5-3-1997

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5/3/2004
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

New Jersey Devils 3 , Hartford Whalers 1
Shots: 18 - 26
NJ PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/75=81 %, Challenges:20/44=44 %
HAR PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:33/57=56 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 741722 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
------------------------------------------------------------
14:44 0-1 HAR Jimmy Carson [22] (Robert Petrovicky)
------------------------------------------------------------
33:41 1-1 NJ Bobby Holik [29] (Bill Guerin, Kyle McLaren)
35:56 2-1 NJ Brian Rolston [19])
------------------------------------------------------------
51:21 3-1 NJ Brian Rolston [20] (Bobby Holik)
------------------------------------------------------------
Penalty summary:
-----------------
00:11 NJ Mike Peluso (5 min for fighting)
00:11 HAR Mark Janssens (5 min for fighting)
08:01 NJ Claude Lemieux (2 min for cross-checking)
12:06 NJ Patrik Elias (2 min for slashing)
------------------------------------------------------------
20:03 NJ Claude Lemieux (2 min for hooking)
------------------------------------------------------------
42:45 NJ Vadim Sharifijanov (2 min for tripping)
54:25 HAR Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
54:25 NJ Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
------------------------------------------------------------

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Randy McKay 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Claude Lemieux 0 0 0 5 2 3 4 -1 19.10 7
R John MacLean 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 19.30 7
R Bill Guerin 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 14.30 7
C Neal Broten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Bobby Carpenter 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 -1 13.30 8
C Bobby Holik 1 1 2 5 1 5 0 3 19.40 10
C Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
L Patrik Elias 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
L Vadim Sharifijanov 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 -1 13.30 5
L Brian Rolston 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 14.30 9
L Stéphane Richer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Mike Peluso 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -1 12.20 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 20.00 6
D Scott Stevens 0 0 0 6 2 6 0 0 26.20 9
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.30 5
D Bruce Driver 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Mike Dunham 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Hartford Whalers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Robert Petrovicky 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 12.10 5
R David Oliver 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Rich Sutter 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 -1 17.00 9
R John Tucker 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 20.40 7
C Mark Janssens 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 0 8.30 7
C Robert Kron 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 12.00 4
C Jimmy Carson 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Guy Carbonneau 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 21.10 6
L Jocelyn Lemieux 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 9.50 4
L Jeff O'Neill 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Sergio Momesso 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 18.20 7
L Tomas Sandstrom 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Bob Halkidis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
D Radek Hamr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Al MacInnis 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 -2 29.40 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 13.40 7
D Brian Glynn 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 -1 16.20 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 4 4 2 4 0 -2 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Sean Burke 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 5
G Byron Dafoe 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bobby Holik
2nd star: Brian Rolston
3rd star: Martin Brodeur

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Rolston scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Stéphane Richer had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Stéphane Richer had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Kyle McLaren ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Hartford Whalers:
-Robert Petrovicky has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.
-Robert Petrovicky finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Tomas Sandstrom had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Mike Peluso fought Mark Janssens in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 8( 33) , Springfield Falcons 3( 18)
------------------------------------------------------------
0-1 SPR Andrei Nikolishin (Martin Dorval, Johan Gundersson)
0-2 SPR Bastien Laperrière (Shawn Reid)
1-2 ALB Curtis Reginer (Sergei Brylin)
2-2 ALB Ben Hankinson (Keith Severyn)
3-2 ALB Kevin Dean (Denis Pederson)
4-2 ALB Sergei Brylin (Brad Bombardir, Geordie Kinnear)
5-2 ALB David Emma (Denis Pederson)
6-2 ALB Steve Brûlé (Curtis Reginer, Sergei Brylin)
6-3 SPR Trevor Roenick (Patrick Champlain, Andrei Nikolishin)
7-3 ALB Curtis Reginer (Geordie Kinnear)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5/3/2004
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Buffalo Sabres 3 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 25 - 25
BUF PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:70/78=89 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
NYR PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:41/52=77 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (Marine Midland Arena)
Ticket income: 725205 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
------------------------------------------------------------
11:39 0-1 NYR Jiri Slegr [5] (Adam Graves, Pat Verbeek)PP
------------------------------------------------------------
24:36 1-1 BUF Craig Simpson [24] (Brad May, Gary Suter)PP
28:35 2-1 BUF Brad May [17] (Craig Simpson, Garry Galley)
------------------------------------------------------------
47:07 3-1 BUF Pat LaFontaine [19] (Matthew Barnaby, Alexei Zhitnik)
58:07 3-2 NYR Brian Bellows [18] (Adam Graves, Pat Verbeek)
------------------------------------------------------------
Penalty summary:
-----------------
09:59 BUF Michal Handzus (2 min for high-sticking)
17:53 NYR Sergei Nemchinov (2 min for hooking)
------------------------------------------------------------
22:44 NYR Steve Kelly (2 min for cross-checking)
30:24 NYR Steve Kelly (2 min for tripping)
33:33 NYR Alexander Semak (2 min for boarding)
35:52 NYR Steve Kelly (2 min for high-sticking)
------------------------------------------------------------
51:09 BUF Chris Phillips (2 min for elbowing)
------------------------------------------------------------

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Yuri Khmylev 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
R Donald Audette 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Craig Simpson 1 1 5 3 0 4 0 1 17.40 9
R Alexander Mogilny 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Derek Plante 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 12.10 7
C Pat LaFontaine 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
L Dave Hannan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19.20 4
L Brad May 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 21.20 7
R Matthew Barnaby 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 5
D Doug Bodger 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 18.40 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Greg Hawgood 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 23.50 8
D Garry Galley 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 18.40 8
D Gary Suter 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dominik Hasek 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Robb Stauber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew McBain 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.00 5
R Kelly Buchberger 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Pat Verbeek 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 -1 13.30 7
R Peter Bondra 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Alexander Semak 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 14.50 6
C Sergei Nemchinov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 16.40 6
C Brian Bellows 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 7
C Mark Messier 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Steve Kelly 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 11.00 6
L Steve Larmer 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 6
L Adam Graves 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 -1 12.50 8
L Stéphane Matteau 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.10 8
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Alexander Karpotsev 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 17.20 6
D Jiri Slegr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Joey Kocur 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 12.50 5
D Barry Richter 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 27.50 7
D Brian Leetch 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Glenn Healy 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike Richter 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Craig Simpson
2nd star: Brad May
3rd star: Pat LaFontaine

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alexander Mogilny had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Brian Bellows ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jiri Slegr finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Jiri Slegr finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 24) , Binghampton Rangers 7( 25)
------------------------------------------------------------
0-1 BHR Nathan LaFayette (Radoslav Kropac)
0-2 BHR Nathan LaFayette (Peter Ferraro, Radoslav Kropac)
0-3 BHR Jean-Yves Roy (Dean Kurvers, Dmitri Starostenko)
0-4 BHR Radoslav Kropac (Nathan LaFayette)
0-5 BHR Nathan LaFayette (Radoslav Kropac, Joby Messier)
0-6 BHR Darcy Werenka (Dean Kurvers)
1-6 ROC Bill Hazelwood (Scott Thomas)
1-7 BHR Craig Duncanson (Joby Messier)
2-7 ROC Bill Hazelwood (Mike Bavis)

Goalies: Steve Shields - Corey Hirsch