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Boston Bruins 4 , Ottawa Senators 6
Shots: 30 - 32
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:37/40=90 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:47/56=82 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 874738 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:28 1-0 Alex Tanguay [12] (Marco Sturm, Roman Hamrlik)
11:18 1-1 Zdeno Chara [9] (Dany Heatley, Mike Fisher)
17:33 1-2 Nick Foligno [2] (Alexander Perezhogin, Christoph Schubert)
19:34 2-2 Marco Sturm [19] (Ryan Getzlaf, Roman Hamrlik)
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24:48 2-3 Daniel Alfredsson [21] (Jason Smith, Chris Phillips)SH
34:33 3-3 Ryan Getzlaf [22] (Brian Rafalski)
35:17 3-4 Chris Kelly [13] (Oleg Saprykin, Josh Hennessy)
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43:14 4-4 Alex Tanguay [13] (Patrice Bergeron, Brian Rafalski)PP
49:17 4-5 Dany Heatley [23] (Daniel Alfredsson, Chris Phillips)
52:59 4-6 Dany Heatley [24] (Mike Fisher, Chris Neil)
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Penalty summary:
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04:22 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
05:57 Jordan Staal (2 min for hooking)
14:15 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
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23:48 Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for hooking)
26:45 Ryan Shannon (2 min for hooking)
28:58 Nick Foligno (2 min for hooking)
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42:04 Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 17.20 4
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Maxime Sauve 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 -1 11.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 8
L Marco Sturm 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 9
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 12.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 -2 22.10 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 28.40 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -2 18.00 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -3 18.50 7
D Denis Reul 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 6 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 17.10 6
R Chris Kelly 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 10.50 9
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 9
R Chris Neil 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 8
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 18.20 8
C Mike Fisher 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -1 8.00 6
L Nick Foligno 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 16.40 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 10.20 6
L Dany Heatley 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 13.00 10
D Alex Picard 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 27.00 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11.50 5
D Chris Phillips 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 7
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Brian Rafalski notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Chris Neil finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Chris Phillips ended his 5 game point drought.
-Zdeno Chara finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 1( 16) , Binghamton Senators 2( 13)
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0-1 BNG Peter Regin (Luke Wiens)
1-1 PRO Shaun Landolt (Mark Stuart)
1-2 BNG Sasha Golin (Ondrej Fiala)

Goalies: Adam Courchaine - Brian Elliott

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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 45 - 23
PP: 1 of 10 (21 shots), Passing:80/90=88 %, Challenges:60/63=93 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:25/31=78 %
Attendance: 19523 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 962484 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:52 1-0 Ed Jovanovski [4] (Kimmo Timonen, Daniel Brière)
10:01 2-0 Jaromir Jagr [19] (Daniel Brière, Arron Asham)
18:54 3-0 Mike Richards [13] (Mike Knuble, Braydon Coburn)PP
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26:16 3-1 Michael Nylander [11] (Bobby Ryan, Chris Pronger)PP
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46:51 3-2 Andrew Cogliano [14] (Ales Hemsky, Alexander Ovechkin)
47:11 3-3 Alexander Ovechkin [26] (Ales Hemsky, Andrew Cogliano)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for hooking)
04:25 Arron Asham (2 min for roughing)
04:25 Keith Aucoin (2 min for roughing)
13:08 Brian Pothier (2 min for diving)
15:06 Donald Brashear (2 min for roughing)
17:06 Ales Hemsky (2 min for high-sticking)
19:26 Keith Aucoin (2 min for tripping)
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25:29 Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for elbowing)
30:12 Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
37:04 Eric Fehr (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:59 Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
42:46 Mike Green (2 min for diving)
48:06 Patrick Thoresen (2 min for hooking)
51:06 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
51:06 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
58:36 Ales Hemsky (2 min for boarding)
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61:14 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for tripping)
63:53 Kyle McLaren (2 min for slashing)

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 22.40 8
C Arron Asham 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6.50 7
C Mike Richards 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 24.10 9
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 9
C Daniel Brière 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 13.40 7
L Mike Knuble 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 13.00 7
D Randy Jones 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 32.20 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 12.40 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 24.30 8
D Ed Jovanovski 1 0 5 4 0 1 2 0 31.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 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 2 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
L Eric Fehr 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 18.20 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 3 5 1 1 2 1 25.50 10
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 4.10 5
C David Steckel 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Michael Nylander 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 8
C Andrew Cogliano 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 15.30 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 1 11.50 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 5
D Mike Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 33.20 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 19.20 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Chris Pronger 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 42 0 0 65.00 10
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Andrew Cogliano
3rd star: Ed Jovanovski

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Joffrey Lupul had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Ed Jovanovski finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mike Green had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Bryan Berard had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Kyle McLaren in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 14) , Hershey Bears 2( 19)
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0-1 HER Chris Bourque (Mathieu Perreault)
1-1 PHL Jared Ross (Stefan Ruzicka, Ryan Parent)
2-1 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Ryan Parent)
2-2 HER Martin Kariya (Quintin Laing)
3-2 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Andreas Nödl, Ryan Parent)

Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Daren Machesney

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New Jersey Devils 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 0
Shots: 38 - 14
PP: 1 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:45/61=72 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:59/84=70 %, Challenges:30/35=83 %
Attendance: 17625 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 826613 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:24 1-0 John Madden [10] (Robyn Regehr, François Beauchemin)
13:38 2-0 Zach Parisé [15] (Dainius Zubrus, Robyn Regehr)
17:19 3-0 Brian Rolston [17] (Paul Martin)
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26:55 4-0 Jamie Langenbrunner [14] (Brian Rolston, Patrik Elias)PP
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Penalty summary:
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05:48 Brian Rolston (2 min for cross-checking)
14:22 Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
14:22 Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
19:39 Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
19:39 Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
19:46 Eric Boulton (2 min for slashing)
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25:13 Aaron Rome (2 min for holding the stick)
39:46 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
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44:19 Éric Perrin (2 min for boarding)
51:21 Robyn Regehr (2 min for tripping)
56:34 Eric Boulton (2 min for holding the stick)
58:59 Garnet Exelby (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 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.50 5
R David Clarkson 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 19.50 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
C John Madden 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 17.20 8
C Patrik Elias 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.20 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Zach Parisé 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 9
L Brian Rolston 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 20.10 9
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 27.30 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 16.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 2 0 2 2 0 6 2 16.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 0 0 2 5 1 4 4 0 8.00 6
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 13.20 7
R Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 17.30 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 9.50 7
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 18.20 5
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 15.40 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
L Spencer Machacek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10.20 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 14.10 4
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Anssi Salmela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 4
D Aaron Rome 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 15.50 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 -1 27.40 5
D Clay Wilson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 -3 21.00 4
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 34 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-John Madden scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Zach Parisé scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Patrik Elias notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Tobias Enström had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 4( 27) , Chicago Wolves 3( 11)
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0-1 CHW Tyler McGregor (Colin Stuart, Chad Denny)
0-2 CHW Chad Denny (Benoît Mondou)
1-2 LOW Michael Swift (Vladimir Zharkov, Tyler Eckford)
1-3 CHW Frank Littlejohn (Chad Denny)
2-3 LOW Petr Vrana (Matt Halischuk)
3-3 LOW Chad Wiseman (Fedor Fedorov)
4-3 LOW Tuomas Pihlman (Sheldon Brookbank)

Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Ondrej Pavelec

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Florida Panthers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:53/62=85 %, Challenges:46/53=85 %
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:47/56=82 %
Attendance: 19250 of 19250 (BankAtlantic Center)
Ticket income: 866250 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:51 0-1 Paul Gaustad [12] (Drew Stafford, Jochen Hecht)
17:34 0-2 Dominic Moore [3] (Maxim Afinogenov, Chris Drury)
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32:35 0-3 Thomas Vanek [17] (Henrik Tallinder, Craig Rivet)
34:49 1-3 Cory Stillman [17] (Rostislav Olesz, Nathan Horton)PP
37:47 2-3 Rostislav Olesz [14] (Jay Bouwmeester, Bryan McCabe)
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42:36 3-3 Richard Zednik [10] (Nick Boynton, Jay Bouwmeester)
46:17 4-3 Cory Stillman [18] (Jay Bouwmeester, Bryan McCabe)PP
59:01 5-3 Nathan Horton [17] (Bryan McCabe, Nick Boynton) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:29 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
12:26 Thomas Vanek (2 min for boarding)
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30:33 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
30:33 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
33:23 Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
39:06 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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43:32 Bryan McCabe (2 min for tripping)
45:54 Thomas Vanek (2 min for boarding)
47:49 Brett McLean (2 min for tripping)
50:08 David Booth (2 min for tripping)
50:47 Chad Kilger (2 min for hooking)
54:24 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
56:46 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 8.30 6
R Richard Zednik 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 9
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 13.30 6
R Nathan Horton 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 8
C David Krejci 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.10 5
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 1 18.10 7
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 10.40 5
C Rostislav Olesz 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.50 4
L David Booth 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 17.30 8
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -2 12.50 6
L Cory Stillman 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 18.50 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 15.00 5
D Bryan McCabe 0 3 2 2 1 1 4 2 26.30 9
D Nick Boynton 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -2 12.10 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 6
R Drew Stafford 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9.00 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 -1 16.50 8
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 20.10 7
R Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.40 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 21.50 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 11.20 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 22.00 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9.00 6
C Dominic Moore 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 7 6 2 1 4 1 19.40 9
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.20 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 19.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 28.10 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 17.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 21 0 0 59.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cory Stillman
2nd star: Bryan McCabe
3rd star: Jay Bouwmeester

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Richard Zednik scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nick Boynton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jay Bouwmeester notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre fought Nick Tarnasky in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 20) , Portland Pirates 2( 26)
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1-0 ROC Brady Calla (Kamil Kreps)
1-1 POR Ryan McDonough (Bryce Swan, Patrick Kaleta)
2-1 ROC Brady Calla (Kamil Kreps)
3-1 ROC Kamil Kreps (Michal Repík)
3-2 POR Bryce Swan (Dennis Persson)

Goalies: Chris Beckford-Tseu - Adam Dennis

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Columbus Blue Jackets 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 5
Shots: 30 - 37
PP: 1 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
PP: 1 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 827002 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:08 0-1 Tuomo Ruutu [11] (Scott Walker, Joni Pitkänen)
11:22 0-2 Joni Pitkänen [5] (Scott Walker, Rod Brind'Amour)
17:01 1-2 Kristian Huselius [19] (Mike York, Benoit Pouliot)PP
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20:37 2-2 Kristian Huselius [20] (Eric Staal, Rick Nash)
29:24 2-3 Antoine Vermette [18] (Sergei Samsonov, Joe Corvo)
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42:41 2-4 Ray Whitney [14] (Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkänen)PP
44:45 2-5 Matt Cullen [3] (Jussi Jokinen, Raffi Torres)
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Penalty summary:
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03:02 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
15:34 Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
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23:14 Erik Cole (2 min for elbowing)
32:42 Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
35:08 Mike York (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:25 Christian Bäckman (2 min for tripping)
47:49 Nikita Filatov (2 min for boarding)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.00 5
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
R Kristian Huselius 2 0 6 2 1 0 0 -2 19.10 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Mike York 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 14.50 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
C Eric Staal 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.30 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -2 26.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 4 1 4 2 0 11.40 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 25.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 -2 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 32 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 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 1 2 1 0 0 1 8.10 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 4 2 3 0 0 11.10 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 5 4 0 2 4 1 21.10 8
C Matt Cullen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Raffi Torres 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 7.00 7
L Ray Whitney 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 17.40 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
R Scott Walker 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 19.50 9
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Joe Corvo 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 21.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Joni Pitkänen 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 28 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joni Pitkänen
2nd star: Kristian Huselius
3rd star: Scott Walker

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Kristian Huselius scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joe Corvo notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 14) , Albany River Rats 0( 10)
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1-0 SYR Dusty Jamieson (Andrew Murray)
2-0 SYR Jiri Novotny (John Vigilante)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Justin Peters

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 1
Shots: 37 - 24
PP: 4 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:77/89=86 %, Challenges:48/49=96 %
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 912954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:36 1-0 Wojtek Wolski [11] (Joe Sakic)PP
07:02 2-0 Joe Sakic [21] (John-Michael Liles, Wojtek Wolski)PP
13:11 3-0 Ruslan Salei [8] (Paul Stastny, Marek Svatos)PP
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25:02 3-1 Shane Doan [15] (Peter Mueller, Matthew Lombardi)PP
32:13 4-1 Paul Stastny [19] (Marek Svatos, Ryan Smyth)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:01 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for boarding)
05:03 David Hale (2 min for hooking)
05:59 Matt Carle (2 min for high-sticking)
11:52 Garth Murray (2 min for slashing)
14:04 Adam Foote (2 min for hooking)
17:52 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for hooking)
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23:18 Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
27:38 Adam Foote (2 min for hooking)
30:34 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for slashing)
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43:54 Marek Svatos (2 min for boarding)
45:52 Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
47:07 Garth Murray (2 min for holding the stick)
57:43 Brian Willsie (2 min for high-sticking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 7
R Marek Svatos 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 17.50 7
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.40 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
C Paul Stastny 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 18.00 8
C Joe Sakic 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
L Cody McLeod 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 14.50 8
D Ruslan Salei 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25.10 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Andrew Raycroft 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
R Petr Prucha 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Kyle Turris 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
R Shane Doan 1 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 20.10 7
C Wyatt Smith 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 4
C Matthew Lombardi 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 18.20 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 13.30 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Garth Murray 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 16.00 6
L Peter Mueller 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 15.00 5
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 29.10 6
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
D Matt Carle 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 26.40 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 33 0 0 60.00 7
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Stastny
2nd star: Joe Sakic
3rd star: Wojtek Wolski

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Marek Svatos notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ian Laperriere had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ian Laperriere had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Shane Doan scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Matthew Lombardi notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 3( 24) , San Antonio Rampage 1( 20)
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1-0 LEM Cody McCormick
1-1 SAN David Schlemko (Alex Bourret, Enver Lisin)
2-1 LEM Wes O'Neill (Cody McCormick, Derek Peltier)
3-1 LEM T.J. Trevelyan (Darcy Campbell, David Jones)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Josh Tordjman

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Nashville Predators 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 33 - 37
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
PP: 1 of 4 (17 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 821424 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:59 0-1 Brian Campbell [8] (Jonathan Toews)PP
08:51 0-2 Ben Eager [7] (Brent Sopel)
10:37 0-3 Jonathan Toews [17] (Corey Perry, Patrick Kane)
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29:09 1-3 Jason Arnott [15] (Ryan Suter, Shea Weber)
29:34 2-3 Jason Arnott [16] (Ryan Suter, Shea Weber)
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47:36 3-3 David Legwand [18] (Dan Hamhuis, Alexander Radulov)
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62:25 4-3 Alexander Radulov [17] (David Legwand, Dan Hamhuis)
Penalty summary:
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01:17 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
05:02 Scott Nichol (2 min for high-sticking)
06:11 Kyle Beach (2 min for tripping)
15:01 Kris Versteeg (2 min for cross-checking)
17:12 Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
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40:36 Kris Versteeg (2 min for boarding)
57:52 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for hooking)
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60:59 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
60:59 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 12.20 7
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Alexander Radulov 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 8.00 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 18.40 7
C David Legwand 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 9
C Jason Arnott 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 1 22.00 9
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.30 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 5
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 18.20 7
D Shea Weber 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 29.10 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 34 0 0 62.30 9
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
R Patrick Kane 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12.30 4
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 19.10 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 21.50 8
L Ben Eager 1 0 2 2 0 2 5 1 8.10 8
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 12.30 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 15.40 5
R Corey Perry 0 1 5 5 1 0 0 -1 21.30 8
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 30.30 7
D Brent Sopel 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
D Brian Campbell 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 -1 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 29 0 0 62.30 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Alexander Radulov
3rd star: David Legwand

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Shea Weber has marked a new career high in assists with 24 assists.
-Jason Arnott scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ryan Suter notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Ben Eager has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo fought Ben Eager in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 27) , Rockford Ice Hogs 2( 7)
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1-0 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Fredrik Pettersson)
1-1 RCK Petri Kontiola (Roman Cervenka)
2-1 MIL Rich Peverly (Greg Zanon)
3-1 MIL Ian McKenzie (Greg Zanon)
3-2 RCK Colin Fraser (Adam Burish)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Corey Crawford

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Dallas Stars 5 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
LA PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:59/83=71 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
Attendance: 18532 of 18532 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 865444 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:23 1-0 Brendan Morrison [7] (Joel Lundqvist)
17:19 2-0 Sean Avery [9] (Loui Eriksson, Brad Richards)PP
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28:39 2-1 LA Michal Handzus [15] (Alexander Frolov, Jonathan Bernier)SH
35:34 2-2 LA Justin Williams [9] (Sean O'Donnell, Tom Preissing)
35:56 3-2 Steve Ott [14] (Darryl Sydor, Mike Modano)
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41:05 4-2 Loui Eriksson [12] (Steve Ott, Mike Modano)
47:43 4-3 LA Justin Williams [10] (Alexander Frolov, Anze Kopitar)PP
50:33 5-3 Jere Lehtinen [19] (Brenden Morrow, Sergei Zubov)
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Penalty summary:
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03:05 LA Denis Gauthier (2 min for roughing)
03:05 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
06:44 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
06:44 LA Kyle Calder (2 min for roughing)
06:56 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for tripping)
12:44 LA Raitis Ivanans (2 min for slashing)
16:33 LA Alexander Frolov (2 min for tripping)
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24:04 LA Matt Greene (2 min for diving)
27:21 LA Raitis Ivanans (2 min for hooking)
30:59 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
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43:38 LA Oscar Möller (2 min for high-sticking)
46:26 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
52:58 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for slashing)
54:47 LA Jack Johnson (2 min for tripping)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Joel Lundqvist 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 8.50 5
R Loui Eriksson 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 9
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 12.10 8
C Mike Modano 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 19.10 6
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.20 7
L Sean Avery 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 1 14.30 7
L Steve Ott 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 16.00 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 25.10 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 9
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 6
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 11.40 6
R Ed Purcell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
R Justin Williams 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 -2 17.50 10
C Bud Holloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 4
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 12.20 7
C Michal Handzus 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -2 20.20 7
L Oscar Möller 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 7.20 6
L Dustin Brown 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 13.40 7
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 18.00 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 -1 21.00 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 17.00 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 18.50 8
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -3 22.30 6
D Peter Harrold 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
D Tom Preissing 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 5 1 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Loui Eriksson
2nd star: Justin Williams
3rd star: Steve Ott

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Loui Eriksson has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-Sean Avery finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Brenden Morrow had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Michal Handzus scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tom Preissing notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Justin Williams scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kyle Calder had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Texas Stars 2( 21) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 13)
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1-0 TEX Chris Conner (Tyler Shelast)
2-0 TEX James Neal (B.J. Crombeen)

Goalies: Matt Climie - Jeff Zatkoff

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Calgary Flames 5 , Minnesota Wild 0
Shots: 36 - 20
PP: 3 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:75/85=88 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:44/50=86 %
Attendance: 19289 of 19289 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 970236 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:38 1-0 Daymond Langkow [12] (Mike Cammalleri, Jarome Iginla)
12:41 2-0 Dustin Boyd [5] (David Moss, Marcus Nilson)
18:37 3-0 Dion Phaneuf [7] (Daymond Langkow)PP
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22:55 4-0 Olli Jokinen [26] (Jarome Iginla, Adrian Aucoin)PP
28:38 5-0 Todd Bertuzzi [21] (Jarome Iginla, Olli Jokinen)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:56 Jarome Iginla (2 min for hooking)
18:23 Corey Locke (2 min for tripping)
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21:51 Owen Nolan (2 min for slashing)
27:16 Antti Miettinen (2 min for cross-checking)
27:49 Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
34:36 Marcus Nilson (2 min for tripping)
37:48 Simon Gagné (2 min for holding the stick)
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49:01 David Moss (2 min for tripping)
55:49 Owen Nolan (2 min for elbowing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 10.40 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.40 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 19.50 9
C Dustin Boyd 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 10.40 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 8
C Olli Jokinen 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 9.30 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 13.40 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 14.10 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24.00 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.40 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 3 11 0 2 0 0 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis McElhinney 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 2 -1 8.30 4
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 11.30 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 5 1 0 6 0 15.10 8
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C James Sheppard 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.20 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.00 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 29.50 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 4
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 -1 24.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 9 0 0 23.00 4
G Josh Harding 1 0 22 0 0 37.00 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Biron
2nd star: Jarome Iginla
3rd star: Daymond Langkow

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Jarome Iginla scored the 800th point of his career.
-Jarome Iginla notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mikko Koivu had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quad City Flames 0( 23) , Houston Aeros 1( 17)
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0-1 HOU Petr Kalus (Erik Reitz, Josh Olson)

Goalies: Matt Keetley - Nolan Schaefer

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Vancouver Canucks 3 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 35 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:72/96=75 %, Challenges:43/45=93 %
PP: 1 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:75/85=88 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (General Motors Place)
Ticket income: 825309 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:02 1-0 Sami Salo [3] (Daniel Sedin, Mason Raymond)
14:51 2-0 Pavol Demitra [15] (Mats Sundin)PP
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29:52 3-0 Kevin Bieksa [6] (Steve Bernier)
33:21 3-1 Peter Schaefer [7] (Mikael Samuelsson, Valtteri Filppula)
35:15 3-2 Valtteri Filppula [15] (Henrik Zetterberg, Brad Stuart)
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42:02 3-3 Marian Hossa [21] (Pavel Datsyuk, Brad Stuart)PP
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64:12 3-4 Tomas Holmström [20] (Valtteri Filppula, P.J. Axelsson)
Penalty summary:
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11:48 Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)
14:09 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:37 Ossi Väänänen (2 min for hooking)
29:43 Andreas Lilja (2 min for roughing)
29:43 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for roughing)
31:23 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for hooking)
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40:27 Pavol Demitra (2 min for hooking)
55:38 Johan Franzén (2 min for cross-checking)
58:02 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for slashing)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 19.20 6
R Steve Bernier 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 7
R Pavol Demitra 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 19.30 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 4
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 19.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
C Mats Sundin 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 -1 23.40 8
L Mason Raymond 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 7
L Jason Krog 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 15.40 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 6
D Sami Salo 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 26.30 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 24.40 6
D Kevin Bieksa 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 22 0 0 64.10 5
G Curtis Sanford 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
R Tomas Holmström 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 16.10 7
R Marian Hossa 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 21.50 9
C Jan Mursak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 10.50 7
C Valtteri Filppula 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 22.40 9
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 10.50 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 16.10 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.50 8
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 24.10 8
D Brad Stuart 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 -2 27.30 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 26.50 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 32 0 0 64.10 9
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Valtteri Filppula
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Chris Osgood

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Pavol Demitra scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Sami Salo finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Valtteri Filppula scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brad Stuart notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Tomas Holmström scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Peter Schaefer finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( 19) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 15)
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1-0 MTB Alexandre Burrows (Ryan Johnson)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Daniel Larsson