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New York Rangers 6 , Boston Bruins 1
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:67/73=91 %, Challenges:40/46=85 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:30/40=73 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 855400 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:45 1-0 Markus Näslund [12] (Scott Gomez, Wade Redden)
11:48 2-0 Fredrik Sjöström [5] (Brandon Dubinsky)
17:32 2-1 Marco Sturm [16] (Patrice Bergeron, Maxime Sauve)
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30:32 3-1 Nikolai Zherdev [7] (Wade Redden, Paul Mara)PP
35:39 4-1 Blair Betts [4] (Patrick Rissmiller)
36:49 5-1 Nikolai Zherdev [8] (Markus Näslund)
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59:22 6-1 Nikolai Zherdev [9] (Marc Staal, Nik Antropov)
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Penalty summary:
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13:28 Markus Näslund (2 min for hooking)
18:36 Mark Bell (2 min for tripping)
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20:57 Zdeno Chara (2 min for tripping)
30:01 Alex Tanguay (2 min for hooking)
33:19 Marco Sturm (2 min for high-sticking)
39:55 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
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43:32 Alex Tanguay (2 min for roughing)
53:39 Brian Rafalski (2 min for boarding)
56:06 Tomás Záborský (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomás Záborský 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.30 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.00 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 21.10 10
C Blair Betts 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 9.30 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.00 5
C Nik Antropov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Scott Gomez 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 20.40 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.30 6
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 8.00 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 18.40 7
L Markus Näslund 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 21.20 8
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 10.20 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 14.30 8
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 25.40 9
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 9.40 7
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 31.20 8
D Wade Redden 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 14.10 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 12.40 6
L Marco Sturm 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 -1 14.40 9
R Michael Ryder 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Maxime Sauve 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -2 7.10 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -3 19.20 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 6
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.30 5
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.20 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 13.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 16.00 7
D Denis Reul 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 14.10 4
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 29.50 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22.20 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 17.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 13 0 0 36.50 4
G Tim Thomas 1 0 9 0 0 23.10 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Fredrik Sjöström

Notes for New York Rangers:

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrice Bergeron notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 2( 16) , Providence Bruins 2( 22)
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1-0 HFD Pierre Parenteau (Aaron Voros)
1-1 PRO Jeff Lovecchio (Byron Bitz)
1-2 PRO Byron Bitz (Zach Hamill)
2-2 HFD Ben Shutron

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Adam Courchaine

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Ottawa Senators 7 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 30 - 21
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:74/86=86 %, Challenges:51/56=89 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:36/40=87 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 896361 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:26 1-0 Ryan Getzlaf [13] (Dany Heatley)
10:57 2-0 Dany Heatley [16] (Anton Volchenkov, Ryan Getzlaf)
14:42 3-0 Ryan Getzlaf [14] (Chris Kelly)PP
19:28 4-0 Chris Kelly [12] (Ryan Getzlaf, Josh Hennessy)
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30:11 5-0 Dany Heatley [17] (Nick Foligno, Anton Volchenkov)
35:05 6-0 Daniel Alfredsson [18] (Ryan Getzlaf, Dany Heatley)
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49:58 6-1 Niklas Hagman [6] (Mike Van Ryn, Tomas Kaberle)
54:24 7-1 Ryan Getzlaf [15] (Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley)
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Penalty summary:
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02:39 Chris Kelly (5 min for fighting)
02:39 Brad May (5 min for fighting)
12:54 Matt Stajan (2 min for hooking)
16:48 Christoph Schubert (2 min for hooking)
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23:51 Chris Campoli (2 min for slashing)
26:52 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for tripping)
28:41 Ryan Getzlaf (5 min for fighting)
28:41 Brad May (5 min for fighting)
37:34 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:45 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
45:45 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
56:19 Dale Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
59:25 Brad May (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 8.10 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Chris Kelly 1 1 2 0 1 0 5 0 15.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 5 20.30 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 3 3 5 4 0 0 5 5 20.40 10
L Nick Foligno 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 11.00 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
L Dany Heatley 2 3 6 2 1 0 0 6 20.40 9
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.20 5
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -1 20.50 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 24.40 9
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 16.40 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 5 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 6.40 4
R Brad May 0 0 2 3 2 2 12 0 16.10 5
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 18.50 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 -1 19.40 5
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 5
C Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 11.00 5
C Matt Stajan 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -2 18.00 7
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 21.00 6
L Niklas Hagman 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 12.50 7
L Jason Blake 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 17.30 6
D Derrick Walser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -3 24.40 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -4 19.00 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -1 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 7 0 0 19.30 4
G Curtis Joseph 3 0 16 0 0 40.30 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Getzlaf
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Chris Kelly

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Josh Hennessy finally ended his 21 game point drought.
-Nick Foligno finally ended his 20 game point drought.
-Oleg Saprykin had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Other notes:
-Brad May beat Chris Kelly in a fight.
-Brad May beat Ryan Getzlaf in a fight.
-Jamal Mayers fought Chris Neil in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 4( 30) , Toronto Marlies 1( 17)
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0-1 TOM Ryan Hollweg (Alex Foster, Tim Stapleton)
1-1 BNG Ilya Zubov (Cody Bass)
2-1 BNG Derek Smith (Ondrej Fiala, Sasha Golin)
3-1 BNG Ilya Zubov (Jesse Winchester, Brian Lee)
4-1 BNG Danny Bois (Jesse Winchester, Ilya Zubov)

Goalies: Brian Elliott - Justin Pogge

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Chicago Blackhawks 2 , New York Islanders 6
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:58/75=77 %, Challenges:45/50=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:33 1-0 Ben Eager [5] (Kyle Beach, Brian Campbell)
15:31 2-0 Samuel Påhlsson [10] (Andrew Ladd, Patrick Kane)PP
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26:14 2-1 Doug Weight [6] (Dean McAmmond, Trent Hunter)
32:32 2-2 Andy Hilbert [4] (Frans Nielsen, Freddy Meyer)
34:16 2-3 Junior Lessard [2] (Brendan Witt, Freddy Meyer)
36:39 2-4 Richard Park [9] (Jon Sim, Mike Sillinger)
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46:35 2-5 Trent Hunter [13] (Dean McAmmond, Sean Bergenheim)
48:35 2-6 Jon Sim [12] (Mike Sillinger, Rick DiPietro)
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Penalty summary:
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10:53 Mike Sillinger (2 min for high-sticking)
12:47 Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
13:16 Richard Park (2 min for tripping)
16:33 Patrick Sharp (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:41 Brendan Witt (2 min for high-sticking)
26:33 Richard Park (2 min for hooking)
29:31 Andy Sutton (2 min for diving)
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41:52 Brian Campbell (2 min for hooking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -2 17.40 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 -1 16.50 7
R Patrick Kane 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 7
C Kyle Beach 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 7
C David Bolland 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 17.40 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 -2 18.10 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Ben Eager 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -2 14.10 6
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -1 19.40 7
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 17.30 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.50 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -2 27.00 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -2 21.50 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 -2 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 7.20 7
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Richard Park 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 17.10 9
R Trent Hunter 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 9
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
C Frans Nielsen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 13.30 7
C Doug Weight 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 18.50 8
L Sean Bergenheim 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Andy Hilbert 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 7
L Jon Sim 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 19.50 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15.10 5
D Andy Sutton 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 19.20 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26.50 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.40 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 1 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Trent Hunter
2nd star: Jon Sim
3rd star: Rick DiPietro

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in points with 27 points.
-Samuel Påhlsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Sharp had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jonathan Toews had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Trent Hunter notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jon Sim has marked a new career high in assists with 16 assists.
-Junior Lessard finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Junior Lessard finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Bruno Gervais had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 5( 33) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 16)
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1-0 RCK Lukas Kaspar (Adam Hobson)
2-0 RCK Lukas Kaspar (Jordan Hendry)
3-0 RCK Nathan Davis (Adam Burish)
3-1 BRG Ben Walter (Alexandre Picard, Jamie Fraser)
3-2 BRG Rob Hennigar (Tim Jackman)
3-3 BRG Mike Iggulden (Sergei Ogorodnikov)
3-4 BRG Alexandre Picard (Ben Walter)
4-4 RCK Lukas Vantuch (Adam Burish, Nathan Davis)
5-4 RCK Troy Brouwer

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 13 - 25
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:91/115=79 %, Challenges:7/45=15 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:81/105=77 %, Challenges:7/39=17 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 893062 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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48:55 0-1 Daniel Sedin [8] (Pavol Demitra, Michel Ouellet)
53:48 1-1 Ryan Malone [7] (Ryan Craig, Adam Hall)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:54 Daniel Sedin (2 min for cross-checking)
12:34 Travis Moen (2 min for roughing)
12:34 Ossi Väänänen (2 min for roughing)
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21:53 Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
21:53 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
35:29 Paul Ranger (2 min for boarding)
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52:24 Ryan Kesler (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 15.00 4
R Adam Hall 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 -1 17.50 5
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 23.40 5
C Steve Downie 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
C Ryan Craig 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.40 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 -1 18.30 4
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 23.40 6
L Travis Moen 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8.20 4
L Ryan Malone 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 16.20 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 18.20 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 23.50 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.30 5
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 19.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 28.50 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 2 2 5 5 -1 18.20 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 0 31.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 24 0 0 65.00 10
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 0 5 5 6 0 0 8.50 7
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 3 5 4 5 0 0 16.30 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 18.40 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 19.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 17.10 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
C Mats Sundin 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 20.40 7
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
L Jason Krog 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 4 7 4 0 0 18.00 6
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 3 3 3 3 2 1 19.50 8
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15.40 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 21.00 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 27.10 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 23.00 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 5 0 7 0 1 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 12 0 0 65.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Smith
2nd star: Daniel Sedin
3rd star: Michel Ouellet

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Daniel Sedin ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kevin Bieksa beat Bryce Salvador in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 4( 9) , Manitoba Moose 1( 10)
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1-0 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Evgeny Artyukhin, Mike Lundin)
2-0 NOR Radek Smolenak (Blair Jones, David Koci)
3-0 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Steven Stamkos, Janne Niskala)
3-1 MTB Pierre-Cedric Labrie (Ryan Garlock, Nolan Baumgartner)
4-1 NOR Martins Karsums (Jason Ward, Andy Rogers)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Cory Schneider

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Atlanta Thrashers 0 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 15 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:8/49=16 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:80/97=82 %, Challenges:5/45=10 %
Attendance: 18701 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 942531 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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24:37 0-1 Chad Kilger [6] (Jay Bouwmeester, Keith Ballard)
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50:44 0-2 Anthony Stewart [3] (Michael Frolík, Nathan Horton)
51:03 0-3 Steve Eminger [1] (Tomas Vokoun)
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Penalty summary:
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08:36 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
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22:02 Radek Dvorak (2 min for cross-checking)
26:25 Cory Stillman (2 min for diving)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 7
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15.10 6
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 19.30 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 21.10 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 -1 13.50 5
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 15.50 6
R Bryan Little 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 -3 20.30 5
L Spencer Machacek 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Brett Sterling 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 11.40 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 -1 18.20 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 1 2 5 4 0 -2 21.00 4
D Anssi Salmela 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 -1 13.00 5
D Clay Wilson 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 17.00 4
D Tobias Enström 0 0 2 4 2 6 0 -2 29.00 7
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 7 4 9 2 0 19.50 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 7 4 7 0 -2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 0 1 6 1 2 1 7.50 4
R Michael Frolík 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 17.20 6
R Nathan Horton 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 16.30 6
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 16.10 5
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8.30 5
C Anthony Stewart 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 17.20 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.00 6
C David Krejci 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Chad Kilger 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 9.50 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 17.20 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 15.00 6
L David Booth 0 0 2 3 2 7 0 0 17.50 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 21.40 6
D Keith Ballard 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 21.00 6
D Steve Eminger 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 17.40 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 0 1 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Vokoun
2nd star: Anthony Stewart
3rd star: Steve Eminger

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Michael Frolík ended his 6 game point drought.
-Anthony Stewart finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Chad Kilger ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Cory Stillman had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Steve Eminger ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 11) , Rochester Americans 1( 17)
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0-1 ROC Anton Skorykh (Pier-Alexandre Poulin)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 34 - 32
PP: 1 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:70/74=94 %, Challenges:33/35=91 %
PP: 0 of 4 (15 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:47/49=94 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 827002 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:38 1-0 R.J. Umberger [17] (Rick Nash, Christian Bäckman)
08:21 2-0 Rick Nash [12] (Kristian Huselius, Rostislav Klesla)
11:15 3-0 Christian Bäckman [2] (Kristian Huselius, Rick Nash)PP
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21:35 3-1 Tim Connolly [8] (Jaroslav Spacek, Toni Lydman)
28:57 3-2 Thomas Vanek [15] (Henrik Tallinder, Craig Rivet)
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Penalty summary:
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04:25 Daniel Paillé (2 min for cross-checking)
09:59 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
15:48 Mike Commodore (2 min for tripping)
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22:33 Derick Brassard (2 min for slashing)
24:57 Adam Mair (2 min for boarding)
29:36 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
38:14 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for boarding)
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40:24 Craig Rivet (2 min for tripping)
46:14 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for slashing)
50:24 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
50:24 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
53:08 R.J. Umberger (2 min for slashing)
53:35 Fedor Tyutin (2 min for high-sticking)
57:47 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 5.30 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 26.10 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.30 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Rick Nash 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 21.30 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 -1 16.30 7
D Christian Bäckman 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 29.40 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 8.30 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 -1 27.10 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -1 7.20 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 10.00 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 12.40 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 27.00 8
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 7.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
L Tim Connolly 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 -1 27.30 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 21.50 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Christian Bäckman
3rd star: Kristian Huselius

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Christian Bäckman has marked a new career high in assists with 16 assists.
-Rick Nash notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rostislav Klesla has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Derek Roy had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 5( 30) , Portland Pirates 0( 11)
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1-0 SYR Kris Russell (Alexander Svitov)
2-0 SYR Tony Romano (Jiri Novotny)
3-0 SYR Jiri Novotny (Tony Romano)
4-0 SYR Dusty Jamieson (Chris Gratton)
5-0 SYR John Vigilante (Jiri Novotny)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Adam Dennis

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Anaheim Ducks 5
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:32/35=88 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 912954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:31 0-1 Glen Murray [3] (Teemu Selänne, Shawn Horcoff)
17:01 0-2 Martin Havlat [15] (Eric Boguniecki)
17:22 1-2 Ryan Smyth [13] (Brett Clark, Joe Sakic)
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20:38 2-2 Darcy Tucker [6] (Tyler Arnason, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
26:54 2-3 Shawn Horcoff [9] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Alexander Semin)
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43:41 3-3 Marek Svatos [12] (Paul Stastny, Ryan Smyth)PP
48:01 4-3 Darcy Tucker [7] (Wojtek Wolski, Paul Stastny)
49:58 4-4 Rob Niedermayer [10] (Johnny Oduya, Alexander Semin)SH
53:19 4-5 Alexander Semin [15] (Duncan Keith)
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Penalty summary:
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04:11 Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
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21:07 Tyler Arnason (2 min for hooking)
23:08 Adam Foote (2 min for high-sticking)
33:25 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for elbowing)
36:01 Scott Hannan (2 min for roughing)
36:01 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
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40:39 Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
42:42 Josh Green (2 min for hooking)
49:08 Josh Green (2 min for tripping)
50:01 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for tripping)
54:14 Ken Klee (2 min for tripping)
57:25 Cody McLeod (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 17.40 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.30 6
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 12.40 7
C Paul Stastny 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 7
C Joe Sakic 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -2 19.30 6
L Cody McLeod 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 6.50 7
L Darcy Tucker 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -3 21.50 7
L Ryan Smyth 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 14.20 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -2 15.10 6
D Brett Clark 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 28.50 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 16.50 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 17.40 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 4.40 5
R Eric Boguniecki 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 5
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 4 4 0 0 4 -1 19.50 9
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 4.40 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 11.50 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
C Shawn Horcoff 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
L Josh Green 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 4.00 5
L Martin Havlat 1 0 8 2 0 0 2 1 18.30 8
L Glen Murray 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Alexander Semin 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 20.50 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12.20 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Duncan Keith 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 28.30 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 17.00 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Rob Niedermayer
3rd star: Shawn Horcoff

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Hejduk had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Stastny had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Ruslan Salei had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Martin Havlat scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rob Niedermayer scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Semin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rob Niedermayer ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Glen Murray ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 1( 30) , Iowa Chops 2( 13)
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0-1 IOW Ryan Dingle (Brian Salcido)
0-2 IOW Dustin Gazley (Maxime Macenauer)
1-2 LEM Marty Sertich

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - David LeNeveu

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San Jose Sharks 3 , Minnesota Wild 5
Shots: 21 - 27
PP: 3 of 7 (7 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:77/92=83 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
Attendance: 17496 of 17496 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 824062 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:17 1-0 Patrick Marleau [12] (Ryane Clowe, Joe Pavelski)PP
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24:03 2-0 Joe Thornton [13] (Dan Boyle, Rob Blake)PP
27:11 2-1 Mikko Koivu [13] (Andrew Brunette, Martin Skoula)
30:28 2-2 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [17] (Marian Gaborik, Mikko Koivu)PP
33:17 2-3 Owen Nolan [13] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Andrew Brunette)
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46:24 2-4 Kim Johnsson [5] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Todd Marchant)
49:11 3-4 Joe Thornton [14] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Dan Boyle)PP
59:06 3-5 Andrew Brunette [13] (Brent Burns, Todd Marchant) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:56 Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
07:05 Joe Pavelski (2 min for holding the stick)
16:19 Corey Locke (2 min for boarding)
19:27 Kim Johnsson (2 min for roughing)
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23:41 Brent Burns (2 min for hooking)
27:37 Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
30:02 Joe Pavelski (2 min for hooking)
35:39 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for high-sticking)
37:58 Dan Boyle (2 min for holding the stick)
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48:16 Antti Miettinen (2 min for elbowing)
53:06 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
56:25 Todd Marchant (2 min for high-sticking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie McGinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -1 18.00 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 16.00 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 -1 21.00 8
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 -1 17.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 8.30 6
C Joe Thornton 2 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.00 6
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.10 4
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 15.00 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 16.30 6
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 8.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 22.30 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 19.00 6
D Rob Blake 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 -2 26.00 7
D Dan Boyle 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 -1 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 5 0 22 0 0 59.20 4
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 7
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
R Owen Nolan 1 0 3 2 2 0 4 2 13.00 8
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.20 8
C James Sheppard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 2 20.20 8
C Todd Marchant 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 2 20.10 8
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 6
L Andrew Brunette 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 15.10 9
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 21.10 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.40 6
D Martin Skoula 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 6
D Kim Johnsson 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 29.10 9
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 24.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 2 24.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pierre-Marc Bouchard
2nd star: Andrew Brunette
3rd star: Mikko Koivu

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Ryane Clowe notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joe Pavelski notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Kim Johnsson finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 1( 30) , Houston Aeros 2( 16)
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0-1 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Jesse Schultz, Brandon Rogers)
0-2 HOU Petr Kalus (Josh Olson, Danny Irmen)
1-2 WOR Ondrej Otcenas (Ashton Rome)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Nolan Schaefer