Thrashers 5–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 28, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 17:17 TOI

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Bobby Holik

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 18:30 TOI

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Kari Lehtonen

32 saves

0.889 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Bobby Holik Go-ahead 1st · 05:29

Assists: Jim Slater, Marian Hossa · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚔️ Daniel Brière Tying 1st · 09:45

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Jason Pominville · beat Kari Lehtonen

1–1

🐦 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 1st · 10:29

Assists: Bobby Holik · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Tying 2nd · 14:03

Assists: Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Kari Lehtonen

2–2

🐦 Niko Kapanen Go-ahead 2nd · 15:58

Assists: Andy Sutton · beat Ryan Miller

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ Jason Pominville Tying 3rd · 02:23

Assists: Daniel Brière, Teppo Numminen · beat Kari Lehtonen

3–3

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Go-ahead 3rd · 03:38

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Shane Hnidy · beat Ryan Miller

4–3

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 3rd · 18:16

Assists: Jason Pominville, Brian Campbell · beat Kari Lehtonen

4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Kozlov · Hossa 22:09

L2 Rucchin · Holik · Mellanby 18:30

L3 Sim · Kapanen · Slater 14:54

L4 Larsen · Metropolit · Vigier 8:51

D1 Havelid · Sutton 30:12

D2 De Vries · Vishnevski 20:51

D3 Hnidy · Exelby 11:58

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Hecht · Afinogenov 20:04

L2 Vanek · Brière · Novotny 18:33

L3 Drury · Pominville · Kotalik 17:17

L4 Peters · Gaustad · Mair 6:00

D1 Numminen · Spacek 24:38

D2 Campbell · Lydman 21:13

D3 Kalinin · Paetsch 16:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 36

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

16 Hits 25

27 Blocked shots 9

4 Takeaways 1

18 Giveaways 23

10 Penalty minutes 4

ATL shooting 13.9% (5/36) BUF shooting 11.1% (4/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Kari Lehtonen

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 64:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 64:57 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Thrashers

Thrashers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Thrashers

Thrashers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Thrashers lead the season series 1–0

Mar 202006 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 0–5 Mar 12006 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Jan 312006 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 5–2 Dec 302005 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Mar 172004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 4–3 OT

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Who won Thrashers vs Sabres on October 28, 2006?

Thrashers won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Thrashers 5, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Bobby Holik, Ilya Kovalchuk, Niko Kapanen, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Sabres season series?

Thrashers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeOct 26 🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI 2–3 AfterOct 30 🐦ATL @ 🍁TOR 2–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 3–0 AfterNov 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 5–4

Also on October 28

🏛️OTT 1–2 🐻BOS 🍁TOR 5–4 🇨🇦MTL 🐆FLA 3–4 🏝️NYI 🐧PIT 8–2 🔔PHI ⚡TBL 4–6 🌪️CAR 🧥CBJ 0–1 😈NJD 🐙DET 3–2 🎵STL 👑LAK 2–3 ⭐DAL

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