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New York Rangers 2 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 18 - 31
PP: 0 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:39/41=92 %
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 855400 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:12 1-0 Tomás Záborský [2] (Wade Redden, Blair Betts)
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23:57 1-1 Marian Hossa [18] (Henrik Zetterberg, Brad Stuart)PP
27:12 1-2 Marian Hossa [19] (Nicklas Lidström, Brad Stuart)
28:29 2-2 Nikolai Zherdev [11] (Scott Gomez, Markus Näslund)
30:08 2-3 Mikael Samuelsson [8] (Jiri Hudler, Johan Franzén)
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42:23 2-4 Nicklas Lidström [9] (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:37 Chris Chelios (2 min for slashing)
03:45 Jiri Hudler (2 min for elbowing)
14:35 Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
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23:09 Paul Mara (2 min for hooking)
24:01 Peter Schaefer (2 min for tripping)
36:09 Peter Schaefer (2 min for hooking)
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41:51 Tomás Záborský (2 min for slashing)
43:49 Markus Näslund (2 min for boarding)
56:08 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for cross-checking)
58:36 Derek Morris (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomás Záborský 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.40 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 17.00 8
C Blair Betts 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 8
C Nik Antropov 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 5
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15.50 8
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
L Markus Näslund 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 14.40 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 21.20 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 27.50 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 17.00 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Steve Valiquette 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 0 0 7.50 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 15.50 8
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Marian Hossa 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 9
C Jan Mursak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Johan Franzén 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 9
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 10.30 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 13.10 8
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 16.30 7
D Brad Stuart 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 26.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 23.30 7
D Nicklas Lidström 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Nicklas Lidström
3rd star: Henrik Zetterberg

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Markus Näslund notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 4( 33) , Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 15)
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1-0 HFD Pierre Parenteau (Lauri Korpikoski)
2-0 HFD Aaron Voros (Pierre Parenteau)
2-1 GRD Daniel Cleary (Rod Pelley)
2-2 GRD Daniel Cleary (Rod Pelley, Jakub Kindl)
2-3 GRD Evan McGrath (Ville Leino, Darren Helm)
3-3 HFD Justin Soryal (Tom Pyatt, Bobby Sanguinetti)
4-3 HFD Justin Soryal

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Daniel Larsson

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New York Islanders 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 14 - 32
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
PP: 1 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:79/90=87 %, Challenges:52/54=94 %
Attendance: 16234 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 774362 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:11 0-1 Scott Walker [9] (Rod Brind'Amour, Frantisek Kaberle)
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30:49 1-1 Mike Sillinger [12] (Radek Martinek, Mark Streit)
32:09 1-2 Erik Cole [16] (Antoine Vermette, Scott Walker)
38:24 1-3 Tuomo Ruutu [10] (Antoine Vermette, Sergei Samsonov)
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44:16 1-4 Sergei Samsonov [11] (Jussi Jokinen, R.J. Umberger)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:46 Andy Sutton (2 min for cross-checking)
11:09 Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)
13:57 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for slashing)
19:34 Kyle Okposo (2 min for slashing)
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28:36 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
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42:53 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for elbowing)
44:22 Dean McAmmond (2 min for slashing)
46:21 Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
53:22 Andy Sutton (2 min for cross-checking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 13.00 4
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 5
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 4
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 9.10 4
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 9.10 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 -1 19.00 5
D Radek Martinek 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 -1 22.00 6
D Mark Streit 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 10.20 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.20 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 -1 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jussi Jokinen 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 11.20 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
L Sergei Samsonov 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 9
R Erik Cole 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.30 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 16.40 9
C Antoine Vermette 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.30 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 21.10 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 8
R Scott Walker 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 18.20 9
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 20.30 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Samsonov
2nd star: Scott Walker
3rd star: Erik Cole

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Trent Hunter had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Radek Martinek ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker scored the 400th point of his career.
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Joni Pitkänen had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 6( 34) , Albany River Rats 0( 14)
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1-0 BRG Blake Comeau (Jesse Joensuu)
2-0 BRG Trevor Smith (Tim Jackman)
3-0 BRG Ben Walter (Blake Comeau, Alexandre Picard)
4-0 BRG Alexandre Picard (Blake Comeau)
5-0 BRG Alexandre Picard (Jack Hillen, Blake Comeau)
6-0 BRG Ben Walter (Jack Hillen)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Justin Peters

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Ottawa Senators 4 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 33 - 21
PP: 1 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:50/57=86 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 896361 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:42 1-0 Oleg Saprykin [12] (Chris Campoli, Jason Smith)
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27:11 2-0 Dany Heatley [22] (Mike Fisher, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
28:01 2-1 Scott Nichol [2] (Jed Ortmeyer, Jordin Tootoo)
38:03 2-2 Martin Erat [15] (Alexander Radulov, Greg de Vries)PP
38:59 3-2 Nick Foligno [1] (Alexander Perezhogin, Christoph Schubert)
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50:21 4-2 Mike Fisher [17] (Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson)
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Penalty summary:
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00:58 Dany Heatley (2 min for boarding)
02:32 Chris Neil (2 min for high-sticking)
10:53 Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
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26:01 Jason Arnott (2 min for high-sticking)
28:46 Jason Arnott (2 min for cross-checking)
31:24 Radek Bonk (2 min for hooking)
34:27 Scott Nichol (2 min for tripping)
37:06 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for boarding)
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47:56 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for slashing)
50:36 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
59:58 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for elbowing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 6.40 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 10
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 -1 14.10 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11.40 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Mike Fisher 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 -1 6.10 4
L Nick Foligno 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 8
L Oleg Saprykin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
L Dany Heatley 1 1 3 7 0 0 2 1 19.50 10
D Alex Picard 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Chris Campoli 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 18.00 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 22.40 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.40 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 14.40 5
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 20.30 7
C Scott Nichol 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 8.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 -1 16.30 7
C David Legwand 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 -1 19.50 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8.10 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 -1 11.20 5
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
L Martin Erat 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 15.10 8
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 4
D Greg de Vries 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 -1 28.10 10
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 4
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Daniel Alfredsson
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Nick Foligno finally ended his 33 game goal drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Martin Erat scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Martin Erat scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Jed Ortmeyer ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 4( 30) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 17)
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1-0 BNG Peter Regin (Luke Wiens, Brian Lee)
2-0 BNG Sasha Golin (Ondrej Fiala)
3-0 BNG Keegan Dansereau (Sergejs Pecura, Kaspars Daugavins)
4-0 BNG Jesse Winchester (Brian Lee)

Goalies: Brian Elliott - Drew MacIntyre

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Boston Bruins 2 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 19 - 30
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:63/79=79 %, Challenges:25/42=58 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 874738 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:47 0-1 Patrick Marleau [16] (Mike Grier)
11:58 1-1 Sergei Kostitsyn [7] (Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference)PP
18:14 2-1 Michael Ryder [16] (Marco Sturm, Patrice Bergeron)PP
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29:11 2-2 Joe Thornton [20] (Milan Michalek, Devin Setoguchi)
37:48 2-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [17] (Patrick Marleau, Dan Boyle)PP
38:29 2-4 Jonathan Cheechoo [18] (Joe Thornton, Milan Michalek)
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Penalty summary:
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11:07 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for tripping)
13:51 Dan Boyle (2 min for high-sticking)
17:23 Jamie McGinn (2 min for slashing)
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36:03 Alex Tanguay (2 min for tripping)
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47:57 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
56:06 Chris Higgins (2 min for high-sticking)
59:29 Michael Ryder (2 min for hooking)
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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 0 -2 6.40 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 12.40 6
R Michael Ryder 1 0 2 1 5 0 2 0 21.20 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Maxime Sauve 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 6.20 4
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 11.20 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 18.30 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 5
C Mark Recchi 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 11.20 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 17.10 6
L Marco Sturm 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -2 25.10 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 -1 15.50 4
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Denis Reul 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 27.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Carey Price 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 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 16.40 8
R Mike Grier 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 13.10 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 2 21.00 9
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 16.40 8
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.30 6
C Joe Thornton 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 20.20 9
L Devin Setoguchi 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.00 7
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 16.20 6
L Patrick Marleau 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
L Milan Michalek 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 19.10 8
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 20.30 6
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 21.20 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 1 20.00 8
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 3 0 2 2 2 22.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Andrew Ference notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Getzlaf had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Roman Hamrlik had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 22) , Worcester Sharks 1( 12)
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1-0 PRO Martin St. Pierre (Carl Söderberg)
1-1 WOR Riley Armstrong (T.J. Fox)
2-1 PRO Shawn Thornton (Carl Söderberg)
3-1 PRO Shawn Thornton (Carl Söderberg, Steve Montador)

Goalies: Adam Courchaine - Thomas Greiss

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 26 - 33
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:50/63=79 %, Challenges:28/33=82 %
PP: 0 of 6 (18 shots), Passing:88/106=83 %, Challenges:48/53=88 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 856002 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:15 0-1 Kyle Beach [3] (Jack Skille, Ben Eager)
11:07 0-2 Patrick Sharp [16] (Brent Seabrook, Cam Barker)
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29:05 1-2 Chris Drury [14] (Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek)PP
32:41 2-2 Maxim Afinogenov [19] (Thomas Vanek, Jochen Hecht)
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44:04 3-2 Drew Stafford [2] (Paul Gaustad, Jochen Hecht)
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Penalty summary:
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11:38 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:17 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for high-sticking)
27:37 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for tripping)
29:38 Paul Gaustad (2 min for slashing)
35:41 Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
38:33 Kyle Beach (2 min for tripping)
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40:49 Patrick Sharp (2 min for slashing)
43:16 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
43:16 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
45:27 Craig Rivet (2 min for slashing)
47:46 Kris Versteeg (2 min for hooking)
49:13 Doug Janik (2 min for tripping)
54:18 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Drew Stafford 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 11.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 13.40 6
C Chris Drury 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
R Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 19.40 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 -1 10.40 6
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.20 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 11.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 10 0 1 2 0 26.10 10
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 7
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 7.50 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 17.50 8
R Patrick Kane 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 8
C Kyle Beach 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 6.30 7
C David Bolland 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 6
L Ben Eager 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 10.40 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.20 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 21.40 7
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 8.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 27.50 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 23 0 0 58.20 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Drew Stafford
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Drew Stafford finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Drew Stafford finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrick Sharp ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Ben Eager ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre beat Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 9) , Rockford Ice Hogs 0( 23)
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1-0 POR Patrick Kaleta (Dennis Persson)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Corey Crawford

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Toronto Maple Leafs 0 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 14 - 15
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:77/94=81 %, Challenges:3/48=6 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:15/58=25 %
Attendance: 11915 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 593368 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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60:43 0-1 Milan Lucic [9] (Ladislav Smid)
Penalty summary:
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07:15 Ladislav Smid (2 min for elbowing)
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30:11 Pavel Kubina (2 min for roughing)
30:11 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for roughing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
R Brad May 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 4
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 15.50 4
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 19.20 5
C Dale Mitchell 0 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 10.10 5
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 15.30 4
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 3 4 6 4 0 -1 15.50 6
C Matt Stajan 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 10.10 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 15.30 4
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Jason Blake 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 19.20 5
D Derrick Walser 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 15.00 5
D Ian White 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 19.50 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 26.00 6
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 14.50 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 16.00 4
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 14 0 0 60.50 8
G Martin Gerber 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 2 1 2 0 0 6.20 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 16.10 5
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 16.20 5
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 20.00 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 16.10 5
C Robert Lang 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 18.00 4
C Marc Savard 0 0 3 2 7 2 0 0 20.20 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 5 3 6 2 0 15.10 7
L Milan Lucic 1 0 1 5 3 5 0 1 18.40 9
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 20.40 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 19.30 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 17.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 23.30 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 17.00 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 19.10 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 14 0 0 60.50 9
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuukka Rask
2nd star: Milan Lucic
3rd star: Ladislav Smid

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Milan Lucic has marked a new career high in goals with 9 tallies.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 3( 21) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 16)
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1-0 TOM Ryan Hollweg (Jonas Frögren)
2-0 TOM Nikolai Kulemin (Kris Newbury, Tomás Prostredník)
3-0 TOM Stefano Giliati (Darryl Boyce)

Goalies: Justin Pogge - Marc Denis

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New Jersey Devils 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Shots: 22 - 34
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:60/76=78 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
PP: 2 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
Attendance: 17625 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 826613 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:55 1-0 François Beauchemin [5] (Dainius Zubrus, Robyn Regehr)
06:25 2-0 Dainius Zubrus [15] (John Madden, Zach Parisé)
09:03 3-0 Travis Zajac [7] (Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parisé)PP
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25:28 3-1 Kristian Huselius [17] (Rostislav Klesla, Rick Nash)PP
28:12 3-2 Rostislav Klesla [6] (Eric Staal, Rick Nash)
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47:06 3-3 Rostislav Klesla [7] (Eric Staal, Christian Bäckman)PP
48:11 3-4 Eric Staal [14] (Christian Bäckman)
58:46 3-5 Rostislav Klesla [8] (Mike Commodore) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:18 Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
03:18 David Clarkson (2 min for roughing)
07:15 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
11:56 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
15:08 Jan Hejda (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:04 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for hooking)
31:47 Patrik Elias (2 min for hooking)
35:02 Robyn Regehr (2 min for slashing)
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43:35 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
43:35 Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
45:45 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for hooking)
51:35 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.10 6
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 14.00 6
R Dainius Zubrus 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 15.50 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Travis Zajac 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 19.30 8
C John Madden 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
C Patrik Elias 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 18.20 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 12.10 5
L Zach Parisé 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
L Brian Rolston 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 4
D François Beauchemin 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 28.40 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 -1 17.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 14.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 0 29 0 0 59.00 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 5.30 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 4
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 15.20 6
R Kristian Huselius 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 20.20 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
C Mike York 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
C Eric Staal 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 20.20 8
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 13.30 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 7
L Rick Nash 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 20.30 9
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 16.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 3 27.00 9
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 4 1 4 2 0 17.30 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 -2 20.20 8
D Rostislav Klesla 3 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 26.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rostislav Klesla
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Dainius Zubrus

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Dainius Zubrus scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Travis Zajac finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Brian Rolston had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rostislav Klesla has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Christian Bäckman notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 1( 10) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 21)
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0-1 SYR Tommy Sestito (Andy Inderieden)
1-1 LOW Chad Wiseman (Tuomas Pihlman)
1-2 SYR Chris Gratton
1-3 SYR John Vigilante (Jiri Novotny)

Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Danny Battochio

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Washington Capitals 5 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 28 - 20
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:83/93=89 %, Challenges:48/52=90 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/65=83 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 869985 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:28 1-0 Michael Nylander [10] (Bryan Berard, Tom Poti)
14:36 2-0 Mike Green [5] (Alexander Ovechkin, Andrew Cogliano)
15:19 3-0 Ales Kotalik [11] (Bryan Berard)
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23:02 4-0 Mike Green [6] (Eric Fehr, Andrew Cogliano)PP
33:16 4-1 Nathan Horton [14] (Rostislav Olesz)
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45:34 4-2 Nick Tarnasky [6] (Keith Ballard, Karlis Skrastins)
49:28 5-2 Tom Poti [2] (Mike Green)
57:24 5-3 Nathan Horton [15] (Steve Eminger, Karlis Skrastins)
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Penalty summary:
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18:04 Keith Ballard (2 min for boarding)
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20:17 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for tripping)
22:45 Nick Tarnasky (2 min for tripping)
34:18 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
34:18 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
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51:41 David Krejci (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 9.10 7
L Eric Fehr 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C David Steckel 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16.10 5
C Michael Nylander 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
C Andrew Cogliano 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 4.10 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 14.50 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Tom Poti 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 15.10 6
D Mike Green 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 -1 27.40 9
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Bryan Berard 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Richard Zednik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10.10 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 19.40 5
R Nathan Horton 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 8
C David Krejci 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 9.20 4
C Nick Tarnasky 1 0 2 2 1 2 7 1 11.40 8
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 14.20 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L David Booth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -3 19.40 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Keith Ballard 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 12.30 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -3 22.40 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 1 24.00 9
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 18.50 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 6 0 2 2 0 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 11 0 0 23.10 4
G Craig Anderson 1 0 12 0 0 36.50 6

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Green
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: Tom Poti

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andrew Cogliano notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nathan Horton scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Nick Tarnasky in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 20) , Rochester Americans 1( 23)
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0-1 ROC Michal Repík (Brady Calla, Kamil Kreps)
1-1 HER François Bouchard (Travis Morin)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 33 - 32
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 0 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:71/78=91 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 785155 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:48 1-0 Mike Comrie [14] (Ladislav Nagy)
12:31 1-1 Fabian Brunnström [2] (Mike Ribeiro, Stéphane Robidas)
15:53 1-2 Andrew Hutchinson [2] (Darryl Sydor, Loui Eriksson)
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20:49 2-2 Sergei Gonchar [7] (Sidney Crosby)
22:59 3-2 Evgeny Malkin [12] (Petr Sykora, Sidney Crosby)PP
38:09 3-3 Brenden Morrow [14] (Matt Niskanen, Steve Ott)SH
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42:02 4-3 Bill Guerin [6] (Evgeny Malkin, Kristopher Letang)
42:37 5-3 Mike Comrie [15] (Miroslav Satan, Ladislav Nagy)
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Penalty summary:
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02:06 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
07:23 Darryl Sydor (2 min for roughing)
07:23 Miroslav Satan (2 min for roughing)
10:03 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
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22:12 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
34:19 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
36:13 Sean Avery (2 min for slashing)
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44:54 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
45:41 Brooks Orpik (2 min for elbowing)
48:58 Bill Guerin (2 min for holding the stick)
50:27 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
53:35 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for elbowing)
57:05 Sean Avery (2 min for slashing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Bill Guerin 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 11.50 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 8.30 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 0 7.40 7
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 11.20 7
C Mike Comrie 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 9.30 10
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 -1 23.40 9
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 14.20 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Evgeny Malkin 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 21.00 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 15.00 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 -1 27.40 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 11.20 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 16.10 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 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 0 1 6.20 6
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Loui Eriksson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -3 20.10 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 11.40 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 12.10 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 6
L Fabian Brunnström 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 6.20 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 3 1 3 4 0 14.30 7
L Steve Ott 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -2 16.50 7
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 7 4 0 2 2 1 21.00 10
D Matt Niskanen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13.20 4
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 25.40 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 16.40 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Comrie
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Comrie scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Miroslav Satan had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Darryl Sydor notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Ott notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fabian Brunnström ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Andrew Hutchinson ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 3( 30) , Texas Stars 2( 10)
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0-1 TEX Jamie Benn (James Neal, Mark Fistric)
0-2 TEX Garrett Stafford (B.J. Crombeen, Jamie Benn)
1-2 WBS Janne Pesonen (Kris Beech, Bill Thomas)
2-2 WBS Joey Mormina (Derek Couture, Jeff Taffe)
3-2 WBS Jeff Taffe (Derek Couture)

Goalies: Bobby Nadeau - Matt Climie

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Philadelphia Flyers 4
Shots: 16 - 41
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:55/62=88 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
PP: 0 of 2 (11 shots), Passing:86/96=89 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 893062 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:23 1-0 Vincent Lecavalier [15] (Martin St. Louis)
16:35 1-1 Daniel Brière [17] (Braydon Coburn)
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27:15 1-2 Scott Hartnell [8] (Jeff Carter)
28:47 1-3 Arron Asham [4] (Claude Giroux, Joffrey Lupul)
29:44 1-4 Mike Knuble [12] (Daniel Brière)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:37 Scott Hartnell (2 min for hooking)
10:29 Arron Asham (2 min for hooking)
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34:07 Steve Downie (2 min for hooking)
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48:07 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for hooking)
54:03 Wade Brookbank (5 min for fighting)
54:03 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
57:55 Bryce Salvador (5 min for spearing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 -2 12.10 4
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.10 4
R Adam Hall 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
C Steve Downie 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 12.10 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 10.20 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Travis Moen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 4
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 5
D Noah Welch 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.50 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 28.00 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.50 4
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 -1 21.50 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 37 0 0 60.00 9
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 12.30 8
R Scott Hartnell 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 13.10 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 7
C Arron Asham 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 10.20 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Jeff Carter 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Daniel Brière 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 9.00 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
L Mike Knuble 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 5
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 25.40 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Brière
2nd star: Claude Giroux
3rd star: Joffrey Lupul

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Mike Knuble scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Mike Knuble ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Ed Jovanovski had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Arron Asham beat Wade Brookbank in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 6( 29) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 12)
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1-0 NOR Peter Zingoni
2-0 NOR Steven Stamkos (Martins Karsums)
2-1 PHL Josh Beaulieu (Kevin Marshall)
3-1 NOR Justin Keller
4-1 NOR Blair Jones (David Koci)
5-1 NOR Peter Zingoni
6-1 NOR Zenon Konopka (Jason Ward)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Michael-Lee Teslak

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Anaheim Ducks 2
Shots: 29 - 29
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:56/73=76 %, Challenges:44/45=95 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:69/90=76 %, Challenges:35/39=87 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 842675 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:45 0-1 Eric Boguniecki [3] (Ken Klee, Filip Kuba)
10:34 0-2 Teemu Selänne [19] (Shawn Horcoff, Duncan Keith)
17:32 1-2 David Perron [6] (Steven Wagner, Jay McClement)
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26:41 2-2 Brad Boyes [13] (Andy McDonald, Erik Johnson)
28:58 3-2 Brad Boyes [14] (Paul Kariya, Eric Brewer)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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12:35 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
14:51 Eric Brewer (2 min for elbowing)
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23:52 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for cross-checking)
34:23 Filip Kuba (2 min for boarding)
39:04 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
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46:18 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for high-sticking)
48:37 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
56:49 Trent Whitfield (2 min for boarding)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
R David Backes 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Brad Boyes 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.50 5
C Jay McClement 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Andy McDonald 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
L Cam Janssen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L David Perron 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 18.30 9
L Paul Kariya 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Steven Wagner 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 13.50 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 1 29.10 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Mason 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 1 1 0 0 0 -2 8.10 6
R Eric Boguniecki 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 8
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 20.50 7
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.10 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Josh Green 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 8.10 5
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 20.20 8
L Alexander Semin 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 21.30 6
D Ken Klee 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 16.20 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 -1 28.50 9
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 21.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 26 0 0 58.20 7
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Boyes
2nd star: Andy McDonald
3rd star: David Perron

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Brad Boyes scored the 100th goal of his career.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Teemu Selänne scored the 1200th point of his career.
-Eric Boguniecki finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Shawn Horcoff had his 7 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Semin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 1( 19) , Iowa Chops 0( 15)
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1-0 PEO Chris Porter (Nikolai Lemtyugov, Roman Polak)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - David LeNeveu

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Vancouver Canucks 3 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 35 - 25
PP: 1 of 6 (18 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (General Motors Place)
Ticket income: 825309 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:52 1-0 Pavol Demitra [13] (Daniel Sedin, Mattias Öhlund)
15:13 2-0 Kevin Bieksa [4] (Sami Salo, Mats Sundin)
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28:42 2-1 Mikko Koivu [16] (Todd Marchant)SH
29:37 3-1 Mattias Öhlund [6] (Pavol Demitra, Mats Sundin)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:39 Ossi Väänänen (2 min for boarding)
05:35 Jason Krog (2 min for hooking)
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22:13 Owen Nolan (2 min for slashing)
27:57 Owen Nolan (2 min for high-sticking)
32:01 Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
36:23 Mason Raymond (2 min for tripping)
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41:24 James Sheppard (2 min for hooking)
44:28 Jason Chimera (2 min for hooking)
51:51 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for tripping)
55:16 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for elbowing)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.20 4
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Pavol Demitra 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Mats Sundin 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
L Jason Krog 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 17.10 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 28.30 9
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
D Kevin Bieksa 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 21.20 9
D Mattias Öhlund 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis Sanford 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 1 0 0 -1 5.30 5
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10.10 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 -1 18.20 8
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
C James Sheppard 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 5.30 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 22.20 8
C Todd Marchant 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 5.30 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.10 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 28.50 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 -1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Kevin Bieksa
3rd star: Mattias Öhlund

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mats Sundin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Matt Pettinger had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Owen Nolan had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Marian Gaborik had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Marian Gaborik had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( 14) , Houston Aeros 0( 10)
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1-0 MTB Michael Grabner (Rick Rypien, Zack FitzGerald)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Nolan Schaefer