37 | 2:33 | 4:23 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 9 | 44 |
| Drew Stafford | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11:29 | 11:14 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Mair | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6:36 | 6:14 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Vanek | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15:15 | 11:55 | 3:04 | 0:16 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 20:01 | 14:38 | 3:05 | 2:18 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 56 |
| Jason Pominville | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18:40 | 11:54 | 2:23 | 4:23 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Michael Ryan | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9:26 | 7:34 | 0:22 | 1:30 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13:36 | 10:06 | 2:40 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22:40 | 16:37 | 1:47 | 4:16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Campbell | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 25:24 | 15:38 | 2:48 | 6:58 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jochen Hecht | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15:56 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 4:53 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| Maxim Afinogenov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14:02 | 11:30 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Peters | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1:50 | 1:31 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Evgeni Nabokov | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39:52 | 29:18 | 7:42 | 2:52 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dimitri Patzold | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | 12:53 | 4:00 | 3:07 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Douglas Murray | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19:23 | 16:09 | 0:55 | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Pavelski | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18:38 | 14:35 | 3:41 | 0:22 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 2 | 83 |
| Milan Michalek | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18:34 | 11:36 | 5:38 | 1:20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20:21 | 13:28 | 3:28 | 3:25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrick Marleau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 27 | 20:45 | 14:14 | 5:57 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| Jonathan Cheechoo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4:39 | 3:47 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devin Setoguchi | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14:24 | 11:32 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Torrey Mitchell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:05 | 9:31 | 1:47 | 3:47 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| Matt Carle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13:18 | 9:22 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Thornton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 22:58 | 15:04 | 7:01 | 0:53 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 40 |
| Alexei Semenov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 20:29 | 12:47 | 6:35 | 1:07 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12:19 | 7:58 | 4:21 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Grier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16:59 | 12:40 | 0:02 | 4:17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Bernier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14:21 | 10:55 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeremy Roenick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14:21 | 10:52 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| Pat Rissmiller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12:49 | 11:57 | 0:07 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17:57 | 14:03 | 0:57 | 2:57 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Craig Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15:55 | 10:38 | 3:26 | 1:51 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goaltending
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Ryan Miller W (36-27-10) | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 0 | 60:00 |
| San Jose | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Evgeni Nabokov L (46-21-8) | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 0 | 39:52 |
| Dimitri Patzold | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 20:00 |