5/10/2001
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 39 - 10
PP: 1 of 9 (20 shots), Passing:102/114=89 %, Challenges:52/56=91 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:44/63=69 %, Challenges:19/31=59 %
Attendance: 17009 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 755200 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:58 1-0 Maxim Afinogenov [1] (Chris Drury, Nathan Paetsch)PP
11:13 2-0 Ales Kotalik [1] (Craig Rivet, Jaroslav Spacek)
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no scoring
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45:22 3-0 Thomas Vanek [1] (Tim Connolly, Ales Kotalik)
49:41 3-1 R.J. Umberger [1] (Dany Heatley, Jason Chimera)
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Penalty summary:
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04:36 Alexandre Picard (2 min for elbowing)
06:09 Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
15:43 Karel Rachunek (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:26 Nikita Filatov (5 min for fighting)
23:26 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
25:19 R.J. Umberger (2 min for holding the stick)
27:34 Chris Kelly (2 min for slashing)
36:07 Michael Peca (2 min for cross-checking)
39:22 Kristian Huselius (2 min for tripping)
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45:58 Chris Kelly (2 min for high-sticking)
54:07 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5.30 6
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 17.10 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10.50 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 16.00 8
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 19.50 7
C Mike York 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 10.50 5
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 15.00 7
L Jason Chimera 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.30 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13.10 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -2 20.00 5
L Dany Heatley 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 7
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.20 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 18.10 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 29.10 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 22.30 7
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 15.20 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 36 0 0 60.00 10
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Kotalik
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:
-Adam Mair beat Nikita Filatov in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 17) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 28)
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1-0 ROC Mike Weber (Clarke MacArthur, Mike Card)
1-1 SYR Jiri Novotny (Nick Holden, Kyle Wharton)
2-1 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Mark Mancari)
2-2 SYR Steve Kelly (Derek MacKenzie)
3-2 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Tim Kennedy, Michael Kostka)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Daniel LaCosta

7/10/2001
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Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 28 - 17
PP: 1 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:47/53=87 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:56/79=70 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 18786 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 905485 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:29 1-0 Patrick Kane [1] (Martin Havlat, Jonathan Toews)
11:43 2-0 Patrick Sharp [1] (Jonathan Toews, Brent Sopel)PP
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29:49 3-0 Robert Lang [1] (Matt Carle, Brent Seabrook)
37:21 3-1 Dany Heatley [1] (Jason Chimera, Mike York)
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41:22 4-1 Martin Havlat [1] (Patrick Sharp, Brian Campbell)
49:35 4-2 Dany Heatley [2] (R.J. Umberger, Alexander Svitov)
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Penalty summary:
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02:02 Raffi Torres (2 min for boarding)
10:21 Jakub Voracek (2 min for cross-checking)
12:03 Alexandre Picard (2 min for hooking)
14:41 Alexandre Picard (2 min for high-sticking)
16:58 Cam Barker (2 min for roughing)
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21:31 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
24:46 R.J. Umberger (2 min for tripping)
32:09 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
32:09 Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
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46:11 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
46:11 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
58:36 R.J. Umberger (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 7.10 6
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 15.30 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 11.30 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.20 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Mike York 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 19.20 9
L Jason Chimera 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 -1 20.50 6
L Dany Heatley 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 23.10 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17.30 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Jonathan Toews
3rd star: Patrick Sharp

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Alexander Svitov in a fight.
-Dustin Byfuglien fought Mike Commodore in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 21) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 17)
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0-1 SYR Tommy Sestito (Adam Pineault, Jiri Novotny)
1-1 NOR Adam Burish (Niklas Hjalmarsson, Corey Crawford)
2-1 NOR Jake Dowell (Michael Blunden)
2-2 SYR Adam Pineault (Jiri Novotny, Nick Holden)
2-3 SYR Derek MacKenzie (Manny Malhotra, Clay Wilson)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Daniel LaCosta