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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 19 - 38
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
PP: 2 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 856002 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:41 0-1 Alex Kovalev [23] (Marc Savard, Andrei Kostitsyn)
09:44 0-2 Marc Savard [16] (Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
11:31 0-3 Alex Kovalev [24] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov)PP
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32:47 1-3 Paul Gaustad [11])PP
35:07 2-3 Dominic Moore [2] (Henrik Tallinder)
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43:54 2-4 Marc Savard [17] (Andrei Kostitsyn)
47:49 3-4 Jaroslav Spacek [8] (Nathan Paetsch, Derek Roy)PP
52:04 4-4 Thomas Vanek [16] (Chris Drury, Henrik Tallinder)
56:16 5-4 Mathieu Darche [3] (Jochen Hecht, Nathan Paetsch)
58:39 6-4 Maxim Lapierre [15] (Dominic Moore) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:51 Dominic Moore (2 min for slashing)
09:59 Daniel Paillé (2 min for slashing)
12:22 Glen Metropolit (2 min for roughing)
15:08 Dominic Moore (2 min for high-sticking)
18:16 Mathieu Darche (2 min for boarding)
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25:05 Ladislav Smid (2 min for boarding)
29:21 Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
31:46 Phil Kessel (2 min for high-sticking)
36:15 Josh Gorges (2 min for hooking)
38:31 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for slashing)
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47:27 Max Pacioretty (2 min for elbowing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5.20 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
R Mathieu Darche 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.20 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 20.10 8
C Maxim Lapierre 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9.40 8
C Derek Roy 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 19.20 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 9.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.00 7
C Dominic Moore 1 1 1 3 1 0 4 2 14.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 14.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 23.10 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 22.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 23.10 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 34 0 0 60.00 7
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 5
R Phil Kessel 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 18.20 7
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 12.50 5
R Alex Kovalev 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 9
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 5
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 11.00 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 18.30 5
C Marc Savard 2 1 7 0 1 0 0 2 20.30 9
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4.20 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 12.10 6
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 18.20 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 22.40 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 18.40 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -3 14.50 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 27.10 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 11.20 5
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 20.10 5
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 6 0 13 0 0 59.20 4
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc Savard
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Dominic Moore

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Gaustad has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Henrik Tallinder notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nathan Paetsch notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Henrik Tallinder has marked a new career high in points with 22 points.
-Maxim Lapierre scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Kostitsyn has marked a new career high in assists with 28 assists.
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 15) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 18)
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0-1 HAM Ryan O'Byrne (Ryan White)
0-2 HAM Tom Kostopoulos (Ben Maxwell)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Marc Denis

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Boston Bruins 5 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 35 - 26
PP: 4 of 8 (20 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:48/53=88 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:26/33=76 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 874738 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:24 1-0 Ryan Getzlaf [19] (Dennis Wideman, Andrew Ference)PP
10:41 1-1 Alexander Ovechkin [25] (Chris Pronger, Bryan Berard)
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21:54 1-2 Ales Hemsky [15] (Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green)
22:34 2-2 Brian Rafalski [5] (Roman Hamrlik, Patrice Bergeron)PP
34:06 3-2 Ryan Getzlaf [20] (Brian Rafalski, Roman Hamrlik)PP
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43:23 4-2 Michael Ryder [15] (Alex Tanguay, Patrice Bergeron)PP
49:51 4-3 Chris Pronger [5] (Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green)
52:01 5-3 Alex Tanguay [11] (Chris Higgins, Michael Ryder)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Andrew Cogliano (2 min for tripping)
07:31 Matt Bradley (2 min for slashing)
10:57 Blake Wheeler (2 min for hooking)
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22:15 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
23:56 Brian Pothier (2 min for holding the stick)
32:31 Keith Aucoin (2 min for high-sticking)
35:06 Gregory Campbell (2 min for hooking)
37:35 Eric Fehr (2 min for hooking)
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42:03 Ales Hemsky (2 min for roughing)
52:46 Keith Aucoin (2 min for roughing)
56:45 Denis Reul (2 min for tripping)
59:46 Denis Reul (2 min for holding the stick)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 8.30 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 12.50 6
R Michael Ryder 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 22.20 9
C Ryan Getzlaf 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
C Maxime Sauve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.40 6
L Chris Higgins 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 9
C Patrice Bergeron 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 8.30 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 9.40 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 28.50 10
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -2 29.10 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 -1 12.40 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
D Denis Reul 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 18.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 12.30 7
L Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 16.20 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 6 2 1 2 0 3 21.50 10
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 9.30 4
C David Steckel 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 13.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 18.40 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 12.50 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.30 7
R Ales Hemsky 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 10.40 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 5
D Mike Green 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 29.20 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 12.30 6
D Bryan Berard 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Chris Pronger 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Getzlaf
2nd star: Brian Rafalski
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Ryder scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ales Hemsky scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Andrew Cogliano had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 16) , Hershey Bears 1( 9)
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0-1 HER Andrew Joudrey (François Bouchard)
1-1 PRO Martin St. Pierre (Mark Stuart)
2-1 PRO Carl Söderberg (Martin St. Pierre, Steve Montador)

Goalies: Adam Courchaine - Daren Machesney

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New York Islanders 3 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 19 - 28
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:28/36=75 %
PP: 2 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:81/93=87 %, Challenges:46/51=88 %
Attendance: 16234 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 774362 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:51 1-0 Trent Hunter [16] (Mike Sillinger, Jon Sim)PP
10:27 1-1 Milan Michalek [13] (Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo)
13:39 1-2 Patrick Marleau [15] (Joe Thornton, Rob Blake)PP
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27:47 2-2 Jon Sim [15] (Richard Park, Trent Hunter)
35:22 2-3 Ryane Clowe [10] (Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski)PP
36:47 3-3 Junior Lessard [3] (Rick DiPietro)
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49:33 3-4 Torrey Mitchell [5] (Devin Setoguchi, Jeremy Roenick)
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Penalty summary:
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01:46 Rob Blake (2 min for high-sticking)
07:03 Doug Murray (2 min for high-sticking)
10:47 Junior Lessard (2 min for hooking)
12:59 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
15:18 Rob Blake (2 min for elbowing)
17:39 Mark Streit (2 min for tripping)
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26:32 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
26:32 Freddy Meyer (5 min for fighting)
29:43 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for cross-checking)
30:58 Andy Sutton (2 min for high-sticking)
35:09 Andy Sutton (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:23 Jamie McGinn (2 min for tripping)
44:46 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
50:51 Freddy Meyer (2 min for roughing)
50:51 Doug Murray (2 min for roughing)
55:01 Brendan Witt (2 min for slashing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 6.20 5
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 9.40 5
R Richard Park 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
R Trent Hunter 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 12.00 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.50 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6.20 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 9.40 6
L Jon Sim 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.30 5
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 1 22.00 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 28.40 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 2 0 1 1 7 -1 10.30 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 1 24 0 0 59.50 6
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie McGinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.40 6
R Ryane Clowe 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 0 17.20 8
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 20.10 7
C Torrey Mitchell 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 7
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 18.20 8
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 8.50 6
C Joe Thornton 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.30 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Jeremy Roenick 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.10 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 8
L Milan Michalek 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 9
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
D Doug Murray 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 -1 8.00 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 28.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Rob Blake 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 -1 25.50 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 30.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Milan Michalek
3rd star: Ryane Clowe

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Jon Sim has marked a new career high in points with 33 points.
-Jon Sim scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ryane Clowe scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Grier had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe beat Freddy Meyer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 35) , Worcester Sharks 0( 14)
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1-0 BRG Alexandre Picard

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Thomas Greiss

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Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:53/65=81 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:79/91=86 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 827002 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:41 1-0 Fredrik Modin [14] (Michael Peca, Fedor Tyutin)
10:54 2-0 Rostislav Klesla [5] (Christian Bäckman)PP
15:09 3-0 Mike York [3] (Fredrik Modin, Jason Williams)PP
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28:33 3-1 Dany Heatley [20] (Daniel Alfredsson, Pascal Leclaire)
29:38 3-2 Daniel Alfredsson [20] (Dany Heatley, Mike Fisher)
37:16 3-3 Dany Heatley [21] (Chris Kelly, Mike Fisher)
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43:57 3-4 Mike Fisher [16] (Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara)
49:09 4-4 Michael Peca [5] (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Christian Bäckman)
49:33 5-4 Fedor Tyutin [3] (Fredrik Modin, Michael Peca)
50:45 6-4 Jason Williams [16] (Jakub Voracek, Mike Commodore)
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Penalty summary:
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10:16 Jason Smith (2 min for diving)
11:32 Mike York (2 min for tripping)
13:45 Jordan Staal (2 min for hooking)
16:28 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
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20:18 Rick Nash (2 min for boarding)
24:07 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for hooking)
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44:33 Nikita Filatov (2 min for holding the stick)
54:47 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for cross-checking)
57:01 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
57:01 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 6.00 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 5
R Jason Williams 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 13.50 8
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Mike York 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 -1 15.40 7
C Michael Peca 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 20.50 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 8
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.30 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
L Fredrik Modin 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 20.40 9
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 -2 18.10 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 -1 12.10 5
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 1 3 0 1 5 3 22.20 9
D Christian Bäckman 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 -2 22.10 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 -1 20.30 8
D Fedor Tyutin 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.00 8
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 3 5 2 1 0 -2 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 19.50 7
R Chris Kelly 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 12.30 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 9
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 7.30 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 -3 19.50 6
C Mike Fisher 1 2 4 5 0 0 0 3 20.30 10
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 4 0 3 2 0 6.10 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -3 18.40 5
L Dany Heatley 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 18.00 10
D Alex Picard 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 23.50 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 16.00 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 20.10 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 5
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -3 12.40 5
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 6 1 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Peca
2nd star: Fredrik Modin
3rd star: Dany Heatley

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Fedor Tyutin has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Fedor Tyutin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Williams notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Fedor Tyutin ended his 7 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Dany Heatley scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mike Fisher notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen fought Chris Neil in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 8( 40) , Binghamton Senators 1( 10)
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1-0 SYR Tony Romano (Kyle Wharton, Jiri Novotny)
1-1 BNG Danny Bois (Brian Lee)
2-1 SYR Andy Inderieden (Tommy Sestito, Manny Malhotra)
3-1 SYR Andy Inderieden (Manny Malhotra)
4-1 SYR Jonathan Sigalet (Tommy Sestito, Manny Malhotra)
5-1 SYR Sami Sandell (Chris Gratton)
6-1 SYR Jonathan Sigalet (Manny Malhotra)
7-1 SYR Tony Romano (Jiri Novotny)
8-1 SYR Sami Sandell (Dan Smith, Chris Gratton)

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Toronto Maple Leafs 4 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 20 - 39
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:55/66=83 %, Challenges:40/42=93 %
PP: 0 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:47/50=92 %
Attendance: 15959 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 794759 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:37 0-1 Henrik Zetterberg [20] (P.J. Axelsson)
12:04 0-2 Henrik Zetterberg [21] (P.J. Axelsson, Niklas Kronwall)
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25:03 1-2 Bates Battaglia [16] (Matt Stajan, Jason Blake)PP
36:46 2-2 Alexei Ponikarovsky [7] (Jamal Mayers, Brent Aubin)
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46:52 3-2 Matt Stajan [4] (Jason Blake, Lee Stempniak)
58:38 4-2 Niklas Hagman [7]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:51 Andreas Lilja (2 min for tripping)
05:12 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for elbowing)
07:39 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for tripping)
15:18 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for holding the stick)
17:16 Pavel Kubina (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:35 Bates Battaglia (2 min for slashing)
24:17 Darren Haydar (2 min for diving)
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51:39 Pavel Kubina (2 min for hooking)
54:27 Matt Stajan (2 min for elbowing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.00 6
R Brad May 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
R Bates Battaglia 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 17.50 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 20.30 7
C Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.00 5
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.30 5
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Matt Stajan 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 19.10 9
L Lee Stempniak 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.00 5
L Niklas Hagman 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 12.40 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Jason Blake 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 22.00 9
D Derrick Walser 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
D Ian White 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 19.20 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 24.30 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 4.40 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 18.00 7
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 16.50 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Jan Mursak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.10 4
C Johan Franzén 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 20.20 9
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 15.10 8
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 12.10 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 25.00 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 13.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 24.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 4 0 16 0 0 59.20 4
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Stajan
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Jason Blake

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Lee Stempniak finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tomas Holmström had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 3( 36) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 15)
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1-0 TOM Kyle Rogers (Nikolai Kulemin, Tim Stapleton)
2-0 TOM Darryl Boyce
2-1 GRD Dick Axelsson (Cory Emmerton, Logan Pyett)
3-1 TOM Tim Stapleton (Kyle Rogers, Jeff Finger)

Goalies: Justin Pogge - Daniel Larsson

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New Jersey Devils 4 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 40 - 23
PP: 2 of 8 (21 shots), Passing:84/94=89 %, Challenges:47/59=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:49/74=66 %, Challenges:35/38=89 %
Attendance: 17625 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 826613 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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21:05 0-1 Loui Eriksson [9] (Steve Ott, Mike Modano)
24:02 1-1 Patrik Elias [11] (Brian Rolston, Jay Pandolfo)
25:23 2-1 Zach Parisé [14] (Robyn Regehr, John Madden)
30:51 2-2 Sergei Zubov [5] (Trevor Daley, Mike Ribeiro)
32:16 3-2 Patrik Elias [12] (Jamie Langenbrunner)PP
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47:58 3-3 Brenden Morrow [13] (Stéphane Robidas, Matt Niskanen)
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61:52 4-3 Patrik Elias [13] (Brian Rolston, Scott Niedermayer)PP
Penalty summary:
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03:59 Sergei Korostin (2 min for hooking)
14:16 Steve Ott (2 min for roughing)
14:16 Jay Pandolfo (2 min for roughing)
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31:19 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for tripping)
36:19 Steve Ott (2 min for tripping)
38:21 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for tripping)
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40:32 Loui Eriksson (2 min for slashing)
45:18 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for hooking)
48:38 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for diving)
51:17 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for hooking)
56:14 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
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60:01 Sean Avery (2 min for diving)

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.20 6
R David Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 21.50 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 18.00 7
C John Madden 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Patrik Elias 3 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 9
L Jay Pandolfo 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.50 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
L Zach Parisé 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 18.00 6
L Brian Rolston 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 -1 23.10 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 -1 30.10 7
D Andy Greene 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 3 4 0 1 2 -1 30.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 20 0 0 62.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7.00 6
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.40 5
R Loui Eriksson 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11.30 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 23.00 8
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 8.40 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Mike Modano 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 6.20 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 -1 16.50 7
L Steve Ott 0 1 3 1 1 0 6 1 15.50 7
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 21.30 8
D Matt Niskanen 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 -1 26.20 7
D Trevor Daley 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 16.10 8
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 29.10 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 18.10 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 6
D Sergei Zubov 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 36 0 0 62.00 9
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Brian Rolston

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-John Madden scored the 300th point of his career.
-François Beauchemin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Dallas Stars:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 7( 22) , Texas Stars 1( 15)
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1-0 LOW Sheldon Brookbank (Chad Wiseman, Fedor Fedorov)
2-0 LOW Nick Palmieri (Chris Culligan)
3-0 LOW Brad Snetsinger (Vitaly Vishnevski, Chris Culligan)
3-1 TEX Landon Wilson (Dan Jancevski)
4-1 LOW Petr Vrana (Matt Halischuk)
5-1 LOW Jon DiSalvatore (Matt Halischuk)
6-1 LOW Tuomas Pihlman (Fedor Fedorov, Matt Corrente)
7-1 LOW Vladimir Zharkov (Brad Mills)

Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Matt Climie

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 31 - 34
PP: 1 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:33/36=89 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:54/72=75 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 893062 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:05 0-1 Ruslan Fedotenko [6] (Chris Kunitz)
08:24 0-2 Pascal Dupuis [4] (Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot)
13:39 1-2 Ryan Craig [7] (Ryan Malone, Noah Welch)PP
16:55 2-2 Ryan Craig [8] (Vaclav Prospal, Adam Hall)
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no scoring
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43:07 2-3 Mark Eaton [2] (Bill Guerin, Miroslav Satan)
55:16 2-4 Miroslav Satan [13] (Ladislav Nagy, Mike Comrie)
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Penalty summary:
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11:21 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
11:21 Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
11:59 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
14:57 Sidney Crosby (2 min for boarding)
17:36 Chris Kunitz (2 min for tripping)
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22:02 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
24:01 Matt Cooke (2 min for slashing)
26:58 Philippe Boucher (2 min for slashing)
32:13 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for hooking)
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46:42 Adam Hall (2 min for boarding)
54:56 Hal Gill (2 min for roughing)
54:56 Adam Hall (2 min for roughing)
56:13 Travis Moen (5 min for fighting)
56:13 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 4
R Adam Hall 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 0 19.40 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Steve Downie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 4
C Ryan Craig 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 14.20 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
L Travis Moen 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 -1 5.40 6
L Ryan Malone 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.40 5
D Noah Welch 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 3 6 0 3 0 0 28.50 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 -2 20.30 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 4 5 1 4 0 -1 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.20 6
R Bill Guerin 0 1 1 1 0 1 10 2 8.40 7
R Miroslav Satan 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 8
R Petr Sykora 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 4.20 5
C Chris Kunitz 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 10.30 7
C Mike Comrie 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 21.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14.30 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 15.30 9
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 16.40 8
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 23.50 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21.00 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 26.00 7
D Mark Eaton 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10.30 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 25.00 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 29 0 0 60.00 9
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miroslav Satan
2nd star: Ryan Craig
3rd star: Marc-André Fleury

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ladislav Nagy notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mark Eaton ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Bill Guerin beat Bryce Salvador in a fight.
-Travis Moen fought Bill Guerin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 7) , W-B/Scranton Penguins 2( 13)
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0-1 WBS Craig Adams (Paul Bissonnette)
1-1 NOR Steven Stamkos (Brandon Bochenski)
1-2 WBS Janne Pesonen (Andy Wozniewski)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Bobby Nadeau

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Nashville Predators 8 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 28 - 35
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 1 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:79/87=90 %, Challenges:52/60=85 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 821424 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:22 1-0 Jason Arnott [13] (Jean-Pierre Dumont)
06:36 1-1 Marian Gaborik [21] (Kim Johnsson, Martin Skoula)
08:22 1-2 Andrew Brunette [15] (Owen Nolan, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
13:59 1-3 Mikko Koivu [15] (Owen Nolan)PP
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21:28 2-3 Vernon Fiddler [2] (Steve Sullivan, Dan Hamhuis)
33:14 3-3 Shea Weber [6] (Jonathon Blum, Scott Nichol)
35:38 4-3 Steve Sullivan [15] (Alexander Radulov, Greg de Vries)
36:02 5-3 Steve Sullivan [16] (Greg de Vries)
39:25 6-3 Jason Arnott [14])
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45:13 7-3 Steve Sullivan [17] (Shea Weber, Jean-Pierre Dumont)PP
46:41 8-3 Ryan Suter [7] (Shea Weber, Jason Arnott)
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Penalty summary:
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02:03 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for holding the stick)
12:38 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
14:49 Ryan Suter (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:21 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for hooking)
30:32 Owen Nolan (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:07 Jason Chimera (2 min for tripping)
47:16 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for hooking)
53:02 Alexander Radulov (2 min for cross-checking)
55:26 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for elbowing)
56:39 Owen Nolan (2 min for cross-checking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 10.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 14.40 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 2 3 1 1 0 4 1 21.10 8
C Scott Nichol 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 17.30 5
C David Legwand 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 15.50 7
C Jason Arnott 2 1 2 5 0 0 2 1 22.40 10
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Vernon Fiddler 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 10.00 7
L Steve Sullivan 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 16.30 9
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 7
D Jonathon Blum 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
D Greg de Vries 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 17.00 8
D Shea Weber 1 2 4 13 1 2 0 2 31.40 10
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 5
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 18.30 8
D Ryan Suter 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Pekka Rinne 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 10.20 5
R Owen Nolan 0 2 5 1 1 0 4 0 17.10 8
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.20 6
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 12.40 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 21.20 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5.40 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 10.20 4
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 9
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 -3 22.40 9
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -2 13.30 7
D Martin Skoula 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 -3 30.30 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 13.10 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 22.10 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -3 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 10 0 0 35.30 4
G Josh Harding 4 0 10 0 0 24.10 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Sullivan
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Shea Weber

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Steve Sullivan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vernon Fiddler finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Vernon Fiddler finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Andrew Brunette scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mikko Koivu scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Owen Nolan had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 23) , Houston Aeros 1( 15)
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1-0 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Rich Peverly, Greg Zanon)
2-0 MIL Kelsey Wilson (Andreas Thuresson)
2-1 HOU Bryan Lundbohm (Kevin Croxton)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Nolan Schaefer

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Vancouver Canucks 4 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:56/62=88 %
LA PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:51/68=75 %, Challenges:48/53=88 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (General Motors Place)
Ticket income: 825309 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:33 1-0 Ryan Kesler [7])
10:09 2-0 Mats Sundin [20] (Pavol Demitra, Daniel Sedin)
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25:56 2-1 LA Justin Williams [7] (Sean O'Donnell, Anze Kopitar)
33:13 2-2 LA Ed Purcell [11] (Dustin Brown, Matt Greene)PP
39:11 3-2 Henrik Sedin [16] (Matt Pettinger, Steve Bernier)
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41:51 4-2 Steve Bernier [19] (Matt Pettinger, Ossi Väänänen)
49:28 4-3 LA Kyle Calder [15] (Matt Greene, Michal Handzus)
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Penalty summary:
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11:19 LA Kyle Calder (2 min for hooking)
14:42 Alexander Edler (2 min for hooking)
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31:27 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for high-sticking)
37:02 LA Peter Harrold (2 min for boarding)
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42:44 LA Tom Preissing (2 min for elbowing)
44:46 LA Sean O'Donnell (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 12.00 6
R Steve Bernier 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 12.30 8
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
C Mats Sundin 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 21.00 8
L Mason Raymond 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Jason Krog 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 9.50 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 15.00 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27.40 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 22.40 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 7
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 9.30 7
R Ed Purcell 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 18.10 8
C Bud Holloway 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.50 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 7
C Michal Handzus 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -2 20.40 6
L Oscar Möller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 7
L Dustin Brown 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
L Kyle Calder 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 -1 20.50 9
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 4
D Matt Greene 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 22.50 9
D Jack Johnson 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -3 29.00 9
D Peter Harrold 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.40 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 -1 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 27 0 0 58.00 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bernier
2nd star: Ryan Kesler
3rd star: Henrik Sedin

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mats Sundin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Steve Bernier has marked a new career high in goals with 19 tallies.
-Ossi Väänänen has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Matt Greene notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kyle Calder scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexander Frolov had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( 15) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 19)
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0-1 MCH Brady Murray (Zach Jones)
0-2 MCH Joe Piskula (Stephen Gionta)
1-2 MTB Michael Grabner (Rick Rypien)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Jeff Zatkoff