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SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
08:01 PPG - DANIEL BRIERE, Wrist Shot - Assists: NATHAN PAETSCH and CHRIS DRURY
08:40 ILYA KOVALCHUK, Wrist Shot - Assists: STEVE RUCCHIN and STEVE MCCARTHY
2nd Period
13:23 JONATHAN SIM, Snap Shot - Assists: JIM SLATER and ANDY SUTTON
17:13 PPG - THOMAS VANEK, Wrist Shot - Assists: TEPPO NUMMINEN and RYAN MILLER
18:48 PPG - DANIEL BRIERE, Wrist Shot - Assists: NATHAN PAETSCH
3rd Period
11:51 PPG - SCOTT MELLANBY, Wrist Shot - Assists: MARIAN HOSSA and VYACHESLAV KOZLOV
OT Period
NONE
Shootout
KOZLOV Miss
BRIERE Goal
HOSSA Save
KOTALIK Goal


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Yes literally the Cookie Monster as Rick Jeannerett put it as Briere put the Sabres ahead in 1-0 in the ShootOut. He scored 2 goals in regulation then one in the shootout. Two of his goals were topshelf, thus explaining the Cookie Monster term
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The Buffalo Sabres special teams units may have taken Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of an early spring to heart.

The 20th ranked power-play unit in the NHL thawed from its frosty six for 25 stretch in its last five games to score Buffalo's first three goals in a 4-3 shootout victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night.

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