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Sabres 5, THRASHERS 5 (OT)
Sabres scrambling in Atlanta
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Buffalo Sabres had to scramble to salvage a point against the expansion Atlanta Thrashers.
Miroslav Satan scored his second goal of the game on a penalty shot 3:19 into the third period as the winless Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5-5 tie.
The defending Eastern Conference champions are off to an 0-2-1 start while the Thrashers completed a season-opening three-game homestand by recording the first point in franchise history.
Atlanta combined for only two goals in its first two contests, a 4-1 loss to New Jersey and a 7-1 defeat to Detroit.
Curtis Brown scored his second goal of the game to pull Buffalo within 5-4 at 2:07 of the third. The Sabres got a break 72 seconds later when Atlanta right wing Nelson Emerson was called for closing his hand on a puck in the crease.
Satan, who signed a multi-year contract on Wednesday and made his season debut on Friday, deked Damian Rhodes to the ice and slipped a backhander behind the fallen goaltender. Rhodes finished with 27 saves.
Top overall draft pick Patrik Stefan had two goals and an assist in a four-goal second period, when the Thrashers turned a 2-1 deficit into a 5-3 lead.
After Andrew Brunette snapped a 2-2 tie at 5:45, Stefan scored his second goal of the night with 7:51 remaining in the period to make it 4-2 and chase a shaky Dominik Hasek, who surrendered four goals on 21 shots. Dwayne Roloson stopped seven of eight shots thereafter.
Stu Barnes' power-play goal halved the deficit 2 1/2 minutes later, but Emerson scored with 1:59 left to restore Atlanta's two-goal margin.
The start of the game was delayed briefly due to a lightning problem at Philips Arena.
Summary
------------------------------- Buffalo 2 1 2 0--5 Atlanta 1 4 0 0--5 ------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Atlanta, Lambert 1 (Svartvadet, Garpenlov), 4:23. 2, Buffalo, Brown 1 (unassisted), 4:47. 3, Buffalo, Satan 1 (power play) (Woolley, Zhitnik), 12:55. Penalties: S Staios, Atl (Obstr hooking), 9:25; Shannon, Atl (roughing), 12:13; Emerson, Atl (interference), 19:20. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Atlanta, Stefan 1 (Buchberger, Tremblay), 2:05. 5, Atlanta, Brunette 1 (power play) (Svartvadet, Tremblay), 5:45. 6, Atlanta, Stefan 2 (Emerson, Buzek), 12:09. 7, Buffalo, S Barnes 1 (power play) (B Holzinger, Varada), 14:43. 8, Atlanta, Emerson 1 (Buchberger, Stefan), 18:01. Penalties: Woolley, Buf (holding), 3:15; Smehlik, Buf (interference), 6:31; Ray, Buf (roughing), 10:39; Woolley, Buf (Obstr tripping), 19:58; Ferraro, Atl (tripping), 10:39; Ferraro, Atl (elbowing), 12:56; Harlock, Atl (holding), 18:35. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 9, Buffalo, Brown 2 (unassisted), 2:07. 10, Buffalo, Satan 2 (penalty shot), 3:19. Penalties: Stapleton, Atl (holding), 10:14; Buchberger, Atl (high sticking), 14:32. OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Stefan, Atl ( double high sticking minor), 4:23. Shots on goal: ------------------------------------ Buffalo 15 5 12 2--34 Atlanta 12 11 6 4--33 ------------------------------------ Power-play Conversions: Buf - 2 of 5, Atl - 1 of 4. Goalies: Buffalo, Hasek (21 shots, 17 saves), Roloson (12:09 of 2nd period, 12, 11; record: 0-0-1). Atlanta, Rhodes (34, 29; record: 0-1-1). A:18,545. Referees: Angus, Jackson. Linesmen: Kovachik, M Pare.
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