26-27/12/2008

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Boston Bruins 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 34 - 38
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:56/66=84 %, Challenges:47/51=90 %
PP: 0 of 3 (14 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 874738 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:42 1-0 Ryan Getzlaf [21] (Roman Hamrlik)
19:25 1-1 Petr Sykora [18] (Sidney Crosby, Ladislav Nagy)
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31:26 2-1 Marco Sturm [18] (Gregory Campbell, Blake Wheeler)
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59:08 3-1 Brian Rafalski [6] (Roman Hamrlik) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:09 Kristopher Letang (2 min for high-sticking)
09:21 Maxime Talbot (2 min for slashing)
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22:16 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for slashing)
24:11 Hal Gill (2 min for roughing)
24:11 Marco Sturm (2 min for roughing)
25:51 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
27:33 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for tripping)
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41:18 Denis Reul (2 min for tripping)
46:27 Marco Sturm (2 min for high-sticking)
50:59 Denis Reul (2 min for tripping)
53:48 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.20 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 1 19.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 20.40 9
C Maxime Sauve 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 8.00 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 2 24.00 8
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.20 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
L Marco Sturm 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 16.50 9
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 5
D Brian Rafalski 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 28.30 9
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 25.40 9
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 15.20 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
D Denis Reul 0 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 1 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5.40 5
R Bill Guerin 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 14.30 6
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 10.10 5
R Petr Sykora 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 5.40 5
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 14.30 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 12.30 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 18.40 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 8 4 0 1 2 0 21.00 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -2 19.10 4
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 21.50 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.30 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 -1 17.20 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 23.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 31 0 0 58.50 9
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrice Bergeron had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Gregory Campbell ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Miroslav Satan had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Comrie had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 1( 18) , W-B/Scranton Penguins 3( 16)
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0-1 WBS Jeff Taffe (Paul Bissonnette)
1-1 PRO Mikko Lehtonen (Zach Hamill)
1-2 WBS Janne Pesonen (Mark Ardelan)
1-3 WBS Derek Couture (Jeff Taffe)

Goalies: Adam Courchaine - Bobby Nadeau

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 5
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:26/31=81 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:44/53=81 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 893062 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:29 0-1 Sergei Samsonov [12] (Antoine Vermette, Niclas Wallin)
11:05 1-1 Gary Roberts [13] (Andrej Meszaros, Paul Ranger)
12:35 1-2 Matt Cullen [2] (Jussi Jokinen, Anton Babchuk)
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28:09 1-3 Raffi Torres [4] (Jussi Jokinen, Patrick Eaves)
30:15 2-3 Wade Brookbank [1] (Steve Downie, Travis Moen)
32:36 2-4 Jussi Jokinen [9] (Patrick Eaves, R.J. Umberger)
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49:47 3-4 Steve Downie [3] (Travis Moen, Ryan Malone)
54:52 3-5 Ray Whitney [12] (Anton Babchuk, R.J. Umberger)
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Penalty summary:
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35:47 R.J. Umberger (2 min for elbowing)
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45:42 Travis Moen (2 min for roughing)
52:02 Noah Welch (2 min for hooking)
55:58 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for tripping)
59:02 Paul Ranger (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 7.40 7
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.00 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 13.10 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Steve Downie 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 7.40 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16.10 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 16.10 4
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Travis Moen 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 8.20 6
L Ryan Malone 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 15.10 4
L Gary Roberts 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 5
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 -3 13.30 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 26.10 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 16.00 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jussi Jokinen 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 7.50 9
R Patrick Eaves 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 15.20 7
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 8
R Erik Cole 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 19.50 7
C Matt Cullen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7.10 8
C R.J. Umberger 0 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 16.00 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
L Raffi Torres 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7.10 8
L Ray Whitney 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 16.40 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 23.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jussi Jokinen
2nd star: Patrick Eaves
3rd star: Sergei Samsonov

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Travis Moen ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Antoine Vermette notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Anton Babchuk has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.
-Matt Cullen finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Raffi Torres ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Ray Whitney ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Niclas Wallin ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 16) , Albany River Rats 1( 18)
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1-0 NOR Zenon Konopka (Martins Karsums, Andy Rogers)
2-0 NOR Janne Niskala (Martins Karsums)
2-1 ALB Pat Dwyer (Ryan Bayda)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Justin Peters

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Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 23 - 24
PP: 0 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:54/70=77 %, Challenges:36/36=97 %
PP: 3 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:86/97=88 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 945000 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:32 0-1 Mathieu Schneider [7] (Andrei Markov, Marc Savard)PP
13:41 0-2 Glen Metropolit [2] (Phil Kessel)
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27:08 0-3 Phil Kessel [16] (Milan Lucic, Ladislav Smid)PP
28:43 0-4 Ladislav Smid [3] (Phil Kessel, Patrice Brisebois)PP
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55:35 1-4 Ilya Kovalchuk [17] (Tobias Enström, Aaron Rome)
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Penalty summary:
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00:36 Alex Kovalev (2 min for tripping)
02:49 Chris Thorburn (2 min for tripping)
06:11 Chris Thorburn (2 min for cross-checking)
08:21 Aaron Rome (2 min for hooking)
17:03 Garnet Exelby (2 min for slashing)
19:34 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for cross-checking)
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21:46 Todd White (2 min for tripping)
23:52 Jim Slater (2 min for hooking)
26:07 Chris Thorburn (2 min for elbowing)
27:27 Jim Slater (2 min for slashing)
29:43 Georges Laraque (2 min for slashing)
37:22 Glen Metropolit (2 min for cross-checking)
38:47 Georges Laraque (2 min for hooking)
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43:48 Ron Hainsey (2 min for slashing)
45:49 Marty Reasoner (2 min for elbowing)
50:36 Robert Lang (2 min for holding the stick)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 5 0 1 6 0 18.20 9
R Bryan Little 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.40 6
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 17.30 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 13.20 7
C Todd White 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 21.10 7
L Spencer Machacek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 5
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.10 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
D Anssi Salmela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 4
D Aaron Rome 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.00 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 28.40 7
D Clay Wilson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 21.50 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 11 0 0 28.40 4
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 9 0 0 31.10 7

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 8.30 6
R Phil Kessel 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 20.30 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
C Glen Metropolit 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5.30 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 21.00 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 24.10 8
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 8.00 6
L Milan Lucic 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 22.00 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 -1 21.30 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Ladislav Smid 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 8
D Mathieu Schneider 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 22.30 5
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ladislav Smid has marked a new career high in points with 11 points.
-Glen Metropolit ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Ladislav Smid ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Mathieu Schneider ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 30) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 10)
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1-0 CHW Igor Musatov (Tomás Pospisil)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Marc Denis

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St. Louis Blues 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 6
Shots: 28 - 30
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:53/55=94 %
PP: 2 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 842675 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:28 1-0 Alexander Steen [14] (Jay McKee, Erik Johnson)
13:57 1-1 Nikita Filatov [1] (Rostislav Klesla, Mike Commodore)
17:09 1-2 Eric Staal [15] (Rick Nash, Kristian Huselius)PP
18:23 1-3 Jason Williams [17] (Mike York, Fredrik Modin)PP
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26:44 2-3 Alexander Steen [15] (Keith Tkachuk, Barret Jackman)
37:08 2-4 Mike York [4] (Jakub Voracek, Mike Commodore)
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40:28 3-4 Erik Johnson [6] (Eric Brewer, Andy McDonald)PP
41:31 4-4 Erik Johnson [7] (Eric Brewer, Andy McDonald)PP
48:27 4-5 Mike York [5] (Fredrik Modin, Jason Williams)
59:55 4-6 Jason Williams [18] (Fredrik Modin, Michael Peca) EN
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Penalty summary:
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15:31 Andy McDonald (2 min for elbowing)
17:45 Cam Janssen (2 min for tripping)
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34:16 Nikita Filatov (2 min for holding the stick)
38:39 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for tripping)
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40:37 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
41:23 Eric Staal (2 min for hooking)
43:35 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for tripping)
46:03 Trent Whitfield (2 min for boarding)
55:06 Dan Hinote (2 min for elbowing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 11.40 5
R David Backes 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 10.50 7
R Alexander Steen 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 9
R Brad Boyes 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 8
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 5
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
C Andy McDonald 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 19.40 9
L Cam Janssen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 12.30 6
L David Perron 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.10 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.10 7
D Jay McKee 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 16.10 7
D Erik Johnson 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 -2 29.30 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 -1 14.10 8
D Barret Jackman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
D Eric Brewer 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 -2 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 6 0 24 0 0 58.30 4
G Chris Mason 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 2 3 0 0 4 1 9.20 8
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 5
R Jason Williams 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 9
R Kristian Huselius 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.20 6
C Mike York 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 9
C Michael Peca 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 8
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 22.00 8
L Nikita Filatov 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 9.20 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 12.00 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 25.10 7
D Mike Commodore 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 29.10 9
(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

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Williams
2nd star: Mike York
3rd star: Erik Johnson

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jay McKee has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Alexander Steen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Erik Johnson has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Eric Brewer notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Paul Kariya had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mike Commodore notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 3( 22) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 10)
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0-1 SYR Andy Inderieden (Tommy Sestito, Manny Malhotra)
1-1 PEO Jeff Woywitka (Nikolai Lemtyugov, Patrik Berglund)
2-1 PEO Chris Porter (Patrik Berglund)
3-1 PEO Chris Porter (Nikolai Lemtyugov)
3-2 SYR Jon Landry (Chris Gratton, Danny Battochio)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Danny Battochio

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 29 - 33
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:67/75=89 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:41/44=91 %
Attendance: 20066 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 947115 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:25 1-0 Tomas Holmström [18] (P.J. Axelsson, Nicklas Lidström)
12:52 1-1 Steve Bernier [20] (Kevin Bieksa, Henrik Sedin)
19:08 2-1 Marian Hossa [20] (Brad Stuart, Nicklas Lidström)
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28:08 3-1 Darren Haydar [3] (Peter Schaefer, Jiri Hudler)
32:14 3-2 Kevin Bieksa [5] (Alexander Edler, Mats Sundin)PP
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40:54 3-3 Jason Krog [6] (Taylor Pyatt, Ryan Kesler)
43:23 3-4 Matt Pettinger [5] (Henrik Sedin, Kevin Bieksa)
45:01 3-5 Mason Raymond [4] (Kyle Wellwood, Ryan Kesler)
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Penalty summary:
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02:55 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
13:49 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
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20:53 Chris Chelios (2 min for elbowing)
23:13 Matt Pettinger (2 min for tripping)
31:51 Brett Lebda (2 min for boarding)
32:22 Jason Krog (2 min for elbowing)
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46:37 Steve Bernier (2 min for boarding)
48:42 Mats Sundin (2 min for tripping)
53:27 Alexander Edler (2 min for tripping)
57:13 Peter Schaefer (2 min for slashing)
59:29 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for elbowing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
R Tomas Holmström 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 7
R Marian Hossa 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Jan Mursak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 4
C Johan Franzén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 14.30 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 10.20 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 11.20 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 -2 17.10 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -2 20.30 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 27.40 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 10.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -3 21.00 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 7
R Taylor Pyatt 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 14.20 8
R Steve Bernier 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 16.20 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 16.10 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 21.40 10
C Henrik Sedin 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Mats Sundin 0 1 5 0 1 1 2 -2 21.00 7
L Mason Raymond 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.50 7
L Jason Krog 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 10.30 7
L Matt Pettinger 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 17.20 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
D Alexander Edler 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 14.00 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 6
D Kevin Bieksa 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 22.30 9
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kevin Bieksa
2nd star: Ryan Kesler
3rd star: Taylor Pyatt

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Marian Hossa scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jiri Hudler notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Darren Haydar finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Darren Haydar finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Steve Bernier scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Kevin Bieksa notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mason Raymond finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Daniel Sedin had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 21) , Manitoba Moose 2( 17)
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0-1 MTB Ryan Johnson (Alexandre Burrows, Nolan Baumgartner)
1-1 GRD Colby Genoway (Andreas Engqvist)
1-2 MTB Mario Bliznak (Mike S. Brown)

Goalies: Daniel Larsson - Cory Schneider

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Los Angeles Kings 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 19 - 34
LA PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:43/47=89 %
PP: 0 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:83/97=85 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
Attendance: 18118 of 18118 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 862417 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:36 0-1 Jeremy Roenick [5] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Rob Blake)
17:23 0-2 Dan Boyle [4] (Torrey Mitchell, Devin Setoguchi)
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25:01 1-2 LA Ed Purcell [12] (Kyle Calder, Tom Preissing)
29:28 1-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [19] (Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle)
33:17 2-3 LA Michal Handzus [14] (Kyle Calder)
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47:35 3-3 LA Ed Purcell [13] (Matt Greene, Jack Johnson)
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Penalty summary:
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03:23 LA Raitis Ivanans (2 min for hooking)
11:07 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for boarding)
17:54 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for slashing)
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29:41 LA Raitis Ivanans (5 min for fighting)
29:41 Joe Thornton (5 min for fighting)
33:45 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for hooking)
37:13 LA Justin Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
39:55 LA Ed Purcell (5 min for fighting)
39:55 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
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41:28 LA Sean O'Donnell (2 min for cross-checking)
48:59 Jamie McGinn (2 min for hooking)
55:43 LA Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 7.20 6
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 -1 10.00 7
R Ed Purcell 2 0 4 0 0 0 5 1 12.30 9
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 18.40 7
C Bud Holloway 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 6
C Michal Handzus 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.50 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 23.30 8
L Oscar Möller 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Dustin Brown 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 13.10 6
L Kyle Calder 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 24.20 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.10 5
D Matt Greene 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 27.40 9
D Jack Johnson 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 30.50 8
D Peter Harrold 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 12.40 7
D Tom Preissing 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 31 0 0 65.00 9
G Erik Ersberg 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 1 0 2 1 8.20 6
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 1 19.00 7
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 16.50 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Torrey Mitchell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18.10 6
C Joe Thornton 0 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 21.10 8
L Devin Setoguchi 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 8.20 7
L Jeremy Roenick 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 12.40 8
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 26.40 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.50 7
D Rob Blake 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 -1 30.40 7
D Dan Boyle 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 30.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 16 0 0 65.00 5
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ed Purcell
2nd star: Kyle Calder
3rd star: Dan Boyle

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Anze Kopitar had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Kyle Calder had his 7 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton scored the 800th point of his career.
-Jeremy Roenick finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Patrick Marleau had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Milan Michalek had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Dan Boyle ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Raitis Ivanans beat Joe Thornton in a fight.
-Ryane Clowe beat Ed Purcell in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 3( 24) , Worcester Sharks 2( 18)
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1-0 MCH Marc-André Cliche (John Zeiler, Joe Piskula)
2-0 MCH Scott Parse (Matt Ellis)
2-1 WOR Mike Morris (David MacDonald, Derek Joslin)
2-2 WOR Riley Armstrong (Ondrej Otcenas)
3-2 MCH Trevor Lewis (David Meckler)

Goalies: Jeff Zatkoff - Thomas Greiss

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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 31 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:74/82=90 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:64/71=90 %, Challenges:40/49=80 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 943992 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:58 0-1 Nikolai Zherdev [12] (Paul Mara, Markus Näslund)PP
09:59 0-2 Scott Gomez [18] (Wade Redden, Marc Staal)
14:33 1-2 Ray Whitney [13] (Sergei Samsonov, Niclas Wallin)
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26:32 2-2 Scott Walker [10] (Frantisek Kaberle, Rod Brind'Amour)
27:14 3-2 Rod Brind'Amour [8] (Erik Cole, Scott Walker)
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40:51 4-2 Rod Brind'Amour [9] (Erik Cole, Frantisek Kaberle)
51:16 5-2 Antoine Vermette [17] (Niclas Wallin, Joe Corvo)
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Penalty summary:
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02:01 Mark Bell (2 min for cross-checking)
05:04 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for tripping)
17:44 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for high-sticking)
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30:11 Michal Rozsival (2 min for holding the stick)
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54:12 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for hooking)
56:26 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for elbowing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 3 0 0 6 0 12.30 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
R Erik Cole 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 21.00 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 12.10 8
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 12.20 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 3 21.00 8
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 12.00 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
R Scott Walker 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 3 16.50 9
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.20 10
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 21.00 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomás Záborský 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 13.40 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 13.40 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 4
C Scott Gomez 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.30 7
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 7.20 8
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 13.40 5
L Mark Bell 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 -1 17.40 7
L Markus Näslund 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 -2 19.20 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 17.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 12.10 6
D Marc Staal 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 -2 29.50 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 6
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rod Brind'Amour
2nd star: Scott Walker
3rd star: Niclas Wallin

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jussi Jokinen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Samsonov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 2( 25) , Hartford Wolf Pack 3( 9)
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0-1 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Pierre Parenteau)
1-1 ALB Jerome Samson (Mike Angelidis, Tim Conboy)
2-1 ALB Mike Angelidis (Jerome Samson, Bryan Rodney)
2-2 HFD Michael Sauer (Pierre Parenteau)
2-3 HFD Greg Moore (Andreas Jämtin, Joe Barnes)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Miika Wiikman

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Ottawa Senators 4 , Washington Capitals 6
Shots: 30 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:35/38=89 %
PP: 3 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:62/76=81 %, Challenges:46/53=85 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 896361 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:53 0-1 Eric Fehr [7] (Alexander Ovechkin)
11:41 1-1 Oleg Saprykin [13] (Chris Kelly, Jason Smith)
12:21 1-2 Chris Pronger [6] (Andrew Cogliano)PP
15:33 2-2 Jordan Staal [3] (Chris Kelly, Chris Campoli)
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25:45 3-2 Oleg Saprykin [14] (Chris Kelly, Daniel Alfredsson)
28:15 3-3 Ales Hemsky [16] (Mike Green, Alexander Ovechkin)
31:13 3-4 Mike Green [7] (Bryan Berard, Andrew Cogliano)PP
34:37 4-4 Oleg Saprykin [15] (Josh Hennessy, Jason Smith)
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44:37 4-5 Mike Green [8] (Andrew Cogliano)PP
59:18 4-6 Ales Hemsky [17] (Mike Green, David Steckel) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:59 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
04:34 Zdeno Chara (2 min for slashing)
11:16 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
11:16 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
12:15 Jordan Staal (2 min for tripping)
19:29 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
19:29 Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
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20:53 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for slashing)
31:09 Christoph Schubert (2 min for tripping)
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42:18 Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for high-sticking)
44:25 Jason Smith (2 min for holding the stick)
56:28 Christoph Schubert (2 min for high-sticking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 12.00 6
R Chris Kelly 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 19.00 9
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 -1 19.00 8
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 1 0 10 0 7.20 5
C Josh Hennessy 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Jordan Staal 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 20.10 8
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 6.30 4
L Nick Foligno 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
L Oleg Saprykin 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 18.20 8
L Dany Heatley 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 16.10 5
D Chris Campoli 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 21.00 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 -1 11.30 4
D Jason Smith 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 21.10 9
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 6 0 3 2 -1 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 6 0 23 0 0 59.30 4
G Alex Auld 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 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.40 6
L Eric Fehr 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 22.10 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 17.50 5
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 3 3 0 0 2 1 20.30 9
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
C David Steckel 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
C Andrew Cogliano 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 8.40 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 15.20 6
R Ales Hemsky 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.30 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Mike Green 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 29.10 9
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
D Bryan Berard 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 22.10 7
D Chris Pronger 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 25.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Green
2nd star: Oleg Saprykin
3rd star: Ales Hemsky

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Oleg Saprykin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jordan Staal finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Jordan Staal finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Mike Fisher had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Dany Heatley had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Eric Fehr ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Chris Neil in a fight.
-Chris Neil beat Matt Bradley in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 1( 15) , Hershey Bears 3( 16)
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0-1 HER François Bouchard (Josh Godfrey, Andrew Joudrey)
0-2 HER Steve Pinizzotto (François Bouchard)
0-3 HER Alexandre Giroux (Graham Mink)
1-3 BNG Jeremy Yablonski (Peter Regin)

Goalies: Brian Elliott - Daren Machesney

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 6
Shots: 30 - 28
PP: 2 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:42/49=84 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/86=74 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
Attendance: 19523 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 962484 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:26 0-1 Kristian Huselius [18] (Eric Staal, Rick Nash)PP
12:51 0-2 Jason Williams [19] (Fredrik Modin)
18:35 1-2 Joffrey Lupul [9] (Mike Richards, Mike Knuble)PP
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27:24 1-3 Benoit Pouliot [3] (Jakub Voracek, Mike York)
29:21 2-3 Daniel Brière [18] (Jaromir Jagr, Mike Knuble)PP
32:54 3-3 Mike Richards [12] (Lasse Kukkonen, Braydon Coburn)
33:47 3-4 Jakub Voracek [5])
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43:53 3-5 Jason Williams [20] (Fredrik Modin, Rick Nash)
50:25 4-5 Jeff Carter [8] (Patrick Thoresen, Braydon Coburn)
59:48 4-6 Benoit Pouliot [4]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:47 Curtis Glencross (2 min for elbowing)
07:03 Mike Knuble (2 min for hooking)
14:08 Mike York (2 min for cross-checking)
16:58 Kristian Huselius (2 min for hooking)
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28:15 Rick Nash (2 min for cross-checking)
34:17 Scott Hartnell (2 min for tripping)
37:04 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for hooking)
38:57 Rick Nash (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:42 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
52:09 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for tripping)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 7.40 6
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.10 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Arron Asham 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11.50 6
C Mike Richards 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 8
C Jeff Carter 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 8
C Daniel Brière 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 15.00 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
L Mike Knuble 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 -1 20.10 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 12.50 6
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 26.00 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 -1 23.00 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 -1 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 6 0 22 0 0 58.30 4
G Antero Niittymäki 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 1 0 0 4 0 7.50 6
R Jakub Voracek 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 12.00 7
R Jason Williams 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 8
R Kristian Huselius 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.20 7
C Derick Brassard 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 6
C Mike York 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 13.50 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 9
C Eric Staal 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 7
L Benoit Pouliot 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 2 12.00 8
L Fredrik Modin 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Rick Nash 0 2 3 3 0 0 4 0 15.50 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.30 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 21.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 22.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Williams
2nd star: Benoit Pouliot
3rd star: Jakub Voracek

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Mike Knuble notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jason Williams scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Fredrik Modin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jakub Voracek finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Benoit Pouliot finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 18) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 24)
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0-1 SYR Kyle Wharton (Tony Romano, Jiri Novotny)
1-1 PHL Josh Beaulieu (Patrik Hersley)
1-2 SYR Sami Sandell (Alexander Svitov)

Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Danny Battochio

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Colorado Avalanche 5
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 3 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:48/51=92 %
PP: 2 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:51/60=83 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:06 1-0 Corey Perry [14] (Patrick Sharp, Doug Janik)PP
10:15 1-1 Brett Clark [6] (Milan Hejduk)PP
13:39 2-1 Brent Sopel [3] (Cam Barker, Samuel Påhlsson)PP
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30:04 2-2 Joe Sakic [20] (Milan Hejduk, Wojtek Wolski)PP
32:09 2-3 Ian Laperriere [13] (Wojtek Wolski, Ryan Smyth)
33:13 3-3 Samuel Påhlsson [14] (Dustin Byfuglien)
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45:25 4-3 Brian Campbell [7] (Doug Janik, Jonathan Toews)PP
48:43 4-4 Ian Laperriere [14] (Paul Stastny, Adam Foote)
49:34 4-5 Tyler Arnason [6] (Marek Svatos, Ian Laperriere)
57:19 5-5 Ben Eager [6] (Brian Campbell, Corey Perry)SH
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Penalty summary:
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05:39 Adam Foote (2 min for high-sticking)
08:31 Ben Eager (2 min for slashing)
13:03 Adam Foote (2 min for high-sticking)
14:34 Cody McLeod (2 min for tripping)
18:38 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
18:38 Scott Hannan (5 min for fighting)
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29:39 Kyle Beach (2 min for elbowing)
34:01 Marek Svatos (2 min for hooking)
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45:04 Ian Laperriere (2 min for boarding)
50:46 Cody McLeod (2 min for tripping)
55:25 David Bolland (2 min for tripping)
56:33 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for hooking)
59:19 Corey Perry (2 min for high-sticking)
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62:19 Brian Willsie (2 min for holding the stick)
63:32 Ian Laperriere (2 min for holding the stick)

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 1 14.20 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 6
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
C David Bolland 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 13.10 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 1 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 21.50 9
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Ben Eager 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 9.20 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 4
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 5
R Corey Perry 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 -1 23.50 8
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Doug Janik 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 -1 33.30 8
D Brent Sopel 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 17.50 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 14.10 8
D Brian Campbell 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 33.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 25 0 0 65.00 5
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.10 7
R Marek Svatos 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 11.30 7
R Ian Laperriere 2 1 5 2 1 0 4 1 17.30 10
R Milan Hejduk 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 -1 21.30 9
C Ben Guite 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 11.20 8
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Joe Sakic 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 8
L Cody McLeod 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 9.30 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 11.20 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 22.20 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 13.00 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 20.20 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 30.40 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Brett Clark 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 21 0 0 65.00 4
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ian Laperriere
2nd star: Brian Campbell
3rd star: Milan Hejduk

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Samuel Påhlsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dustin Byfuglien finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Ben Eager ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Brent Sopel finally ended his 26 game goal drought.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Joe Sakic scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Marek Svatos has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Ian Laperriere notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brett Clark finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Scott Hannan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 3( 30) , Lake Erie Monsters 1( 12)
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0-1 LEM T.J. Galiardi (Codey Burki)
1-1 RCK Adam Burish (Jean-Claude Sawyer)
2-1 RCK Richard Lelkes (Petri Kontiola)
3-1 RCK Dan Bertram (Adam Hobson)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Jason Bacashihua

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New Jersey Devils 4 , Buffalo Sabres 0
Shots: 39 - 23
PP: 1 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:76/83=91 %, Challenges:47/58=79 %
PP: 0 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:56/69=81 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
Attendance: 17625 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 826613 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:53 1-0 Dainius Zubrus [16] (John Madden, Patrik Elias)
14:54 2-0 Brian Rolston [16] (Patrik Elias, Jamie Langenbrunner)
19:35 3-0 Jamie Langenbrunner [13] (Brian Rolston, Patrik Elias)
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34:05 4-0 Patrik Elias [14] (Scott Niedermayer, Paul Martin)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:21 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:32 Chris Drury (2 min for high-sticking)
23:19 Travis Zajac (2 min for hooking)
26:26 Jochen Hecht (2 min for elbowing)
29:22 Bobby Holik (2 min for cross-checking)
33:48 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for tripping)
34:28 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
37:44 Jochen Hecht (2 min for holding the stick)
38:28 Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
38:28 Patrik Elias (2 min for roughing)
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46:37 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
51:18 Mathieu Darche (2 min for tripping)
54:09 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
56:15 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for hooking)
57:12 Chris Drury (2 min for roughing)
57:12 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for roughing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 21.00 9
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 8.10 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 21.00 8
C John Madden 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
C Patrik Elias 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 2 18.40 9
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 5
L Zach Parisé 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Brian Rolston 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8.30 4
D François Beauchemin 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 22.30 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 29.00 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Kevin Weekes 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 2 1 0 1 0 0 4.10 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 -2 13.10 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 -1 20.30 7
R Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21.40 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 -2 13.30 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 21.10 8
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 13.10 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 -2 20.00 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -3 24.50 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 21.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 23.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Brodeur
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Jamie Langenbrunner

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Robyn Regehr had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 0( 18) , Portland Pirates 2( 11)
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0-1 POR Tim Kennedy (Felix Schütz)
0-2 POR Miika Lahti (Stanislav Lascek, Mike Weber)

Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Adam Dennis

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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 37 - 28
PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 785155 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:48 1-0 Philippe Boucher [7] (Sergei Gonchar, Marc-André Fleury)
12:56 1-1 Phil Kessel [17] (Glen Metropolit, Guillaume Latendresse)PP
18:36 2-1 Bill Guerin [7] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Chris Kunitz)
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26:17 2-2 Ladislav Smid [4] (Patrice Brisebois, Robert Lang)
29:58 3-2 Petr Sykora [19] (Sidney Crosby)PP
30:37 4-2 Ruslan Fedotenko [7] (Chris Kunitz)
30:59 5-2 Mark Eaton [3] (Sergei Gonchar, Maxime Talbot)
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44:34 6-2 Kristopher Letang [8] (Petr Sykora, Sergei Gonchar)PP
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Penalty summary:
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07:52 Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
11:06 Petr Sykora (2 min for tripping)
12:27 Kristopher Letang (2 min for roughing)
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21:13 Sidney Crosby (2 min for slashing)
29:25 Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
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43:24 Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
46:03 Patrick O'Sullivan (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 2 1 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
R Bill Guerin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 10.40 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 7
R Petr Sykora 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 -1 20.20 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Chris Kunitz 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 10.40 8
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 -1 20.20 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 13.10 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.50 8
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 21.00 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 26.40 7
D Mark Eaton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11.00 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Kristopher Letang 1 0 2 3 2 0 2 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 1 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Mathieu Garon 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 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 4
R Phil Kessel 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 -2 14.30 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 17.30 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.30 4
C Glen Metropolit 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 21.40 8
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 14.20 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 -1 17.50 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.30 6
D Ladislav Smid 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 17.00 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 24.10 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -2 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 14 0 0 31.00 4
G Leland Irving 1 0 17 0 0 29.00 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Ruslan Fedotenko
3rd star: Sergei Gonchar

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ladislav Nagy had his 14 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 2( 19) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 11)
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1-0 WBS Mike Zigomanis (Craig Adams, Paul Bissonnette)
1-1 HAM Ryan White (Ryan O'Byrne)
1-2 HAM Ryan O'Byrne (Ryan Russell)
2-2 WBS Connor James (Jonathan D'Aversa)

Goalies: Bobby Nadeau - Marc Denis

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Florida Panthers 5 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 36 - 24
PP: 0 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:72/81=88 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:55/71=77 %, Challenges:46/50=90 %
Attendance: 19250 of 19250 (BankAtlantic Center)
Ticket income: 866250 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:54 1-0 Nick Tarnasky [7] (David Booth)
19:46 2-0 Radek Dvorak [8] (Chad Kilger, Anthony Stewart)
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29:43 2-1 Dean McAmmond [13] (Richard Park, Freddy Meyer)PP
31:09 2-2 Junior Lessard [4] (Sean Bergenheim, Andy Hilbert)
32:59 2-3 Mike Sillinger [13] (Andy Sutton, Mark Streit)
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49:29 3-3 Nathan Horton [16] (Cory Stillman, Ville Peltonen)
57:39 4-3 Rostislav Olesz [13] (Jay Bouwmeester)
59:34 5-3 Chad Kilger [8] (Radek Dvorak, Steve Eminger) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:47 Mike Sillinger (2 min for elbowing)
04:29 Radek Martinek (2 min for cross-checking)
11:22 Richard Zednik (2 min for slashing)
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26:56 Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
26:56 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
28:46 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
34:04 Kyle Okposo (2 min for high-sticking)
37:44 Brendan Witt (2 min for slashing)
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45:08 Kyle Okposo (2 min for hooking)
49:34 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for hooking)
54:24 Andy Sutton (2 min for elbowing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
R Richard Zednik 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 17.30 8
R Radek Dvorak 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 8
R Nathan Horton 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
C David Krejci 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
C Nick Tarnasky 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
C Anthony Stewart 0 1 2 3 0 0 5 2 15.50 7
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
L David Booth 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Chad Kilger 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.20 7
L Cory Stillman 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.50 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 23.40 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 14.50 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 6 5 0 4 2 1 25.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Craig Anderson 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 -1 10.50 4
R Richard Park 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 22.50 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 5
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 4
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 9.50 4
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
L Sean Bergenheim 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Andy Hilbert 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 5
L Dean McAmmond 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 -1 15.10 6
D Andy Sutton 0 1 2 2 0 1 7 -1 18.50 7
D Mark Streit 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 28.50 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 -2 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 31 0 0 59.20 6
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radek Dvorak
2nd star: Chad Kilger
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nick Tarnasky has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.

Notes for New York Islanders:

Other notes:
-Anthony Stewart fought Andy Sutton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 19) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 12)
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1-0 ROC Brady Calla (Kamil Kreps)

Goalies: Chris Beckford-Tseu - Joey MacDonald

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Nashville Predators 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 1
Shots: 27 - 18
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:43/48=87 %
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 821424 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:58 1-0 Martin Erat [16] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jordin Tootoo)
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26:15 1-1 Martin Hanzal [4] (Petr Prucha, Kyle Turris)
27:49 2-1 Martin Erat [17] (Jason Arnott, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
36:27 3-1 Steve Sullivan [18] (David Legwand, Jason Arnott)
37:29 4-1 Vernon Fiddler [3] (Radek Bonk, Jerred Smithson)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:01 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for boarding)
04:59 Scottie Upshall (2 min for hooking)
07:27 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
10:21 Martin Erat (2 min for holding the stick)
12:49 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for high-sticking)
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29:22 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
29:22 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
31:09 Jed Ortmeyer (2 min for boarding)
38:12 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for roughing)
38:12 Petr Prucha (2 min for roughing)
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43:47 Martin Hanzal (2 min for high-sticking)
55:53 Jason Arnott (2 min for high-sticking)
58:12 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for slashing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 12.30 6
R Jerred Smithson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 21.00 8
C Scott Nichol 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
C Radek Bonk 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
C David Legwand 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 16.10 9
C Jason Arnott 0 2 5 2 0 0 4 1 18.30 8
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 8.20 6
L Vernon Fiddler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Steve Sullivan 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 8
L Martin Erat 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 17.30 9
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 5
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 21.30 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 28.10 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 2 19.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -1 10.10 5
R Petr Prucha 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 17.50 6
R Kyle Turris 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -2 9.50 6
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 21.30 7
C Wyatt Smith 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 6.40 4
C Martin Hanzal 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 13.00 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -2 16.00 7
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 -1 11.00 4
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
L Garth Murray 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -2 16.00 5
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 4
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.20 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 27.20 6
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.40 5
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -3 22.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Erat
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-David Legwand notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Radulov had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Greg de Vries had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Petr Prucha notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin Hanzal finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Martin Hanzal finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo fought Todd Fedoruk in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 26) , San Antonio Rampage 2( 11)
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0-1 SAN Marek Kvapil (Alex Bourret, Kurt Sauer)
0-2 SAN Kevin Porter (Chad Kolarik)
1-2 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Teemu Laakso)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Josh Tordjman

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Dallas Stars 6 , Anaheim Ducks 2
Shots: 28 - 27
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:56/68=82 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:79/92=85 %, Challenges:45/49=90 %
Attendance: 18532 of 18532 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 865444 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:24 1-0 Steve Ott [13] (Trevor Daley, Stéphane Robidas)
10:38 1-1 Sergei Fedorov [11] (Shawn Horcoff, Teemu Selänne)
15:11 2-1 Sergei Zubov [6] (Stéphane Robidas, Brad Richards)
16:43 3-1 Loui Eriksson [10] (Steve Ott, Darryl Sydor)
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20:29 4-1 Brenden Morrow [15] (Brad Richards, Sergei Zubov)PP
23:02 4-2 Martin Havlat [18] (Teemu Selänne)
26:04 5-2 Sergei Zubov [7] (Brad Richards, Jere Lehtinen)
27:37 6-2 Loui Eriksson [11] (Mike Modano)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:33 Ken Klee (2 min for roughing)
03:33 Matt Niskanen (2 min for roughing)
19:43 Alexander Semin (2 min for hooking)
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20:55 Brendan Morrison (2 min for hooking)
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40:06 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for diving)
42:14 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
48:41 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
49:14 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
49:14 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for roughing)
51:09 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for boarding)
55:03 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
59:02 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for hooking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 5
R Loui Eriksson 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 12.30 8
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 20.30 8
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 10.10 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 20.20 7
C Mike Modano 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 10.30 7
C Brad Richards 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 8
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.30 7
L Steve Ott 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 12.30 9
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 20.10 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 -1 23.50 6
D Trevor Daley 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 13.30 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 25.10 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.20 7
D Sergei Zubov 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 23.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Tobias Stephan 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 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 13.30 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.20 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 11.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 7
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 17.20 6
L Martin Havlat 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 17.30 8
L Alexander Semin 0 0 4 5 1 0 2 -2 18.20 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16.10 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 25.30 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 26.10 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 11.40 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 5 0 0 20.30 4
G Jonas Hiller 2 0 17 0 0 39.30 6

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Zubov
2nd star: Loui Eriksson
3rd star: Brad Richards

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Stéphane Robidas has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-Steve Ott has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Loui Eriksson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Darryl Sydor notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mike Modano notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Texas Stars 3( 22) , Iowa Chops 0( 11)
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1-0 TEX B.J. Crombeen (James Neal)
2-0 TEX Landon Wilson (Dan Jancevski)
3-0 TEX John Lammers (Vadim Khomitsky)

Goalies: Matt Climie - David LeNeveu

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Minnesota Wild 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 5
Shots: 39 - 22
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:67/73=91 %, Challenges:41/42=95 %
PP: 3 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:25/30=80 %
Attendance: 18064 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 888749 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:56 1-0 Andrew Brunette [16] (Krys Kolanos, Owen Nolan)
16:22 2-0 Marian Gaborik [22] (Todd Marchant, Brent Burns)SH
18:02 2-1 Bates Battaglia [17] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Ian White)PP
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24:57 2-2 Jirí Tlustý [5] (Ian White, Pavel Kubina)
28:05 3-2 Owen Nolan [17] (Marek Zidlicky, Brent Burns)
29:12 3-3 Jirí Tlustý [6] (Bates Battaglia, Mike Van Ryn)
36:46 3-4 Matt Stajan [5] (Bates Battaglia, Tomas Kaberle)PP
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41:23 4-4 Owen Nolan [18] (Kurtis Foster, Mikko Koivu)
44:14 4-5 Jason Blake [9] (Matt Stajan, Bates Battaglia)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:52 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for elbowing)
14:26 Kurtis Foster (5 min for fighting)
14:26 Brad May (5 min for fighting)
14:39 Krys Kolanos (2 min for tripping)
16:31 Martin Skoula (2 min for tripping)
19:51 Lee Stempniak (2 min for slashing)
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30:43 Brad May (2 min for tripping)
35:12 James Sheppard (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:23 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
45:25 Kim Johnsson (2 min for tripping)
51:04 Derrick Walser (2 min for high-sticking)
55:08 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8.40 5
R Owen Nolan 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 9
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
C James Sheppard 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 7.00 7
C Krys Kolanos 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
C Todd Marchant 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8.40 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 9.30 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21.30 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 29.30 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.10 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
D Brent Burns 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 17 0 0 59.50 4
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.30 6
R Brad May 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 9.30 5
R Bates Battaglia 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 -3 20.40 6
C Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 5
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.00 6
C Jirí Tlustý 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 15.40 8
C Matt Stajan 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -3 21.30 7
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4.30 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
L Jason Blake 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 21.20 7
D Derrick Walser 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 11.00 5
D Ian White 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 -2 28.10 8
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 29.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Owen Nolan
2nd star: Bates Battaglia
3rd star: Jirí Tlustý

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Brent Burns notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mikko Koivu had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bates Battaglia notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jirí Tlustý finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Jason Blake finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kurtis Foster beat Brad May in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 1( 15) , Toronto Marlies 2( 7)
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1-0 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Derek Boogaard, Paul Albers)
1-1 TOM Kyle Rogers (Nikolai Kulemin, Tim Stapleton)
1-2 TOM Stefano Giliati (Alex Foster, Darryl Boyce)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Justin Pogge

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Vancouver Canucks 3 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 29 - 31
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:47/50=92 %
PP: 0 of 5 (15 shots), Passing:76/95=80 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (General Motors Place)
Ticket income: 825309 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:41 0-1 Robert Nilsson [5] (Denis Grebeshkov, Robbie Schremp)
14:34 0-2 Dustin Penner [13] (Matt D'Agostini, Sam Gagner)
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28:27 0-3 Brian Gionta [17] (Dustin Penner)
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46:24 1-3 Pavol Demitra [14] (Mats Sundin, Mattias Öhlund)
54:23 2-3 Steve Bernier [21] (Ossi Väänänen, Henrik Sedin)
56:35 3-3 Henrik Sedin [17] (Kevin Bieksa, Alexander Edler)PP
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Penalty summary:
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05:07 Sami Salo (2 min for tripping)
11:31 Tom Gilbert (2 min for slashing)
15:46 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
15:46 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
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23:16 Kyle Wellwood (2 min for tripping)
26:18 Jason Krog (2 min for elbowing)
30:45 Dustin Penner (2 min for roughing)
31:57 Fernando Pisani (2 min for hooking)
37:14 Robbie Schremp (2 min for cross-checking)
39:36 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for high-sticking)
39:48 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for boarding)
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47:33 Ethan Moreau (2 min for hooking)
55:53 Ethan Moreau (2 min for hooking)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 15.20 6
R Steve Bernier 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 8
R Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 9.10 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 6 0 6 0 -1 21.40 9
C Henrik Sedin 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Mats Sundin 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Jason Krog 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 14.20 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Alexander Edler 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 21.00 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 24.20 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 0 3 0 0 7 0 19.00 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 28 0 0 65.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 5
R Brian Gionta 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 22.50 9
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
C Robbie Schremp 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 8.50 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 24.10 7
L Matt D'Agostini 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
L Robert Nilsson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 21.20 8
L Dustin Penner 1 1 5 0 1 0 2 1 24.00 8
D P.K. Subban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 21.30 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 31.20 8
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
D Steve Staios 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 28.00 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 2 0 1 5 0 31.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Kyle Brodziak had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Dustin Penner ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Mike Komisarek beat Kevin Bieksa in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 3( 20) , Springfield Falcons 1( 20)
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1-0 MTB Michael Grabner (Rick Rypien)
2-0 MTB Michael Grabner
3-0 MTB Shaun Heshka (Jason Jaffray)
3-1 SPR Jean-François Jacques (Vyacheslav Trukhno)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Jeff Deslauriers