National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 8, Atlanta 2
Saturday, March 19, 2011 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 19, 2011
Where: HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Stephane Auger, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18690
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
Atlanta 1102
Buffalo 3238
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Atlanta 30-30-5-7 16-14-2-5 14-16-3-2 L1
Buffalo 35-28-7-1 16-16-2-1 19-12-5-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Buffalo Sabres have a 16-16-2-1 record at home this season. The Atlanta Thrashers have a 14-16-3-2 record on the road.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Sabres have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Atlanta has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Thrashers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Mark Mancari played for 13:22 during 18 shifts and scored 3 points. Mark Mancari had 1 goal and 2 assists.
  • Alexander Burmistrov played for 10:40 during 15 shifts and scored 1 point. Alexander Burmistrov had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Buffalo had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
  • Atlanta had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
Atlanta   Buffalo
Alexander Burmistrov 1 Points Mark Mancari 3
Alexander Burmistrov 1 Goals Rob Niedermayer 2
Ron Hainsey 1 Assists Tyler Myers 3
N/A Power Play Goals Mark Mancari 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ondrej Pavelec .727 Save Percentage Ryan Miller .935
Chris Mason 12 Saves Ryan Miller 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Atlanta 31 2 0-4 4-7 30 24
Buffalo 28 8 3-7 4-4 14 35
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Sabres have a W/L % of .343 after a win and .639 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Thrashers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .415 after a loss.