Thrashers 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 1, 2010)

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

Jochen Hecht

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:50 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:25 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Go-ahead 2nd · 09:56

Assists: Nik Antropov, Zach Bogosian · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

🐦 Evander Kane 2nd · 11:52

Assists: Anssi Salmela, Rich Peverley · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

🐦 Bryan Little PP 2nd · 16:29

Assists: Todd White, Toby Enstrom · beat Ryan Miller

3–0

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 17:09

Assists: Toni Lydman, Steve Montador · beat Johan Hedberg

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Tim Connolly 3rd · 02:19

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Adam Mair · beat Johan Hedberg

3–2

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 3rd · 04:15

Assists: Adam Mair, Tim Connolly · beat Johan Hedberg

3–3

Overtime

⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead OT · 04:02

Assists: Tyler Myers, Chris Butler · beat Johan Hedberg

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Peverley · Antropov 19:25

L2 Kozlov · Little · Afinogenov 17:26

L3 Kane · White · Armstrong 15:12

L4 Reasoner · Slater · Thorburn 11:20

D1 Hainsey · Bogosian 23:08

D2 Kubina · Enstrom 22:52

D3 Schubert · Salmela 12:58

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Grier · Stafford 18:48

L2 Vanek · Connolly · Hecht 16:10

L3 Kennedy · MacArthur · Gaustad 14:34

L4 Ellis · Mair · Pominville 12:04

D1 Myers · Butler 22:48

D2 Rivet · Lydman 21:28

D3 Montador · Tallinder 19:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 23

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

15 Hits 15

12 Blocked shots 5

1 Takeaways 3

16 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 14

ATL shooting 8.6% (3/35) BUF shooting 17.4% (4/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Johan Hedberg

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 64:02 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 64:02 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

ATL BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 7-5-1 (54% win rate, 13 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-1-2 (75% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Thrashers

Thrashers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 172009 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Apr 12009 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 2–3 OT Mar 142009 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO Nov 72008 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 OT Oct 182008 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 2–3 SO

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Who won Thrashers vs Sabres on January 1, 2010?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Thrashers 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Bryan Little, Evander Kane, Ilya Kovalchuk.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jochen Hecht (2), Derek Roy, Tim Connolly.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeDec 30 🐦ATL @ 🐻BOS 0–4 AfterJan 2 🐦ATL @ 🏝️NYI 5–6

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 29 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–0

Also on January 1

🔔PHI 1–2 🐻BOS

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